NEWS
Radar Station No. 4 (ER4), located at Pico do Areeiro, welcomed a delegation from the Order of Engineers on 18 November for the second time this year.Participants had the opportunity to learn about the Air Force's mission in airspace surveillance(...)
The Air Force was present from 17 to 21 November at the KC-390 Millennium Users Group held in Budapest, Hungary, represented by a delegation led by Major General João Nogueira, KC-390 Programme Manager in the Air Force.The event was(...)
At the end of yesterday, 23 November, Squadron 752 – “Fénix” was activated to rescue a 27-year-old man who was aboard a cargo ship nicknamed “BORDEAUX”.The EH-101 Merlin helicopter took off from Air Base No. 4(...)
During a monitoring mission on the external borders of the European Union on 8 November, as part of Operation “JO Spain - INDALO 2025” led by the Guardia Civil, an Air Force C-295M aircraft picked up a transmission on the maritime(...)
The Air Force participated in Exercise ‘FÉNIX’, organised by the Portuguese Army, whose main objective was to test the response capacity of military and civil forces in the event of a potential large-scale earthquake.The(...)
The military personnel deployed on Mission ÍNDALO 2025, under the European Border and Coast Guard Agency – FRONTEX, received a visit from the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (CEMGFA), General José Nunes da Fonseca, and the(...)
On 14 November, the Explosive Device Deactivation Course 01/25, held at the Air Force Survival Training Centre (CTSFA), came to an end, certifying four Air Force personnel in Explosive Device Deactivation.This course, taught by the CTSFA's(...)
On Monday, 17 November, the Air Force Academy hosted the 9th Aerospace Medicine Conference, organised by the Health Directorate, the Aeronautical Medicine Centre and the Portuguese Aerospace Medicine Society. The opening session was chaired(...)