Forças Armadas Portuguesas/Portuguese Armed Forces

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Portuguese Army buys additional HK416A5 rifles

Victor Barreira, Rome - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

13 December 2015

The Portuguese Army's Logistics Command (CmdLog) has ordered a new batch of 5.56x45 mm Heckler & Koch HK416A5 assault rifles for the army's special forces (Força de Operações Especiais - FOE).

A total of 24 rifles were purchased on 3 December from Heckler & Koch's Portuguese trader, Defmat, for EUR114,372 (excluding VAT). The batch comprises 20 with a 14.5-inch barrel length and four with 16.5-inch barrels for snipers, together with a comprehensive number of accessories.

Portugal is looking to receive the weapon as soon as possible, a CmdLog source told IHS Jane's . Four 7.62x51 mm Heckler & Koch G28 precision rifles were purchased under a separate contract, the source added.

http://www.janes.com/article/56620/portuguese-army-buys-additional-hk416a5-rifles

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British, Portuguese fighters take over Baltic air policing
Bruce Jones, Brussels - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
29 April 2016
United Kingdom Eurofighter Typhoons from the Royal Air Force's II(AC) Squadron deployed on 27 April to Amari Air Base in Estonia to take part for four months in NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission.

The four Typhoons will be joined by four Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons from Portugal, which will operate from Siauliai Air Base in Lithuania.

The British and Portuguese aircraft will formally take over from Spanish and Belgian aircraft on 3 May.

Begun temporarily in 2004 when Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania joined NATO, the air policing mission was declared permanent in 2012.

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Portugal inducts first modernised patrol ship

Victor Barreira, Istanbul - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
06 May 2016






The Portuguese Navy commissioned into service its first STANFLEX 300 coastal patrol ship on 5 May.

NRP Tejo (P590) is the first of four vessels bought under a EUR4 million contract of October 2014 with the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation.

The Tejo-class will be mainly used to monitor Portugal's maritime zone, progressively replacing the vessel NRP Schultz Xavier (A521) and the remaining patrol ships of the Cacine class.

The commissioning came after NRP Tejo (P590) went through a contracted overhaul with the Arsenal do Alfeite shipyard. Although commissioned on 5 May, it's expected the vessel will later return to the shipyard for additional outfitting.

Modernization of remaining three ships is scheduled to be complete until September 2017. However, Arsenal do Alfeite is yet to receive contracts to overhaul for the remaining ships, although several systems have already been purchased by the navy for the class.

The modernisation include adding a protected 12.7 mm machine gun mount; Kelvin Hughes navigation radars; integrated communications system by EID that include company's ICCS6 communications control system and Most4 Ships message handling system and Rohde & Schwarz radios; KVH Industries TracPhone V7 IP satellite communications system; a Harding Safety rescue boat; echo sounder; search and rescue transponder; communications antennas; transceivers; davit; safety equipment; commercial navigation and communications equipment. Repairs and interior modifications were made, and propulsion management system was translated from Danish to English by its original equipment manufacturer Lyngsø Marine. An electro-optical payload could be later added.

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Portugal eyes new ground-based air defence system

Victor Barreira, Istanbul - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
30 May 2016

Portugal is looking to procure a new vehicle-mounted short-range air defence system to replace its army's ageing M48 Chaparral system.





The Portuguese Army is planning to buy a new short-range air defence system to replace its existing M48A2/A3 Chaparrals. (Victor Barreira)

A spokesperson for the service told IHS Jane's it is finalising its operational and technical requirements.

The new system is expected to be mounted on a 4x4 vehicle, and is needed as the tracked M48 Chaparral is increasingly outdated and costly to operate and maintain. The Chaparral fires a variant of the AIM-9 Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missile.

Although Portugal's Military Programming Law 2015-26, approved in May 2015, only provides funding to support the acquisition from 2022, studies are being carried out on hypothetically starting it earlier, the service told IHS Jane's .

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Portugal to upgrade its C-130H transport aircraft

The Defence Minister of Portugal, José Alberto Azeredo Lopes has authorized the Air Force to proceed with the modernization of the Lockheed Martin C-130H aircraft. The country’s Air Force operates a fleet of five Hercules military airlifters.









