Portugal Military Bases & Installations

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4
Total Bases
3
Air Bases
1
Naval Bases
0
Military
AIR BASES & AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS (3)
Base Aérea 11 Beja
Air Base
Location
Portugal
Operator
Força Aérea Portuguesa / NATO
Personnel
1,500 est.
Established
1960
Garrison: Advanced jet training, C-295M transport, NATO exercises, German Eurofighter training rotation
NATO training hub. Allied air forces train at Beja's excellent weather conditions. C-295M transport. Alentejo.
Strategic: Year-round flying weather makes Beja attractive for Allied training. German Luftwaffe rotates here for Eurofighter training.
Base Aérea 5 Monte Real
Air Base
Location
Portugal
Operator
Força Aérea Portuguesa — F-16 Wing
Personnel
2,500 est.
Established
1957
Garrison: Esq. 201 and 301 — F-16AM/BM Block 15 MLU (25 aircraft), NATO QRA
Portugal's primary fighter base. F-16AM MLU. NATO QRA. Atlantic approaches. Iberian Peninsula air defence.
Strategic: Portugal F-35A decision pending. F-16 MLU upgraded to comparable standard. Atlantic SLOC surveillance critical NATO role.
Base Aérea 6 Montijo
Air Base
Location
Portugal
Operator
Força Aérea Portuguesa — Transport Command
Personnel
2,000 est.
Established
1952
Garrison: C-295M transport, EH-101 Merlin SAR, Navy P-3P Orion MPA, Lisbon proximity
Tactical airlift. EH-101 Merlin SAR. P-3P Orion maritime patrol. Lisbon support. Tagus estuary.
Strategic: P-3P Atlantic patrol tracks Russian submarines. Portugal Atlantic-facing geography makes ASW critically important to NATO.
NAVAL BASES & MARITIME INSTALLATIONS (1)
Base Naval de Lisboa (Alfeite)
Naval Base
Location
Portugal
Operator
Marinha Portuguesa
Personnel
4,000 est.
Established
1940
Garrison: Portuguese Navy HQ, Vasco da Gama/Bartolomeu Dias frigates, NRP Tridente submarine
Portuguese Navy HQ. MEKO-200 frigates. Type 209 submarine. Atlantic patrol. Tagus River. NATO STANAFORLANT.
Strategic: Portugal NATO's Atlantic sentinel. Frigates participate in SNMG1 routinely. Strategic Strait of Gibraltar/Atlantic position.

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