List of aircraft of the Portuguese Armed Forces explained

This list of current and former aircraft of the Portuguese Armed Forces also includes aircraft of the National Republican Guard.

Air Force

The Portuguese Air Force (PoAF) was founded in 1952 as the result of the amalgamation of the Aeronáutica Militar and Aviação Naval. With the merger many aircraft were transferred from these earlier aviation services to the Air Force, having been in service before 1952.

AircraftQtyIn serviceRetiredOriginNotes
30(?) 1952 1954 UK
Portugal
Received from Aeronáutica Militar and Aviação Naval
de Havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
12 1952 1972 Germany Received from Aeronáutica Militar
Junkers Ju 52/3 mg3e
15 1961 France
? 1952 1958 UK Received from Aeronáutica Militar
? 1952 ? UK Received from Naval Aviation
29 1952 1976 USA One aircraft received from Aeronáutica Militar in 1952. Remaining aircraft bought in 1958
151 1952 1954 UK Received from Aeronáutica Militar
? 1952 1957 UK Received from Aeronáutica Militar
Received from Naval Aviation
? 1952 ? UK Received from Aeronáutica Militar
8 1952 1956 UK Received from Aeronáutica Militar
10 1952 ? UK Received from Aeronáutica Militar
257 1952 1978 USA Received from Aeronáutica Militar
Received from Naval Aviation
1956 USA Former British Fleet Air Arm aircraft
1961 USA Former-French Air Force aircraft
1964 Canada Former-Luftwaffe aircraft
1969 Former-South African Air Force aircraft
North American Harvard Mk.III
5 1952 1960 USA Received from Aeronáutica Militar
8 1947 1952 USA Some Ex-Aeronáutica Militar
10 1952 ? USA Ex-Aeronáutica Militar
1 1952 1968 UK Ex-Aeronáutica Militar
10 1952 1997 UK Ex-Aeronáutica Militar
66 Portugal Built under license by OGMA; As of 1997 six airframes refurbished
9 1952 1960 USA Received from Naval Aviation
22 1955 1976 USA Received from the Portuguese Army Artillery arm
5
1954
12 1952 1962 USA Received from Naval Aviation
1 1952 ? USA Received from Naval Aviation
6 1952 1977 USA First units received from Naval Aviation
15
1959 1976
6 1952 1952 USA Received from Naval Aviation
50 1952 1956 USA
28 1952 1991 USA
2 1952 1962 UK
42 1953 1975 USA Only 34 flown
125 1953 1974 USA
3 1954 1962 USA
2 1954 1960 USA First helicopter operated in Portugal.
Used only in search and rescue operations in Azores. Removed from service after an accident on October 4, 1959
7 1958 1976 France More received for the Portuguese Republican National Guard
65 1958 1980 USA
5 1959 1960 Canada
1 1959 1959 UK Received PoAF markings for demonstration but wasn't bought
2 1960 1982 USA
12 1960 1977 USA
76 1960 1976 UK
12 1960 1978 France
18
99 1961 1976 UK
Portugal
84 built under license by OGMA
146 1961 1979 Germany
4 1961 1977 France
Douglas DC-6A 4 1961 1978 USA
Douglas DC-6B 6
10 1961 1961 UK Delivered in July from German Army Aviation Corps and German Navy stocks, never flew due to being non-airworthy and lack of spares to be rebuilt
Cessna T-37C 30 1961 1992 USA
142 1963 2020 France Additional airframes bought to be used as source for spare parts and to rebuild damaged airframes.. Retired 17 June 2020.
7 1965 1975 USA [1]
Douglas B-26C Invader
Fiat G.91R/4 40 1965 1993 Italy
Cessna 310B 1 1969 1974 USA
Cessna 182C 1 1969 ? USA
13 1969 2011 France Retired in 2006, re-entered service in 2008 in Azores, finally retired in 2011. On the market to be sold(2015)[2]
1971
1 1969 ? USA
4 1970 1974 USA
Cessna 401B 1 1971 1974 USA Used PoAF markings in special missions
5 1971 1974 USA Received from South African Air Force
Boeing 707-3F5C 2 1971 1976 USA Transferred to TAP
24 1974 2010 Spain Replaced by CASA C-295M
32 1974 2007 USA
Fiat G.91R/3 70 1976 1993 Italy Only 34 flown, others were used for spares
Fiat G.91T/3 26 Only 11 flown
12 1977 1994 USA
6 1977 USA
Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules
44 1981 1999 USA
1 1982 1984 One example (s/n 154404; c/n B-044), nicknamed "Pomba Branca" (white dove), leased from the USN for pilot conversion
