In talks with the Government and the Portuguese army a few months ago, with the aim of convincing the Portuguese authorities that the European Eurofighter fighter is the best option to replace the F-16s, Airbus signed this Monday a memorandum of understanding with AED, the Portuguese cluster for the aeronautics, space and defense industries, which aims, it says, to “strengthen industrial cooperation and identify new collaboration opportunities by collaborating with more than 30 national companies”. Senior officials present in Lisbon They do not specify the price of European fighters, but they promise a good price.
“It will be a journey of two to three years. We would like to organize all the basic elements to make an attractive offer covering the military aspect, the political aspect and industrial cooperationl”, highlights Ivan Gonzalez Exposito, sales director at Eurofigter, during the memorandum signing ceremony.