Portugal to send troops, fighter jets to beef up NATO mission in Lithuania
BNS2021.06.03 16:27
NATO s Baltic air policing mission. / A. Pliadis/MoD
Portugal will send a rotation of troops to join the international NATO battalion based in Lithuania, and will also bolster the NATO air policing mission, Lithuania’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
In early June, 146 soldiers of the Portuguese Navy will deploy to Lithuania for three months of training. Their presence in the country will be part of the NATO Assurance Measures introduced to strengthen deterrence.
Some 140 marines and six Navy divers will be training with subordinate units of the Lithuanian Motorised Infantry Brigade Žemaitija.
The Portuguese government has approved plans to acquire a third batch (NPO3S) of Viana do Castelo-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) as part of the Portuguese Navy's "Intersectoral Program for the Renewal of the Fleet" (PIRE). Portugal cur.
Portugal to buy six more OPVs
27 May 2021
by Victor Barreira
The Portuguese government has approved plans to acquire a third batch (NPO3S) of Viana do Castelo-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) as part of the Portuguese Navy s Intersectoral Program for the Renewal of the Fleet (PIRE).
Portugal currently operates four Viana do Castelo-class OPVs. It will acquire six more units with improved capabilities. (Victor Barreira)
A tender for the construction of six vessels will be issued in 2021 by the state-owned company idD – Portugal Defence, the Ministry of National Defence said. The first unit is scheduled to enter service in 2023, with the final ship to be introduced in 2029.
Portugal orders six new Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessels Portugal orders six new Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessels Wednesday, 26 May 2021 10:49
According to information published by Defensa on May 26, 2021, the Government of Portugal approved the acquisition of six new Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessels.
(Picture source: Marinha Portuguesa)
The Viana do Castelo class is a class of offshore patrol vessels planned by and for the Portuguese Navy, as a result of the NPO2000 Project (Portuguese, Navios de Patrulha Oceânica, for Oceanic Patrol Vessels), that are constructed in the Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC).
The Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessel for the Portuguese Navy will have a length of 83 m, a beam of 12.95 m, and a draft of 3,8 m. She will reach a maximum top speed of 21 knots (39 km/h).
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