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Portugal receives final Pandur II vehicles

Victor Barreira, Paris - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
07 June 2016


The Portuguese Army has formally received its final Pandur II 8x8 armoured fighting vehicles from General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS), the service told IHS Jane's on 6 June.




A final batch of 14 vehicles was delivered on 3 June, according to the army, which has received a total of 188 Pandur II vehicles in a variety of variants.

These last vehicles complete a final batch of 22 vehicles (eight infantry fighting vehicles [IFVs], six communications variants, five anti-tank variants, two repair and maintenance variants, and one ambulance variant) ordered in September 2014 to conclude the on-and-off Pandur II programme.

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Purchase of 167 Light Armored Vehicles to Modernize the Army
(Source: Portugal Ministry of Defence; issued July 01, 2016)
(Issued in Portuguese; unofficial translation by Defense-Aerospace.com)
The Minister of National Defence, José Alberto Azeredo Lopes, has authorized the Army to acquire 167 vehicles armored light tactical 4x4.

The acquisition procedure will be processed through the NATO Support and Acquisition Agency, and its cost will not exceed the maximum amount of sixty million eight hundred thousand euros, by 2020, as specified by the funding levels defined in the Military Programming Law.

This authorization satisfies an old aspiration of the armed forces, and is essential for the modernization and strengthening of the operational capability of the army.

The purchase of these vehicles will improve "tactical mobility and force protection, which are indispensable to the different types of scenarios and operational missions assigned to the Army, particularly the National Forces,” the Minister said.

The funds for the purchase of these vehicles are provided by the Military Program Law through its Project Light Forces – Car, Tactical, Light Armoured, which falls within category ML6 - Ground vehicles and components.

The Minister has delegated the Chief of Staff of the Army, General Rovisco Duarte, representing the Portuguese State, the authority to award the acquisition contract, which will also define the technical and financial conditions for the provision of procurement services by the NATO Acquisition and Support Agency for the supply of vehicles.

The procedure of purchase will be monitored by a program team.




http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/175222/portugal-to-buy-167-light-armored-vehicles.html

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C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed in Portugal
Jul 12, 2016






A Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed on takeoff from Montijo Air Base, Portugal. A fire erupted.

According to the Publico news portal, three people were killed and four sustained injuries. There were reportedly seven people on board.

State news agency Lusa said three people were killed in the accident and another person had been injured. SIC television reported the accident happened as the plane burst into flames at take-off.

No one at the defense ministry was immediately available to comment.

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medevac, and cargo transport aircraft.

http://defence-blog.com/news/c-130-hercules-transport-plane-crashed-in-portugal.html

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Un sous-marin portugais pris dans le filet d'un chalutier français


Brest, 12 juil 2016 (AFP) -

Un sous-marin portugais s'est pris dans le filet d'un chalutier français au large des côtes britanniques, un incident qui n'a pas fait de victimes, a annoncé mardi à Brest la préfecture maritime de l'Atlantique.

La chalutier "Daytona", immatriculé à Saint-Brieuc, était en action de pêche lorsque le sous-marin "Tridente", en plongée lors d'un entraînement avec la marine britannique, s'est trouvé pris dans le filet, a précisé la préfecture dans un communiqué.

"Le sous-marin a immédiatement fait surface et pris contact avec le chalutier", selon le communiqué, qui précise qu'il n'y a "ni blessé, ni dégât matériel apparent".

L'incident s'est produit à environ 55 km au sud, sud-est du cap Lizard, la pointe sud-ouest de la Grande-Bretagne, dans la zone de responsabilité de sauvetage britannique. Le Centre régional opérationnel de surveillance et de sauvetage (CROSS) de Corsen (Finistère) a été alerté à 7h30, selon le communiqué.

Le chalutier a libéré son filet à l'aide de moyens d'assistance britanniques et fait actuellement route vers les côtes françaises, selon la même source.

