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Portuguese Air Force Analyzing Options for F-16 Replacement

Portuguese Air Force Analyzing Options for F-16 Replacement
The Portuguese Air Force held a departure ceremony on March 21 last year at Air Base 5 in Monte Real, Portugal for F-16s and 95 personnel deploying to Lithuania as part of a Baltic air policing patrol (Portuguese Air Force Photo)

LISBON, Portugal--While the Portuguese defense minister recently downplayed the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter as a candidate to replace the country's 28 F-16s, the F-35 may still be in the running. The Portuguese Air Force's Vision 5.3 last year "links with technology and fifth generation fighters, and dot 3 comes from people, processes, and technology," Portuguese Air Force Maj. Gen. Joao Nogueira, director of weapons system maintenance, told reporters here. Portugal has been a member of the European partnership on…

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