In the frame of this agreement, European Aerospace corporation Airbus and AED, a Brussels-based organisation representing Europe’s aerospace, space, defence, and security industries, have set the base to launch a series of studies in order to create a valuable industrial proposition to replace the current Portuguese F-16 fleet with a truly European solution, the Eurofighter programme.

“In a time where European sovereignty and industrial autonomy is at the forefront of our strategy, Airbus strongly believes that the Eurofighter is the best option for this replacement,” said Jose Luis de Miguel, head of region Europe Airbus Defence and Space. “Our relationship with Portugal is based on decades of cooperation, not only in the civil sector, but also in the military, through the C295 Medium Transport programme, and our intention is to continue building on that mutual trust.”

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