09-Oct-25 - The Portuguese Air Force has received its first Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter, the first of three ex-U.S. Army units, joining the four UH-60A aircraft already in service with Squadron 551 “Panteras” #Portugal
03-Oct-25 - The Portuguese Air Force (FAP) has accepted the first of three ex-U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters in the United States, following refurbishment and upgrade work performed by Ace Aeronautics in Alabama #BlackHawk
11-May-25 - First Sergeant Igor Silva has reached a historic milestone by becoming the first crew member of the Portuguese Air Force (FAP) to achieve 3,000 flight hours in the EH101 Merlin helicopter #EH101
07-Dec-24 - The Portuguese Air Force has received the third of six UH-60A Black Hawks refurbished by Arista Aviation under a program signed in 2022. The remaining three helicopters are scheduled to arrive next year. This year, three additional helicopters were authorized, bringing the total to nine, with delivery planned for 2026 #BlackHawk
18-Dec-23 - The Portuguese Air Force has successfully completed the first operational flights using its initial pair of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, the first in a fleet of six #BlackHawk
19-Aug-23 - Arista Aviation Services in Enterprise, Alabama, has successfully completed the first flight of the initial refurbished UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter out of a total of six, intended for the Portuguese Air Force’s firefighting operations #BlackHawk
02-Sep-22 - Alabama-based Arista Aviation Services will deliver six former US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to the Portuguese Air Force to be used mainly in firefighting missions with a 5-years of onsite maintenance and logistical support. #BlackHawk
11-Jul-22 - Vita Inclinata demonstrated its Vita Rescue System (VRS) on the EH101 helicopter to the 751 Squadron of the Portuguese Air Force (FAP) #VRS
07-Jul-21 - European Defence Agency (EDA) 15th edition of the Helicopter Exercise Programme (HEP) Hot Blade 21 (HB21) took place in Beja, Portugal in June with the participation of 21 aircraft from Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Slovenia and Portugal #HOTBLADE
29-Jun-20 - Portuguese Air Force retired the Alouette III helicopter after 57 years of service and 300,000 flight hours. They were replaced by the Leonardo AW119Kx Koala
11-Jun-20 - Portugal Air Force (FAP) new Koala helicopter from the Ovar airbase SAR detachment completed search and rescue mission in support of the civilian protection agency #Koala
29-Jan-20 - Safran signed a 10-year Global Support Package (GSP) contract with Portuguese Air Force (FAP) to support 38 RTM322 engines that powered the 12-strong EH101 Merlin fleet #RTM322
22-Feb-19 - Portugal’s Air Force received the first two of five AW119Kx in a ceremony held at Beja Air Base. Rest will followed on early 2020. The new helicopter is replacing the Alouette III in service since 1960s #Delivery
