Repairs to the POL NATO fuel depot in Almada, which holds part of Portugal's strategic petroleum reserves, will cost up to 5.96 million euros and finish by the end of 2026, after an inspection of its underground pipelines found extra work was needed.
The environmental study for the Port of Sines' new general cargo quay leaves its final use open, from wind turbines to car shipments to occasional military mobility. The port authority says no military use is intended.
Resolucao do Conselho de Ministros 172/2026 authorises the Navy to spend up to €21 million buying procurement services from NATO's NSPA to repair, improve and expand the maritime and port support installations at Alfeite, ahead of the new ships Portugal has on order.
Beyond Vision, the Alverca-based Portuguese drone builder, has signed a manufacturing, commercialisation and post-sales partnership with the Toronto-headquartered defence group Arcanus Aerial Systems that gives the company a Canadian...
Defence Minister Nuno Melo lands in Brussels for the 18 June NATO Defence Ministerial with Portugal's 2025 spending at €6.12 billion (2% of GDP) — four years ahead of schedule — and a €5.8 billion SAFE-loan file covering frigates, armour, satellites and drones through 2030.
Portugal's first NATO DIANA acceleration node goes live in Coimbra under idD Portugal Defence and Instituto Pedro Nunes — six to twelve startups expected in the Jan-June 2027 cohort, with Connect Robotics and Neuraspace already in the Alliance-wide cohort of roughly 150 companies.
Portugal's foundational national-defence document, the 2013 Conceito Estratégico de Defesa Nacional (National Defence Strategic Concept), still describes Russia as a country with which Portugal must "deepen relations" as a "strategic partner," and...
