By Sergio Goncalves LISBON, April 15 (Reuters) - Portugal is against the creation of a separate European army and instead backs strengthening and modernising its armed forces within the U.S.-led NATO ...

Portugal has built up a surprisingly large, independent arms industry over the past five years. But whether it can be truly ...

The Portuguese Air Force has taken over NATO’s air policing mission in the Baltic region, replacing an Italian contingent in an operation aimed at protecting the airspace of allied countries. The F-16 ...

In Portugal’s official Strategic Concept of National Defence, the country’s interests are defined as “affirming its presence in the world, consolidating its insertion in a single network of alliances, ...