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Advanced Naval Drones: NATO’s Underwater Mine Detection Exercises in Portugal

About an hour’s drive from Lisbon, Portugal, on a clear, sunny late-September day, a large robot resembling...

Canada Reconsiders F-35 Deal: Eurofighter Typhoon Emerges Amid Rising U.S. Tensions

Canada is rethinking its $19 billion plan to acquire 88 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters,...

Portugal Takes Lead in NATO’s Baltic Air Policing with F-16 Deployment

A detachment of four Portuguese F-16M fighter aircraft has arrived at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, marking the...

Portugal Weighs Rafale vs F-35 in Air Force Modernization Shift

Portugal's defense modernization trajectory has taken a noteworthy turn, following recent remarks by Defense Minister Nuno Melo...

Portugal : land forces modernization underway

The westernmost country in continental Europe has engaged in a large modernization program for its military, amidst strategic changes and rising pressure...

Spain and Portugal Lead EU Security Assistance as Morocco Seeks to Boost Security

Spanish and Portuguese defence officials have significantly increased cooperation with Morocco as it seeks to establish counter-terrorism credentials and maintain its reputation...

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