Summary
Portugal has abandoned plans to buy F-35 fighter jets due to concerns over the Trump administration’s NATO stance and potential U.S. restrictions on foreign-operated aircraft.
Defense Minister Nuno Melo cited unpredictability in U.S. policy as a key factor, despite earlier Air Force plans to replace aging F-16s with F-35s.
Portugal now considers European alternatives like the Rafale, Gripen, or Eurofighter.
The decision reflects growing European unease over U.S. defense commitments, with other nations likely to reconsider American-made military equipment.
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Pissing off the military industrial complex should be fun lol.
Good. The US can no longer be trusted to supply equipment to NATO countries.
Cha-ching!
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