João Caldas
BrazilmilitaryMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Lieutenant General João Caldas is the Vice Chief of Staff of the Portuguese Air Force (Força Aérea Portuguesa), who recently emphasized the Air Force's strong preference for the F-35 stealth fighter from Lockheed Martin as the sole solution for replacing the aging F-16 fleet during a conference presentation.
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João Caldas is the president of the national command of the party that Tony Garcia criticized for its decisions.
Postulante 'anti-Moro' ao governo do Paraná acusa o senador de interferir em partido para esvaziar sua candidaturaO Globo·Brazil· 2026-07-22
Brazil· 2026-07-22
João Caldas is the vice-chief of the General Staff of the Portuguese Air Force who publicly expressed a preference for the F-35.
Airbus contrapõe interesse europeu ao ‘namoro’ da Força Aérea com o F-35 | DefesaPúblico·
Portugal· 2026-05-30
Portugal· 2026-05-30João Caldas is the vice-chief of the Air Force Staff and expressed the FAP's preference for the F-35 during a presentation.
Força Aérea insiste e volta a indicar F-35 como única solução para substituir os F-16 | DefesaPúblico·Portugal· 2026-05-29
Portugal· 2026-05-29