6 1984 1999
4 1984 1994 France
Dassault Falcon 20 DC 2 1985 1993 France Used in VIP transport and MEDEVAC. Sold on the civilian market
1 2005 Used in VIP transport, MEDEVAC and radio calibration. Preserved at Museu do Ar
6 1985 2011 USA Replaced by former-Dutch P-3C Update II.5/CUP-CG. One being used for crew training by CFMTFA.
4 1986 Germany
18 1989 France
Portugal
Assembled in Portugal by OGMA
3 1990 France
50 1993 2018 France
Germany
Former-Luftwaffe aircraft, offered by Germany for the use of the Beja Air Base — BA11
17 1994 USA Peace Atlantis I aircraft. Converted and updated to Mid Life Update (MLU) standard (F-16 AM/BM) by the Air Force workshops at Monte Real Air Base and OGMA
3
2 1994 2011 Spain Replaced by C-295MPA
3 1996 Czech Republic
7 1997 UK
Portugal
Refurbished from existing de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk aircraft
23 1999 USA Peace Atlantis II aircraft. Updated to Mid Life Update (MLU) standard (F-16 AM/BM) by the Air Force workshops at Monte Real Air Base and OGMA 9 F-16 AM and 3 F-16 BM transferred to the Romanian Air Force in 2015–2016. 3 ex-USAF F-16s including 2 F-16A and 1 F-16B delivered in 2019.[3]
5
2 2004 USA Used by the Portuguese Air Force Academy for research and development of aeronautical components and UAV systems
12 2005 UK
Italy
6 Search and rescue variant, 4 Combat search and rescue variant and 2 fisheries protection variant.[4]
5 2006 USA Former-Dutch Navy aircraft. Receiving electronics upgrade to CUP+ standard
12 2008 Spain 7 Transport aircraft (PG01) and 5 Maritime patrol aircraft (C-295 MPA, three PG02 and two PG03).[5]
4 2008 Portugal Unmanned Air Vehicle prototype developed by the Portuguese Air Force Academy. At least four built and operated
3 2016 USA Originally intended for Romania after undergoing upgrade; instead acquired to replace 3 Portuguese F-16 BM transferred to the Romanian Air Force. Updated to Mid Life Update (MLU) standard (F-16 BM) by the Air Force workshops at Monte Real Air Base and OGMA[6]
Eurocopter AS350 B332018France3 helicopters acquired by the Portuguese government in 2007 for the extinct public company EMA - Empresa de Meios Aéreos. These helicopters were transferred to the Portuguese Air Force in 2018.[7] [8]
7 2019 UK
Italy
Assembled at Leonardo's Philadelphia facility.[9] Two additional unit's received in 2023.[10] [11]
UAVision OGASSA OGS42122020PortugalUnmanned Air Vehicle used for Surveillance and Recognition, 4 of them equipped with VTOL capacity[12]
Kamov Ka-32A11BC62022Russia6 helicopters acquired by the Portuguese government in 2006 for the extinct public company EMA - Empresa de Meios Aéreos. This firefighting helicopters were received in 2022 from the Portuguese National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority.[13] In October 2022 the Ministry of National Defence confirms that the 6 helicopters will be sent to Ukraine as military aid due the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[14]
Dassault Falcon 90012023FrancePlane seized by the Portuguese Authorities and reverted to the Portuguese Air Force.[15]
Embraer C-390 Millennium2+32023BrasilPortugalFive C-390s ordered in 2019 to replace its C-130s.[16]
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk2+72023USAThe Portuguese Air Force signed in August 2022 the acquisition of 6 UH-60A for use in fighting forest fires.[17] The Air Force announced that will order 3 additional units.[18]
Lockheed P-3C Orion Cup II4+2[19] 2023USAThe Government of Portugal acquired, for 45 million euros, 6 aircraft together with Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) sets, spare parts, support equipment and test benches, as well as flight simulators and tactical procedures. The aircraft will be received from 2023 to 2027.[20] [21]
Canadair CL-5150+22026CanadaTwo units purchased in 2022 to fight forest fires. To be received in 2026[22]

