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# Airbus and Portugal's AED Cluster sign MOU to pitch Eurofighter
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-10-27-airbus-aed-portugal-eurofighter-mou/
- Published: 2025-10-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T12:02:24.000Z
- Description: Airbus signed a memorandum with Portugal's AED Cluster, grouping over 30 suppliers, to build an industrial case for the Eurofighter as replacement for Portugal's F-16 fleet. Portugal has budgeted EUR 5.5 billion for the programme.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [The Aviationist, 30 October 2025](https://theaviationist.com/2025/10/30/airbus-mou-aed-cluster-portugal/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish that Portugal has chosen the Eurofighter over rival bids.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-13\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)