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Two more A-29N Super Tucanos on Portuguese soil
Two more A-29N Super Tucanos on Portuguese soil
Today, 8 November, at 1:22 p.m., two more A-29N Super Tucano aircraft landed on Portuguese soil to be delivered to the Air Force in the future.  The transatlantic flight between Brazil and Portugal was accompanied by a P-3C Cup+ Orion(...)
III Conference on Aviation Psychology
III Conference on Aviation Psychology
As part of the celebrations for the 73rd Anniversary of the Air Force, the III Conference on Aeronautical Psychology was held on 5 November in the auditorium of the Air Force General Staff Headquarters in Alfragide. The theme of the conference(...)
Air Base No. 11 has a new Commander
Air Base No. 11 has a new Commander
Yesterday, 6 November, the handover ceremony for the Commander of Air Base No. 11 in Beja took place, where Colonel Monteiro da Silva, Pilot-Aviator, was appointed as the new Commander, replacing Colonel João Rosa, Pilot-Aviator, in an(...)
Air Force participates in event for Network Designers
Air Force participates in event for Network Designers
The Air Force, through the Data Link Management Cell (DLMC) of the Air Command, hosted the first ‘Link 16 Network Design Workshop’ (L16NDW), organised by the Integrated Multi-Link Facility (IMF)/AIRCOM TDLM Branch, which took place(...)
Air Force participates in international conference
Air Force participates in international conference
The Air Force was present at the 25th edition of the International Fighter Conference, held in Rome between 4 and 6 November, where defence and industry partners shared perspectives on the current and future state of the use of air power as an(...)
Military personnel from Transit Airfield No. 1 participate in blood donation
Military personnel from Transit Airfield No. 1 participate in blood donation
In a gesture of solidarity and commitment to the community, military personnel from Transit Aerodrome No. 1 (AT1) in Portela visited the Portuguese Institute of Blood and Transplantation to donate blood. Aware of the vital importance of this(...)
Air Force joins team of assessors in SismEx’25 exercise
Air Force joins team of assessors in SismEx’25 exercise
Four members of the Air Force joined the team of assessors for the SismEx'25 exercise, which took place yesterday, 5 November, in the municipality of Benavente. The team, composed of military personnel specialising in Assistance and Rescue(...)
5th Air Force Environment Conference
5th Air Force Environment Conference
On Tuesday, 4 November, Air Base No. 8 in Ovar hosted the fifth edition of the Air Force Environment Conference, under the theme ‘Water Resources – H2ON’, which was attended by 47 people, including members of the Air Force and(...)