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After Military Aeronautics became an independent branch, the Portuguese Army activated a small aviation component in its Artillery Arm. This aviation component was disbanded in 1955, with its aircraft and role being transferred to the Air Force.
The fin flash used by the military aircraft is a simplified version of the national flag, without the Portuguese coat of arms. Early Portuguese military aircraft displayed the whole rudder painted with the green and red colours of the national flag, usually with the Portuguese coat of arms applied in the middle. From the late 1920s, this was ...
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.
Military bridge: Unknown The Portuguese Army wants to acquire new bridge systems for its engineering units. [129] [133] Military field hospital NATO Role 2B hospital: 1 The Portuguese Army intends to receive a role 2 type filed hospital by 2026. The project for this acquisition was launched in 2022 through NSPA, and is expected to be received ...
Home base of the School of Military Aeronautics (E.A.M.), re-designated as Air Base No. 1 (BA1) Tancos Air Base: Air Base No. 3 BA3 LPTN Tancos, Vila Nova da Barquinha: 1952–1993 Currently operated by the Portuguese Army as part of the Tancos Military Complex Tancos Airfield [nb 6] 1923–1952 Vila Nova da Rainha Airfield [nb 7] V.N.R. 1916 ...
Of the 19 fighter aircraft that landed in Portugal, all were interned and entered service that year with the Portuguese Army Military Aviation. They formed the Squadron OK, based at Ota Air Base. [6] Though unnecessary, the Portuguese Government paid the United States US$20,000 for each of these interned aircraft.
FBA Type B seaplane, the first aircraft of the Portuguese Naval Aviation. The origins of the Portuguese Naval Aviation date back to 1916, when two Navy officers were sent to France to undergo flight training [8] as part of a larger effort started in 1913 to create a military aviation school capable of serving as the basis for the creation of both the Army's and Navy's aviation services. [9]
Future equipment programs are also in course. In May 2019, a new Military Programming Law was published, which will regulate the founding of the military investments programs until 2030. Some of the main next military investments present in this document are: [48] Portuguese Air Force. 5 Embraer KC-390 military transport aircraft. [49]