{"id":32591040,"date":"2026-11-13T10:32:26","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T09:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/portugal-f-16-engines-12-million-euros-council-of-ministers-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T10:32:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T09:32:41","slug":"portugal-f-16-engines-12-million-euros-council-of-ministers-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/portugal-f-16-engines-12-million-euros-council-of-ministers-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Portugal F-16 Engines: Government Approves Up to \u20ac12 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid 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At its meeting on Wednesday 11 November, the Portuguese Council of Ministers approved a resolution allowing the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/portuguese-air-force\/\">Portuguese Air Force<\/a> to spend up to &euro;12 million on engine components for its <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-16-fighting-falcon\/\">F-16<\/a> fleet in 2026 and 2027.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>According to the official communiqu&eacute; of the meeting, the purchase will allow the air force to carry out a general overhaul of the engines in line with the manufacturers&rsquo; instructions, and will guarantee the operational readiness of one of the air force&rsquo;s main capabilities. Portuguese media, led by the Lusa news agency and ECO, reported the decision on Thursday 12 November.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>It is a modest sum by fighter standards. But it says a lot about where Portugal stands: an F-16 fleet that has served for more than 30 years, and a replacement decision that has not formally started.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f9;border:1px solid #e2e7ee;padding:18px 22px;margin:22px 0 26px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:700;color:#0d1117\">Quick Facts<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px\"><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Decision:<\/strong> Council of Ministers resolution authorising F-16 engine component purchases<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> Wednesday 11 November 2026 (reported 12 November)<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Amount:<\/strong> Up to &euro;12 million, spread over 2026 and 2027<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> General overhaul of the engines to manufacturers&rsquo; instructions<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Earlier decision:<\/strong> About &euro;4.4 million plus VAT for 300-hour phase inspections in 2027 and 2028 (per ECO)<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Fleet:<\/strong> F-16s in service since 1994, two squadrons at Monte Real Air Base<\/li><li style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Replacement:<\/strong> Not yet formally opened; F-35, Gripen E, Typhoon and Rafale in contention<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What the government approved<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>The authorisation was item ten on a long list of decisions taken by the Portuguese government that day. It caps the spending at &euro;12 million across two budget years, 2026 and 2027, and covers components for the jets&rsquo; engines rather than new engines.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/11\/portuguese-f-16-maintenance-monte-real-air-base.jpg\" alt=\"A Portuguese Air Force F-16 with open access panels in a maintenance hangar at Monte Real Air Base\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">An F-16 in the maintenance hangar at Monte Real Air Base in 2018. The new &euro;12 million authorisation pays for engine components for a general overhaul in 2026 and 2027. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Maintenance_of_an_F-16_Fighting_Falcon_at_Monte_Real_Air_Base.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Threeohsix \/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It is not the only recent F-16 bill. ECO reports that on 21 October the government had already cleared around &euro;4.4 million, plus VAT, for 300-flight-hour phase inspections and related maintenance on the F-16 weapon system in 2027 and 2028. Together, the two decisions show the Air Force planning to keep its F-16s serviceable well into the second half of the decade.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Three decades at Monte Real<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Portugal received its first F-16s in 1994, ending a long gap in which the country had no dedicated air-defence fighter. A second batch followed in 1998, the jets went through the Mid-Life Update, and today they fly with two squadrons at <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-bases\/monte-real\/\">Monte Real Air Base<\/a>, near Leiria.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0 8px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pZGW3NIUIC0\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;font-style:italic;margin:0 0 24px\">A report on Portuguese Air Force F-16s on a mission in the Azores.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The engines have a Portuguese story of their own. According to the Air Force&rsquo;s official F-16 anniversary site, an engine conversion shop was set up at Monte Real in 2000 to convert the 25 engines bought for the second squadron to the digitally controlled F100-PW-220E standard. The Air Force says it was the only military operator to do that work at an air base, and that the know-how has saved it several million euros since.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Portugal has also been trimming the fleet. In 2013 it agreed to sell 12 F-16s to Romania, and in 2018 Bucharest announced it would buy five more.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/11\/portuguese-air-force-f-16a-mlu-15133.jpg\" alt=\"Portuguese Air Force F-16A Block 20 MLU serial 15133 climbing away with external fuel tanks\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">F-16A Block 20 MLU 15133 of the Portuguese Air Force in 2013. Portugal has flown the type since 1994 and agreed to sell 17 of its jets to Romania. