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Jorge Silva Carvalho, an expert in intelligence and defence affairs, also highlights that the Israeli army's budget is around 35 billion euros, while the Portuguese army cost just over 3.3 billion euros in 2025.
Artificial Intelligence is at the heart of the new arms race. With the defence industry embracing AI, the nature of conflicts themselves is also changing. Autonomous weapons, increasingly intelligent drones, and high-capacity analysis algorithms are redefining the capabilities and strategies of armed forces. The 7th Talk .IA...
Investment in the modernisation of the Portuguese Air Force's P-3C Orion aircraft will allow for the strengthening of their operational capabilities in Atlantic missions, including operations within the NATO framework.
This analytical piece compares the positions of presidential candidates Fernando Seguro and André Ventura across seven key areas — from the economy and public safety to defence and foreign policy — highlighting how their different approaches would shape the role of the President in Belém. It argues that the next President will remain central to Portuguese political life through veto powers, constitutional defence, international representation and command of the armed forces, and suggests that courage, more than left‑or‑right alignment, is the decisive quality for voters to weigh in this campaign.
The Minister of National Defence, Nuno Melo, said today that the Armed Forces are involved in supporting communities affected by Storm Kristin, noting that some military facilities were also affected.
Nuno Melo will attend the ceremony marking the start of construction of the ship “Luís de Camões”, one of the two replenishment ships Portugal ordered from Turkey, which are due to arrive in 2028.
Former Portuguese Minister of Defence and Foreign Affairs Augusto Santos Silva today rejected the US President's criticism of NATO allies in the war in Afghanistan, praising the “professionalism and competence” of thousands of Portuguese military personnel.
With NATO thrown into question, some officials see the “coalition of the willing” as the basis for a new alliance without the U.S.
The President of the European Council emphasised that “there is no one who has any reason not to believe that NATO is capable of defending every centimetre of its territory”.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the United States intends to take control of Greenland, “one way or another”.
What if it were in the Azores? In recent days, voices of several European leaders have begun to be heard raising a question that for a long time seemed unutterable: what can each country do about foreign military bases installed on its territory? What room for manoeuvre exists when those bases become associated with strategic decisions that the State itself does not control, does not decide on, or does not recognise as its own?
European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius conducted his first official visit to Portugal, meeting Defence Minister Nuno Melo and Education Minister Fernando Alexandre to discuss defence and space policy. He signalled that SAFE funds could reach the Portuguese government in the coming weeks or months, prompting analytical questions about budget timing, allocation between defence and civil space programmes, and coordination between national ministries and EU institutions. The visit underlined the need for clear planning to integrate incoming EU funding with Portugal’s defence and space policy priorities.
At the Portugal–United States meeting, participants reiterated the strategic importance of Lajes Air Base in the Azores for defence and transatlantic operations.
Emphasising his desire for peace, the Portuguese defence minister said that 'the United States is a fundamental ally in NATO' and added he hopes 'that this can continue to be so for many good years to come'.
Forget the blue helmets and stabilisation missions. The world has changed, and the Portuguese Army is preparing an internal overhaul to keep pace with the new geopolitical reality.
Military personnel observed operations in Romania involving the French-made CAESAR self-propelled howitzer.
The 35 countries that make up the Coalition of the Willing, including Portugal, signed the Paris declaration that holds them responsible for defending Ukraine in the event of a future armed attack by Russia.
Portugal and other countries join forces in the defence of Denmark's autonomous territory to 'deter adversaries'. Also: the man who will lead the transition in Venezuela. Analysis by Bruno Cardoso Reis.
“Portugal will always live up to its responsibilities,” says the Portuguese prime minister after a high-level meeting
Portugal, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and Denmark reacted to the escalation in rhetoric by the United States concerning Greenland.