Army

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 Army even signed two contracts for the purchase of helicopters, the first in the late 90s for the purchase of Eurocopter EC635 helicopters, which was canceled in 2002 due the lack of a certification to fire HOT 2 anti-tank missiles. In 2012 the acquisition of 10 NH-90 helicopters was canceled after the economic crisis that hit the country that year. The Portuguese Army would only operate air assets in the 21st century, where it currently employs a wide range of UAVs.

AircraftQtyIn serviceRetiredOriginNotes
Piper PA-18/L-21 B Super Cub2219521955USATransferred to the PoAF (Used by former Army Artillery Arm)
? 2012 USA Target drone, operated by Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment No. 1.[23] [24]
DJI Mavic PRO?2018ChinaSeen in use by Portuguese Paratroopers and Madeira Military Operational Command. Number of units purchased unknown.[25] [26]
AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven362019USA36 aircraft or twelve systems (together with associated services and equipment) were purchased through the NSPA on 20 August 2018.[27]
SenseFly eBee X?2020SwitzerlandUsed by the Army Geospatial Information Center for mapping missions.
DJI Matrice 300 RTK?2020ChinaUsed by Madeira Military Operational Command for surveillance.[28] Madeira Military Operational Command also plans to acquire a long-range drone. Number of units purchased unknown.[29]
MyFlyDream Nimbus Tricopter 1800?2020ChinaUnmanned aerial vehicle with VTOL capacity, used by Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment No. 1. Number of units purchased unknown.[30]
Parrot ANAFI22022FranceUsed by Special Operations Troops Centre.[31]
MicroUAV?2022?Seen in use with the Garrison Regiment Nº3.[32]
Autel EVO II Dual 640T Enterprise V2?2023ChniaSeen in use for the first time in 2023.[33]

National Republican Guard

AircraftQtyIn serviceRetiredOriginNotes
2 1976 ? France Former Portuguese Air Force helicopter. Used for highway patrol.[34] [35]
Tekever AR442014PortugalAt least 4 units received.[36] [37] [38]
DJI Mavic PRO??China[39]
UAVision UX Spyro??Portugal
Tekever AR512024PortugalOperated by GNR from Figueira da Foz[40]

Naval Aviation

The Navy's Aviação Naval (Naval Aviation) was created in 1917. In 1993, the Naval Aviation was reborn with the creation of the Esquadrilha de Helicópteros da Marinha (Navy's Helicopter Squadron), which operates the helicopters that serve on board the Navy's ships.

