Latest news and stories about defense sector in Portugal for expats and residents.
For decades, European funds were the grammar of convergence. They are now becoming something else: an instrument for the geopolitical assertion of the European Union (EU). The defence sector demonstrates this better than any other. Because in this area, it is no longer enough to finance projects, meet deadlines, or announce funding packages. What is at stake is something else...
Since 2013, Indra's technology has been helping the National Republican Guard monitor the Portuguese coast. The SIVICC surveillance system has been in operation for over a decade. “I am not revealing a secret by saying that the National Republican Guard, the Ministry of Internal Administration, and the Portuguese State are considering some developments.”
Present in Portugal for about 30 years, Indra is monitoring investments in the defence sector, particularly in radars planned under the Military Programming Law, one of the areas where the company, which already has 1,000 employees in Portugal, operates. To this end, Indra is willing to move forward with an “industrial programme”...
“All Embraer, Airbus and Boeing aircraft carry components or parts manufactured in Portugal on board,” he said.
The US Secretary of State also highlighted the continued strength of bilateral relations between the two countries.
Following his time in the Navy and the presidential race, Gouveia e Melo aims to focus on drones by creating a cluster intended to leverage the Portuguese economy within the Defence sector.
Nos Inovação is part of a European consortium aiming to develop solutions to monitor and predict, in real-time, the cognitive states and readiness of military pilots. The Neuroquad project, which combines neurotechnology, artificial intelligence (AI), and quantum computing, is funded with approximately four million by the European Defence Fund (EDF).
