On March 13, 2025, Portugal's Defense Minister Nuno Melo ruled out replacing its aging fleet of F-16 fighter jets with F-35 Lightning fighter jets, citing concerns about the United States ...

Portugal is reconsidering the purchase of F-35s over changing US relations with Europe. Portugal is gearing up to spend $6 billion transitioning its air force to the jet. But its defense minister ...

Portugal’s center-right minority government lost a vote of confidence Tuesday evening, setting the country on course for its third parliamentary election in as many years. The confidence vote was ...

Portugal could be heading to its third general election in three years after the centre-right government of Prime Minister Luis Montenegro lost a vote of confidence on Tuesday evening. Social ...

Government now in caretaker capacity after 11 months in office Another early election appears likely, voter fatigue sets in Polls point to no strong mandate for any political force LISBON, March ...

It's time for Portugal to pick its song for Basel! Here's your preview of the big 'Festival da Canção' final. The final of 'Festival da Canção' takes place on Saturday 8 March at 22:00 CET. In ...

A change in the White House’s attitude towards NATO and its European allies may lead to Portugal opting for a non-US option to replace its ageing Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter fleet. Portugal has a ...