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# Portugal's defence minister says US unpredictability puts F-35 buy in doubt
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-03-13-portugal-f35-reconsideration/
- Published: 2025-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T12:01:06.000Z
- Description: Portugal's defence minister Nuno Melo told Público that buying US F-35 jets must weigh Washington's unpredictability, naming Rafale, Typhoon and Gripen as European options for the F-16 replacement.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #ai-drafted

Reported AI-drafted [The Aviationist, 13 March 2025](https://theaviationist.com/2025/03/13/portugal-f-35-plans/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish a formal cancellation or signed contract; the ministry later said no final decision had been made.

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**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)