Portugal

Portugal’s military drone program takes flight

Portugal’s involvement in combat operations in Central African Republic makes it a special case as its unmanned aerial system program develops

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Portugal paratroopers counter armed groups around Bambari, Central African Republic

Portuguese paratroopers were involved in clashes around the Central African Republic town of Bambari between January 17 and 19

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Portugal paratroops in five-hour firefight with UPC militia in Central African Republic

Portuguese peacekeepers battled for five hours to restore order after militants killed two police officers in the Central African Republic town of Bambari

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US approves $321 million sale to NATO agency of precision guided bomb kits

The US State Department approved the estimated $320.5 million sale to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency of precision guided munitions kits, the DSCA said

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Defense ministers from 9 countries meet to plan European rapid deployment force

Defense ministers from nine European countries meet to set out plans for the European Intervention Initiative, a joint force that could rapidly be deployed in response to a conflict or natural disaster

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Portugal military and paramilitary police officers arrested over 2017 arms theft

Senior figures in Portugal's military and paramilitary police forces were arrested over a theft from a military arms depot last year

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Estonia and Portugal procure AeroVironment small unmanned aircraft systems

AeroVironment has been awarded two contracts for small unmanned aerial systems – RQ-20B Puma for Estonia and RQ-11B Raven for Portugal

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Nine EU states sign off on joint European military intervention force

Nine EU member states agreed to form the European Intervention Initiative, a joint military intervention force designed to rapidly deploy troops around the world

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Decades after the end of empire, Portugal’s military returns to Africa in a new role

Decades after Portugal ended its more than 500-year-old empire in Africa, the Portuguese military has returned in force, from Mali to Somalia, and now Central African Republic

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NATO launches new multinational division in Romania

NATO launched a new 10-country multinational force from in Romania to counter Russia in southeast Europe in the Black Sea

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