Portugal's government wants to reconsider order of US-made F-35 jets — but it must be reelected first
Portugal's outgoing defense minister said his country must consider the United States' reliability as a NATO ally and a ...
A European country said it might no longer be comfortable buying F-35s because of Trump
Portugal plans to spend $6 billion on F35s to replace older jets, but its defense minister says Trump's approach to NATO ...
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Incensed By Trump, Portugal Says No to the F-35
We cannot ignore the geopolitical environment in our choices,” Portuguese defense minister Nuno Melo told a local news outlet ...
Politico Europe2d
Portugal wobbles on buying F-35s because of Trump
Portugal is getting cold feet about replacing its U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets with more modern F-35s because of Donald Trump ...
The Aviationist on MSN3d
Portugal Drops Plans for F-35 Citing U.S. Political Uncertainty
The recent shift in U.S. policy toward NATO has led the Portuguese Defense Minister to deem a potential F-35 procurement ...
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Portugal may snub F-35 fighter jets in the face of Trump administration “unpredictability”
The Lockheed Martin F-35 multirole fighter aircraft was considered the front runner to meet this need. In fact, in 2023 the ...
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Portugal snubs F-35 jets over US policy concerns, eyes Rafale
In an interview with the Portuguese news agency Público, Portugal's Defense Minister Nuno Melo announced his decision against ...
Possible boycott of US super fighter by closest ally: “It was the fighter we needed, but we are examining other alternatives”
Portugal has announced that it will not go ahead with the purchase of Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft. Canada is also looking for alternatives to the powerful ...
Canada to review the purchase of US-made F-35 fighter jets in light of Trump's trade war
A spokesman for Canada's Defense Minister Bill Blair says new Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked for a review of the ...