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Defence News Europe - Portugal Defence invested 40 million euros for Black Hawk helicopters from US company Lockheed Martin, with the first of the four helicopters already delivered on October 25th, 2026. The four UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters ordered by Portugal Defence will perform tactical transport, force projection and extraction, military operations support, and medical evacuation missions, expanding the response capacity of the Portuguese Armed Forces.

Defence News Europe - The Epirus Leonidas shield against drone swarms is listed in TIME Best Inventions 2026, dated Ocotber 15th, 2026. This acknowledgment underscores the impact of Leonidas’ high-power HPM technology as the Defence manufacturer continues to advance adaptable solutions for defeating dark drones and swarms. US defense tech company Epirus developed the Leonidas platform, which uses powerful pulses of microwave energy that can be beamed up from a driverless batt

Defence News Europe - Portuguese Drone startup Beyond Vision raises 28 million euros in a Series A funding round led by Índico Capital Partners and Lince Capital, with follow-on investment from ActiveCap, a shareholder since 2024. This investment will help Beyond Vision to scale industrial production, accelerate development in AI and swarm capabilities, and expand their international presence in the Defense and critical infrastructure sectors.

Defence News Europe - Portugal is investing heavily in the Defence Industry. Here are Portugal´s investments in the Defence Industry in 2026, according to a speech by Portugal´s Minister of National Defence, Nuno Melo, at the conference “Defense Industry: Positioning Portuguese Companies” organized by CIP – the Portuguese Business Confederation, in partnership with idD Portugal Defence. Portugal´s Minister of National Defence announced that Portuguese companies are participat

Defence News Europe - Here are the European countries that receive the most VC Defence investment in 2026, according to the State of Defence Tech 2026 by Dealroom. Higher defence spending generally comes with more defence VC funding. Four years after Russiaʼs 2022 invasion, Ukraineʼs wartime posture is driving massive public and private investment, with defense absorbing 37% of GDP and 37% of VC funding. Key Defence Tech sectors in Europe include Drones (UAVs), that represent

Defence News Europe - Belgium invests 50 million euros for an Ammunition factory in Portugal, according to a statement by Portugal´s Ministry of National Defence dated September 29, 2026. Here is how Portugal is recovering the country´s production capacity of small arms and ammunition:

Defence News Europe - Portugal´s Defence Hub Baseyard invests €20 million in an industrial plant in Braga that is located in northern Portugal. Here is what is Portugal´s Defence Hub Baseyard:

Defence News Europe - Portugal signs an MOU with Dassault for Rafale fighter jets on September 23, 2026:

Defence News Europe - Here are the new Sovereign AI LLM platforms of Portugal Defence: AI Afonso developed for Portugal´s Army and AI Silicon Sailor for Portugal´s Navy:

Defence News Europe - Portugal´s Navy is hosting REPMUS 2026, the world's largest robotics and Maritime Unmanned Systems exercise in collaboration with the NATO Joint Capability Group Maritime Unmanned Systems, the European Defence Agency, the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, and the Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation on August 31st - September 25th, 2026. Here is what is REPMUS 2026:

Defence News Europe - Portugal is investing 133 million euros to buy 75 Military Vehicles from UROVESA Spain. The investment is funded by EU SAFE, with deliveries expected between 2027 and 2029, according to an announcement by Portugal´s Ministry of Defence dated August 27th, 2026. Here is what are VAMTAC military vehicles:

Tech News Europe - Portuguese startup GTechPlasma developed revolutionary Stealth Technology for high-quality graphene production with unique properties for absorption-based electromagnetic shielding and stealth applications that could make drones and airplanes nearly invisible to radars. Here is how the Graphene developed by GTechPlasma may revolutionize the Defence Industry:

Defence News Europe - An innovative Portuguese TEKEVER AR3 drone surprises Russian authorities because they had never seen anything like it before, since the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) had a different tail and wing structure, according to statement by a Russian Commander on August 3, 2026:

Defence News Europe - Indra Spain is investing 200 million euros for a Military Vehicles Plant to accelerate the development of one of Europe’s largest industrial Hubs with the capacity to produce around 500 military vehicles a year, according to an announcement dated July 30, 2026:

Defence News Europe - Portuguese company UAVision will test attack drones for the European Defence Agency (EDA) during the EU's OPEX26 exercise in Portugal. The experimentation will focus on Loitering Munition Systems, that is a type of attack drone that searches for a target before striking, under controlled, realistic and operationally relevant conditions. Here is the list of the Top 10 attack drone companies in the EU:

Defence News Europe - Portuguese drones from TEKEVER will supply the British Army under £400 million Project CORVUS. TEKEVER will provide a fleet of spy drones to equip British soldiers, according to an announcement by the British Ministry of Defence dated July 25, 2026. Here are the specifications of the AR5 surveillance drones:

Defence News Europe - Portugal purchases three FREMM EVO frigates for around €3.9 billion from Italian company FINCANTIERI, with delivery expected to be between 2029 and 2030. Here are the specifications of FREMM EVO frigates:

Defence News Europe - Portugal increases its Defence Spending to 3.1% of GDP in 2026, according to an announcement by Portugal´s Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, at the NATO Summit held in Ankara on July 7-8, 2026. Here is the list of Portugal´s Defence priorities: