美大使劝葡萄牙买F-35战机

Group 1 - The U.S. Ambassador to Portugal urges the country to replace aging F-16 fighter jets with Lockheed Martin's F-35 stealth aircraft to ensure interoperability with top European air forces [1] - The ambassador expresses a desire to assist Portugal in increasing its defense spending from the current 2% of GDP to the NATO target of 5% by 2035 [2] - The F-35 is described as the best fighter jet, a fifth-generation stealth aircraft that would elevate the Portuguese Air Force to a competitive level within the EU [2] Group 2 - The selection process for replacing the aircraft has not yet been initiated, as stated by the Portuguese Defense Minister in November of last year [2]