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Portugal

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Aircraft Programs

The Portuguese Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, or FAP) operates roughly 22 F-16AM/BM jet fighters as its frontline air combat component. These underwent upgrade to the Operational Flight Program development software M6.5 level.
 
Its fleet of nine Dassault-Dornier AlphaJets used as light fighters and for training purposes was retired in January 2018, thus necessitating a pilot training solution. For now, Portugal sends some of its crews to the U.S. as a...

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