Chief of Staff of the Portuguese Air Force supports the choice of the F-35 fighter

Chief of Staff of the Portuguese Air Force supports the choice of the F-35 fighter

Until the beginning of the year, the Portuguese Air Force was considered to be another operator of the… The post Chief of Staff of the Portuguese Air Force supports the choice of the F-35 fighter appeared first on Air Data News.

Considered since at least 2019, the purchase of F-35A fighter-bombers from the American group Lockheed-Martin to replace the F-16AM/BM of the Força Aérea Portuguesa [FAP] was recently called into question by Nuno Melo, the Portuguese Minister of Defense, who considered that other options should be considered, particularly European ones, given the evolution... This article The head of the Portuguese air force strongly supports the purchase of Ame…

After announcing the cancellation of the contract a month ago, the Portuguese authorities seem to opt for the fifth generation U.S. hunt. More information: Trump could block dozens of European F-35 fighters through the control in the 'cloud' that the U.S. exercises over its technology