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The Portuguese Navy has reopened disciplinary proceedings against crew members who refused to board the NRP Mondego in 2023, following a Supreme Administrative Court ruling that annulled previous sanctions due to procedural errors.
EID, a Portuguese company specialising in the development of advanced defence communication systems, will implement all networked communication systems and subsystems for the NRP D. João II, the Portuguese Navy's drone carrier. The ship is scheduled for delivery in the second half of the year. The integration of the ICCS7 for the first time represents a milestone.
The “revolutionary” ship conceived by Gouveia e Melo was launched at the Damen shipyards in Romania. The Navy expects to have the multi-function platform operational in the first quarter of next year.
'D. João II' is funded by the RRP and will be added to the fleet in 2027.
The exercise mine was neutralised on Saturday in Porto Afonso, on Graciosa, with 'no incidents reported', the Navy stated in a press release.
The Navy's oldest combat vessel enters a decommissioning state.
The force departs this Thursday for Klaipeda on an eight-month mission. Objective: to deter threats and strengthen collective security on NATO's eastern border.
The Portuguese Navy has planned over one thousand vacancies for this year to reinforce staff through internal and external recruitment processes. Enlisted personnel for Naval Service and Electrotechnical Sergeants and Naval Machinists for the permanent staff are two of the four competitions running until March 31st. On the 26th, the Portuguese Navy will hold...
The court has given the Navy five days to send the information requested by the expert in the NRP Mondego case, and has requested clarifications from the Navy and the Ministry of Defence regarding the sale of the ship.
Clarifications were also requested regarding the sale of the ship to the Navy and the Ministry of Defence.
The military personnel are the same individuals who refused to board and were subsequently charged with insubordination.
If a replacement is carried out, it “will signify the definitive destruction of the final traces of evidence regarding the actual state of the ship” in March 2023, according to the motion filed by the military personnel accused of insubordination.
The crew members who refused to board the Portuguese Republic Ship (NRP) Mondego claim, in a motion sent to the court, that the Navy is preparing to replace the ship's two engines, resulting in the “definitive destruction of the final traces of evidence.”
The Supreme Administrative Court deemed the initial sanctions applied by the Navy, which included suspensions ranging from 10 to 90 days, unlawful due to procedural flaws. The branch is now re-instructing the case to correct the irregularities identified by the courts.
At issue is the episode of March 11, 2023, the day the NRP Mondego failed a mission to monitor a Russian ship north of the island of Porto Santo, in the Madeira archipelago.
At issue is the episode of 11 March 2023, the day the NRP Mondego failed a mission to monitor a Russian ship north of the island of Porto Santo.
Disciplinary penalties applied to the military personnel were definitively annulled by the courts, but the hierarchy insists on punishing them.
Nuno Melo emphasises that 'over the next five years, by the end of the decade in 2030, twelve new ships will be delivered to the Navy': 'It's no small matter.'
The region is slated to receive investment across all three branches of the Armed Forces, including aerial surveillance using drones and a quay for the Navy's patrol vessel.
The case of the Navy shows that scrutiny of military spending has been reduced.
Home News Portuguese Navy rescued 589 people in 2025 Portuguese Navy rescued 589 people in 2025 The Portuguese Navy carried out 511 search and rescue operations in 2025, in which 589 people were saved, the institution announced on its website.
2025 overview. Russian ships passed through waters under Portugal's sovereignty or jurisdiction.
According to the Portuguese Navy, the Lisbon Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre coordinated 318 search and rescue operations, in which 433 people were rescued.
The Attorney General's Office says the inquiry into direct awards carried out by the Navy is 'in its final phase'.
According to the magazine Sábado, the Military Judicial Police “identified 57 suspicious contracts” approved by the admiral, who is running in the 2026 presidential election.
