[Anthropos]

Mais um modelo diferente de retroescavadora civil para acrescentar à salganhada de modelos já ao serviço. Muitos parabéns 

[Duarte]

Mais um modelo diferente de retroescavadora civil para acrescentar à salganhada de modelos já ao serviço. Muitos parabéns 

 

[Subsea7]

Portugal Launches €1.2B Army Modernization Drive to Build Networked, Rapid-Response Land Forces by 2034
[Dated: 15 May 2025 ]     Country : Portugal

Portugal Launches €1.2B Army Modernization Drive to Build Networked, Rapid-Response Land Forces by 2034

In May 2025, Portugal reaffirmed its commitment to overhauling the Exército Português (Portuguese Army) through a far-reaching modernization initiative rooted in the Military Programming Law 2023–2034, approved in July 2023. This initiative, backed by a €1.236 billion Army-specific investment as part of a wider €5.57 billion defense budget, marks a strategic evolution in Portuguese defense policy. It aims to close long-standing capability gaps and enhance NATO and EU interoperability by 2034, with potential acceleration supported by European mechanisms such as ReArm Europe, NSPA, and EDIRPA.

Core Strategic Focus Areas:
Portugal’s modernization blueprint targets 12 capability areas across 99 projects, emphasizing:

Medium-weight maneuver forces
Command and control (C2) digitization
Survivability and mobility
Situational awareness and air defense
Special forces and dismounted infantry upgrades
This strategy is designed to deliver resilient, flexible, and rapidly deployable land forces suited for high-intensity combat abroad and domestic emergency responses.

Major Capability Investments:
EUR 405 million for ground combat mobility and firepower, including:
A €297.7 million mid-life upgrade of the Pandur II 8×8 fleet, now enhanced with remote weapon stations, advanced BMS, and comms systems.
Launch of the VCI-L tracked infantry vehicle program (€13.6 million).
Procurement of additional VAMTAC ST5 armored vehicles and self-propelled mortars.
EUR 119 million for C2 systems, integrating:
SIC-T architecture upgrades.
EyeCommand software.
Tactical radio enhancements.
Artillery and Air Defense Revamp:
€270 million for 36 CAESAR MkII 155 mm SP howitzers.
€39 million for Thales ForceShield VSHORAD, including RAPIDRanger launchers with STARStreak/Martlet missiles, GM200 radar, and ControlView C2.
Participation in the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) for medium-range air defense.
Heavy Forces Enhancements:
€55.4 million for Leopard 2A6 tank upgrades (digital stabilization, auxiliary power, fire suppression).
€6 million for UAVs and €8.2 million for counter-UAS technologies.
Dismounted and Special Operations Modernization:
Under PIFOE and a €42 million Dismounted Soldier Systems plan:
New small arms (HK416A5, HK417A2, M107A1, SCAR-L/H).
Anti-tank and precision weapons.
All-terrain vehicles (MRZR, MV850).
Tactical comms, ATAK software, and target acquisition tools.
Ballistic protection, night vision, and training simulators.
European Alignment and Strategic Impact:

Around 70% of the Army modernization budget is directed toward European-made systems, reinforcing strategic autonomy and aligning procurement with EU industrial capabilities. Portugal is positioning itself alongside countries like Denmark and the Czech Republic, who are similarly modernizing their medium-weight, rapid-response land forces and C4ISTAR infrastructure.

Despite fiscal limitations, Portugal’s plan balances ambition and realism. By investing in modular, network-enabled, and expeditionary-capable land forces, Lisbon signals its intent to become a more reliable and interoperable contributor to NATO and EU missions, while reinforcing its defense sovereignty by 2034.

https://global.tendernews.com/newsdetails.aspx?s=5510&t=Portugal-Launches-%E2%82%AC1.2B-Army-Modernization-Drive-to-Build-Networked,-Rapid-Response-Land-Forces-by-2034

[Duarte]

https://global.tendernews.com/newsdetails.aspx?s=5510&t=Portugal-Launches-%E2%82%AC1.2B-Army-Modernization-Drive-to-Build-Networked,-Rapid-Response-Land-Forces-by-2034

Estes são os programas da LPM vigente? Sem os fundos SAFE?  Ou estou enganado?

[Duarte]

Quais os anúncios a fazer este ano? Lynx? Mais RapidRanger e talvez SkyRanger?  Akeron MP?

[Cabeça de Martelo]

Launch of the VCI-L tracked infantry vehicle program (€13.6 million).

13,6 milhões? Isso dá para algo em segunda mão, a preço de amigos. Venham lá os Bradleys.

[Drecas]

https://global.tendernews.com/newsdetails.aspx?s=5510&t=Portugal-Launches-%E2%82%AC1.2B-Army-Modernization-Drive-to-Build-Networked,-Rapid-Response-Land-Forces-by-2034

Estes são os programas da LPM vigente? Sem os fundos SAFE?  Ou estou enganado?

É tudo da atual LPM sim

Nada que já não se sabia

[Duarte]

Launch of the VCI-L tracked infantry vehicle program (€13.6 million).

13,6 milhões? Isso dá para algo em segunda mão, a preço de amigos. Venham lá os Bradleys.

Ou serão Marder a preço de Freund?  Seja qual for €13.6M dá para uma companhia a dois pelotões?

[Cabeça de Martelo]

Tenho sérias dúvidas disso, mas não sei de nada.

[Cabeça de Martelo]

Decorreu na 𝗘𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘀 a 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺ó𝗻𝗶𝗮 de Encerramento do 3.º Curso de Formação de Praças do Quadro Permanente – Armas, presidida pelo Comandante da EA, Brigadeiro-General Octávio João Marques Avelar.

[Cabeça de Martelo]

mas quantas cerimónias eles tiveram?!

Decorreu na 𝗘𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘀, a 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺ó𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗱𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝟯.º 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮çã𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮ç𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘀 𝗤𝗣, presidida pelo Chefe do Estado-Maior do Exército, General Eduardo Mendes Ferrão.

[Anthropos]

Eu só gostava que houvesse melhor seleção das praças QP, e que as FAV e os pareceres contassem para alguma coisa.
Pelo menos dois desses homens não merecem envergar a farda, e tinham FAV e pareceres que o demonstram, mas mesmo assim, já são praças QP. Infelizmente...

[Cabeça de Martelo]

Isso é que é pior.