L'incident évoque le naufrage du Bugaled Breizh, un chalutier français disparu en 2004 au large du cap Lizard, provoquant la mort de cinq marins. Les familles des victimes affirment que le chalutier a pu être entraîné par le fond par un sous-marin alors qu'un exercice militaire international se déroulait dans cette zone. La justice française a conclu à un non-lieu mais une procédure est en cours devant la justice britannique.

http://www.marine-oceans.com/actualites-afp/13170-un-sous-marin-portugais-pris-dans-le-filet-dun-chalutier-francais

Elle est bonne cet affaire de Filet, l'euro c'est terminé, c'est un sous marin Ronaldo

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Viaturas Militares Portuguesas



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Leonardo reaffirms plans to upgrade Portuguese Lynx helos ahead of expected contract

Gareth Jennings, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
18 July 2016



Leonardo has reaffirmed plans to upgrade the avionics and engines of five AgustaWestland WG.13 Super Navy Lynx Mk 95 helicopters operated by the Portuguese Navy.

The company said on 13 July that the contract to undertake this work will be signed "in the coming few weeks". The Portuguese Ministry of National Defence (MND) disclosed in March that it is to spend EUR69 million (USD76 million) on the upgrade so as to extend the aircraft's service life, address airworthiness obsolescence issues, and to meet new European flight standards due to come into effect in 2018.

The Portuguese Navy's five Super Lynx helicopters comprise three newbuild aircraft, and two ex-Royal Navy Lynx HAS.3 airframes remanufactured to the Mk 95 standard and delivered from 1993. The helicopters operate from the Vasco da Gama- and Bartolomeu Dias-class frigates in the anti-submarine warfare, maritime surveillance, search-and-rescue, special operations transport, and utility transport roles. With the upgrade work, the navy plans to retain these helicopters in service through to 2030.

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Portugal plans small arms replacement project


Victor Barreira, Istanbul - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

01 August 2016


The Portuguese Army is currently working on plans to entirely replace the bulk of its small arms, the Portuguese Ministry of National Defence
(MoND) told IHS Jane's on 29 July.


The Portuguese Army is working on plans to begin a tender to replace the bulk of its infantry weapons, like the HK21 machine gun and G3 rifle. (Victor Barreira)

The plans will see the acquisition of 10,225 weapons including: assault rifles, light machine guns, sub-machine guns, and pistols. These arms will equip at least three battalions or about 1,500 troops, the MoND said.

An amount of EUR80.8 million (USD90.2 million) has been allocated for the period of 2017-26 to fund the project as part of the Military Programming Law 2015-26, approved in May 2015. The project integrates with the army's Force Protection and Survivability Capability programme.
 

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Portugal looks to procure new replenishment ship within wider naval modernisation programme

Victor Barreira, Istanbul - IHS Jane's Navy International
01 September 2016

Key Points
Portugal is considering the acquisition of a replenishment tanker
A vessel could be acquired second-hand from countries renewing their naval fleets
The Portuguese Ministry of National Defence (MND) is considering the purchase of a new auxiliary replenishment oiler (AOR) vessel for the Marinha Portuguesa, in an effort to renew the navy's at-sea support capability.

Up to EUR20 million (USD22 million) has been allocated to fund an acquisition programme that is expected to run between 2021-23, within Portugal's military planning programme for the period spanning 2015-26.

Along with providing logistics support to Portuguese naval units, the new ship will support NATO naval operations, other multinational missions, and training activities.

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TKMS to refit Portugal's attack submarines


Victor Barreira, Lisbon - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

19 October 2016

   
Portugal's two Tridente-class 209PN air independent propulsion powered attack submarines will be reiftted by TKMS in Germany
and Portugal. Source: Portuguese Navy


The Portuguese Ministry of National Defence (MoND) has authorised the country's navy to award Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) contracts not exceeding EUR47.99 million to refit Portugal's two Tridente class (Type 209PN) attack submarines

The first boat, NRP Tridente (S160), will be refitted in Germany 2016-2018, while TKMS and Portuguese state-owned shipyard Arsenal do Alfeite will co-operate to refit NRP Arpão (S161) locally in Portugal between 2018-2020. Systems Sunlight of Greece was also recently awarded a contract by the Portuguese Navy to replace the main batteries of the two Tridente-class boats.

The upgrade programme was laid out in Portugal's latest Military Programming Law, approved in May 2015. The refit work is principally a maintenance period, rather than an upgrade.

The submarines are scheduled to later undergo a mid-life upgrade between 2022 and 2025. This will include the updating of the boats' systems and has been valued at EUR106.12 million by the military programming law.