AircraftQtyIn serviceRetiredOriginNotes
3 1917 1918
Donnet-Denhaut D.D.818 1918 1923 France Eight left by the French Aeronavale at Aveiro
5 1918 1928
Georges Levy G.L.40HB-2 2 1918 ? France Left by the French Aeronavale at Aveiro
3 1920 1922 UK
4 1921 1931 USA Left by the United States Navy at Horta.
Started flying in 1923
6 1922 1931 UK
Fokker T.IIIW 4 1924 1933 Netherlands
Avro 504K 3 1925 1927 UK The first wheel aircraft
CAMS 37A 8 1927 1935
Hanriot H.41H 8 1927 1935
9 1928 1934
8 1929 1942 UK Bought four directly from de Havilland.
Other four were built from parts after the loss of the first four in accidents
26 1933 1953 Several batches
Fleet F-10B
Fleet F-10G
5 1933 1941 Germany
Sweden
Manufactured in Sweden
8 1935 1942 UK
Blackburn Shark IIA 6 1936 1938 UK
1 1936 1943
12 1939 1950 UK
12 1940 1952 USA Transferred to PoAF
12 1941 1952 USA Transferred to PoAF
Short Sunderland I 1 1941 1944 UK Interned after force landing in Portugal due to storm
5 1942 ? UK
Miles Martinet T.T.I 4 1943 1952 UK Transferred to PoAF
Airspeed Oxford II 12 1943 1952 UK Transferred to PoAF
Bristol Blenheim IVF 12 1943 ? UK
30 1943 1952 UK Transferred to PoAF
Bristol Beaufighter TF.X 17 1945 1946 UK
7 1947 1952 USA Transferred to PoAF
5 1948 1952 USA Transferred to PoAF
8 1950 1952 USA Transferred to PoAF
14 1950 1952 USA Used only for spares
24 Transferred to PoAF
5 1993 UK The first aircraft of the recreated Naval Aviation
Tekever AR4?2014PortugalGiven to the Navy by its manufacturer to improve its development[41]
Tekever AR3?2015PortugalIn service with the Portuguese Navy at least since 2015[42]
UAVision OGASSA OGS42 V22020PortugalAcquired two units to be operated from Frigates and Offshore patrol vessels[43] [44]
UAVision UX Spyro42020PortugalPurchased at least 4 units to be operated from Frigates and Offshore patrol vessels. Designate Açor-class[45]
Beyond Vision VTOne62023PortugalAcquired 6 units in early 2023[46] [47]
Beyond Vision HEIFU62023PortugalAcquired 6 units in early 2023
Autel EVO II Dual 640T Enterprise V2?2023ChinaSeen in use for the first time in 2023.[48]

Military Aeronautics

The Army's Aeronáutica Militar (Military Aeronautics) was the first military aviation service created in Portugal and much of the Portuguese aviation origins date back to it.

AircraftQtyIn serviceRetiredOriginNotes
Maurice Farman Type 1911-1912 1 1912 1916 France
Deperdussin Type B 1 1912 1916 France
3 1912 1917 France
5 1916 1920 France
1 1916 ? France
58 1916 ? France
Portugal
50 built from 1922 at Alverca
7 1917 ? France
9 1918 1923 France
Breguet 14 A.2 28 1919 ? France
Breguet 14 T.2 1
SPAD S.VII C.1 12 1919 1935 France More units possibly received
4 1919 1933 UK
8 1920 ? France
3 1920 ? France
Breguet 16 Bn.2 1 1921 ? France
Vickers Valparaiso II 4 1923 1933 UK
Vickers Valparaiso I 10 1924
1 1924 ? France
Fairey IIID 1 1924 1925 UK
2 1924 1933 UK
Avro 504K 27 1924 1937 UK
1 1927 ? Germany
1 1928 1937 France
Potez 25 A.2 35 1931 1943
Junkers W 34L 1 1928 1936 Germany
1 1929 1934 France
1 1931 ? France
4 1931 ? France
15 1931 ? France Built under license
1 1931 1940 Germany
Vickers Valparaiso III 13 1933 1943 UK Built under license
11 1934 1952 UK
Portugal
Small number of airframes built under license in Alverca; Transferred to PoAF
9
1 1934 ? UK Aircraft named "Dilly", did Lisbon-Timor-Macau-India-Lisbon flight on December 25, 1934
1 1934 1952 UK
1 1934 1940 Italy
1 1934 1939 Italy
Hawker Fury I 3 1934 1945 UK
31 1936 1952 UK
12 1936 1952 Germany Transferred to PoAF
Junkers Ju 52/3 mg3e
3 1937 ? UK
4 1937 ? UK
1 1937 ? UK Reregistered CS-AAJ Salazar
10 1938 1948 Germany
30 1938 1952 UK
10 1939 1941 Italy
17 1941 1945 USA
Miles Master II/III 13 1941 1958 UK
Miles Martinet T.T.I 7 1942 ? UK
2 1942 1945 USA Interned during WWII after an emergency landing in Lisbon
Lockheed P-38G Lightning
Supermarine Spitfire I 18 1942 1948 UK
Supermarine Spitfire VB 93 1943 1952 Transferred to PoAF
15 1942 1950 USA Interned during WWII[49]
4
6 1943 ? USA Interned during WWII
1 1944 1952 USA Interned during WWII.
Transferred to PoAF
1 1943 ? UK
Bristol Blenheim IV 10 1943 1947 UK
Bristol Blenheim V 3
Lockheed Hudson III/VI 3 1943 ? USA Interned during WWII
Hawker Hurricane IIB/IIC 142 1943 1954 UK
Westland Lysander IIIA 13 1943 1952 UK
Vickers Wellington X 1 1943 ? UK Interned during WWII
19 1943 1952 UK Transferred to PoAF
Miles Magister I 10 1946 1952 UK Transferred to PoAF
1 1947 ? USA
Avro Anson T.1 10 1947 1952 UK Transferred to PoAF
48 1947 1952 USA Transferred to PoAF
North American AT-6B Texan
North American AT-6C Texan
North American AT-6G Texan
5 1947 1960 USA Transferred to PoAF
9 1947 1978 USA Transferred to PoAF
9 1947 ? USA 3 used for spares
1 1950 1952 UK Transferred to PoAF
10 1951 1952 UK Transferred to PoAF
22 1952 1955 USA Used by Army artillery for observation, already after dissolution of the Army Aviation and the creation of the PoAF in 1952. Transferred to PoAF only in 1955

