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The Portuguese Air Force (Portuguese: Força Aérea Portuguesa) is the aerial warfare force of Portugal. Locally it is referred to by the acronym FAP but internationally is often referred to by the acronym PRTAF. It is the youngest of the three branches of the Portuguese Armed Forces.
List of aircraft of the Portuguese Armed Forces. This list of current and former aircraft of the Portuguese Armed Forces also includes aircraft of the National Republican Guard .
1 day ago · Beautiful dual view perspective of Lockheed C-130H Hercules landing at Lisbon Airport by Portuguese Air Force `Bisontes´ Squadron illuminated by a stunning s...
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Squadron designations
The basic aircraft unit of the Portuguese Air Force (PoAF) is the squadron (Portuguese: Esquadra), which is under the command and part of an operational group (Portuguese: Grupo Operacional). These operational groups are dependent of an air base and commonly use a numerical designation related to the air base's own numerical designation. (Example: Grupo Operacional 11 is dependent of Air Base No. 11.) Since the Air Force's reorganization of 1978, squadrons have used a three digit designation,...
"Esquadras" [Squadrons] (in Portuguese). Portuguese Air Force. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014."Air Units". October 29, 2009. Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2014.Portuguese Air Force is an organization characterized as cohesive, disciplined, agile, highly professional, and competent. It is focused on its Mission and oriented towards the society. Its efforts are aimed at Portuguese defense, safety, and the country’s development. An Air Force centered on its mission:
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Jul 12, 2022 · About 50,000 people attended the airshow organized by the Portuguese Air Force to celebrate its 70th anniversary on Jul. 3, 2022. The show, the first for the service in a number of years, also ...
Jul 7, 2022 · Embraer released a video, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Portuguese Air Force (FAP), in which it showed for the first time, the first Portuguese KC-390. Portugal is the first export customer for the KC-390 Millennium (and first in Europe), of which it ordered 5 examples in 2019, for $930 million.