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Portuguese_Air_Force_(15133)_F-16A_Block_20_MLU.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gerard van der Schaaf \/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">The replacement race that has not started<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Lusa notes that the F-16s are at the end of their life cycle. Four contenders are lining up to replace them: Lockheed Martin with the F-35, Saab with the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/saab-gripen\/\">Gripen E<\/a>, the Eurofighter consortium with the Typhoon and Dassault with the Rafale. ECO puts the value of the eventual deal at around &euro;5 billion.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Defence Minister Nuno Melo has repeatedly said the official process has not been opened. Speaking to parliament the previous week, he said the decision would only be discussed after the approval of the new Military Programming Law, expected at the end of the year, and at the level of the whole government rather than the defence ministry alone.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Until then, the money goes into the engines Portugal already has. Afterburner has followed the pitches from Washington, Airbus and Dassault. The &euro;12 million approved on 11 November is the quiet part of the story: the price of keeping a 30-year-old fighter fleet ready while the politicians decide what comes next.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Sources: Portuguese Government (Council of Ministers communiqu&eacute;, 11 November 2026), Lusa via Not&iacute;cias ao Minuto, ECO, Di&aacute;rio de Coimbra, Portuguese Air Force (30 Years of the F-16), Air &amp; Space Forces Magazine, ECO News<\/em><\/p>\r\n<!-- mfsh:bottom -->\r\n\r\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger mfsh-bottom\" data-mfsh-placement=\"bottom\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button>\r\n\r\n<!-- \/mfsh:bottom -->\r\n\r\n<p class=\"mf-photo-credits\" data-no-translation style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;font-style:italic;margin:6px 0 18px\">Header photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Portuguese_Air_Force,_Lockheed_Martin_F-16A_Block_20_MLU,_15113_(35801034836).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gerard van der Schaaf \/ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<style>.mfq{margin:34px 0 8px}.mfq h2{font:26px\/1.3 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117;padding-top:22px;margin:0 0 6px}.mfq .qa details{border-top:1px solid #5C91FF;margin:0;padding:0}.mfq .qa details:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid #e2e7ee}.mfq .qa summary{cursor:pointer;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:22px 26px;font:18px\/1.7 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117}.mfq .qa summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mfq .qa summary::after{content:\"+\";font:24px Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#3568e0;flex:0 0 auto}.mfq .qa details[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mfq .qa details:hover summary{color:#3568e0}.mfq .qa .a{font:16px\/1.7 \"Gilroy regular\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#454e5e;padding:0 26px 24px}.mfq .qa .a a{color:#3568e0}@media(max-width:680px){.mfq .qa summary{padding:18px 14px;font-size:17px}.mfq .qa .a{padding:0 14px 20px}}<\/style>\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"mfq\"><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2><div class=\"qa\"><details open><summary>How much is Portugal spending on its F-16 engines?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Portugal&rsquo;s Council of Ministers approved a resolution on 11 November 2026 authorising the Air Force to spend up to &euro;12 million on components for the engines of its F-16s in 2026 and 2027. The government says the purchase allows a general overhaul of the engines in line with the manufacturers&rsquo; instructions.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Why does Portugal need to overhaul its F-16 engines?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Portugal&rsquo;s F-16s have served since 1994 and must stay operational until a replacement fighter is chosen. According to the government, the engine overhaul guarantees the operational readiness of one of the Portuguese Air Force&rsquo;s main capabilities while the replacement process has still not formally begun.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Where are Portugal&rsquo;s F-16s based?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Portugal&rsquo;s F-16s fly with two squadrons at Monte Real Air Base, Air Base No. 5, near Leiria. The base has been home to Portuguese jet fighters since 1959, and its first F-16 squadron, 201 Squadron, was activated in October 1993 ahead of the first deliveries in 1994.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>What engine do Portugal&rsquo;s F-16s use?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Portuguese F-16s are powered by a single F100 turbofan. According to the Portuguese Air Force, a shop set up at Monte Real in 2000 converted the 25 engines bought for the second F-16 squadron to the digitally controlled F100-PW-220E standard, work the Air Force says has saved it several million euros.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Which jets could replace Portugal&rsquo;s F-16s?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Four types are in contention to replace Portugal&rsquo;s F-16s: the Lockheed Martin F-35, the Saab Gripen E, the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Dassault Rafale. Defence Minister Nuno Melo says the official process has not been opened and will only be discussed after the new Military Programming Law is approved.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Did Portugal sell F-16s to Romania?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Yes. Portugal agreed in 2013 to sell 12 surplus F-16s to Romania, upgraded by Portuguese industry before delivery, and Romania announced in 2018 that it would buy five more. 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