See also

References

Sources

Notes and References

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  6. Web site: MAIS TRÊS F-16 PARA A FAP [M2388 - 20/2023] ]. 2023-04-23.
  7. Web site: Resolução do Conselho de Ministros n.º 139/2018, de 23 de outubro .
  8. Web site: MEIOS AÉREOS NO COMBATE A INCÊNDIOS FLORESTAIS Operacional . 2023-07-31 . pt-PT.
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  10. Web site: Resolução do Conselho de Ministros n.º 27/2021, de 22 de março .
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  15. Web site: Avião utilizado para tráfico de droga fica para o Estado como pagamento de dívida . 2023-02-25 . TVI Notícias . pt.
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  18. Web site: Additional 3 HEBM to be delivered .
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  20. Web site: admin . 2023-08-30 . Portugal to Buy German Navy P-3C Orion Maritime Patrol Aircraft Fleet for €45 Million . 2023-09-04 . MilitaryLeak . en-US.
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  22. Web site: Incêndios: Portugal vai comprar dois Canadair, os bombeiros e a Força Aérea discutem opção. São mais caros e menos ágeis no combate ao fogo . 2022-07-14 . Jornal Expresso . 14 July 2022 . pt-PT.
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  33. Web site: Força Portuguesa na Roménia realiza exercício de validação dos meios de comunicação de Rádio e Dados . .
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  37. Web site: SEGUREX 2015 Operacional . 2023-04-24 . pt-PT.
  38. Web site: Redacção . 2020-06-30 . GNR vai vigiar florestas com drones e aviões não tripulados para prevenir incêndios . 2023-04-24 . ODigital.pt . pt-PT.
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  40. Web site: 2024-01-15 . Drone reforça controlo costeiro na Figueira . 2024-04-10 . Diário As Beiras . pt-PT.
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  43. Web site: The Ogassa OGS42V hybrid VTOL UAS . 2023-03-20 . Twitter . en.
  44. Web site: Primeira descolagem rolada e aterragem vertical do Drone Ogassa no Ponto de Apoio Naval de Portimão . 2023-03-20 . Marinha . pt-PT.
  45. Web site: VM.TV . vmtvadmin . 2022-06-07 . "AÇOR" DA MARINHA . 2023-03-20 . VMTV . pt-PT.
  46. Web site: Realizado o primeiro teste dos Veículos Aéreos Não Tripulados da Marinha adquiridos no âmbito do PRR . 2023-03-20 . Marinha . pt-PT.
  47. Web site: 2023-03-23 . Exame Informática Marinha Portuguesa adquire 12 drones à Beyond Vision e aumenta capacidade de resposta a manobras da NATO . 2023-03-30 . Visão . pt-PT.
  48. Web site: AutelRobotics EVO II Dual 640T Enterprise V2 .
  49. Public Record Office entry of 18 March 1943, quoted by "Wreckovery" in Aviation News, 10–23 August 1984.