Intervention Brigade (Portugal) Explained

Unit Name:Intervention Brigade
Native Name:Portuguese: Brigada de Intervenção
Dates:2006–present
Country:Portugal
Branch:Portuguese Army
Nickname:BrigInt
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The Intervention Brigade (pt|Brigada de Intervenção) or BrigInt is an infantry brigade in service with the Portuguese Army. It was created in 2006 from the Light Intervention Brigade (Portuguese: Brigada de Intervenção Ligeira), which was itself the heir of the former Special Forces Brigade (Portuguese: Brigada de Forças Especiais).

International missions

Organization

The brigades operational units are listed below. Under the Portuguese system regiments are responsible for the training, maintenance and sustainment of the operational units, but are not operational units themselves. I.e. the 6th Cavalry Regiment trains, maintains and sustains the Intervention Brigade's Reconnaissance Group, but the regiment itself is not an operational unit and not part of the brigade during wartime.

Equipment

Infantry equipment:

Armored Vehicles
NameOriginNumberImageNotes
Pandur II188Several versions made under license in Portugal by Fabrequipa.[6] [7] Some units will receive120mm mortars.[8]
  • 105 infantry carrier vehicle (with M2 Browning)
  • 7 infantry carrier vehicle (with RWS)
  • 30 infantry fighting vehicle (with 30mm autocannon)
  • 5 anti-tank guided missile vehicle (with TOW 2)
  • 16 command post vehicle
  • 7 recovery and maintenance vehicle
  • 8 medical evacuation vehicle
  • 6 radio access point station vehicle
  • 4 reconnaissance and surveillance vehicle (with BOR-A 550 radar)
Commando V-15015Acquired 15 units with a 90mm cannon and M60E/D machine guns in 1989. All units are in service with the Group of Recognition, based on Cavalry Regiment nº6.[9]
Field artillery
4040 units received in 1983. 18 in service with the 5th Artillery Regiment of the Intervention Brigade and the rest stored.[10] [11]
Firefinder radar
AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder radar2Used by 5th Artillery Regiment to detect and track incoming mortar, artillery and rocket fire to determine the point of origin for counterbattery fire.[12] [13]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Griffon Aerospace MQM-170 Outlaw?Target drone, operated by Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment No. 1.[14]
DJI Matrice 300 RTK?Used by Intervention Brigade for surveillance.[15]
Autel EVO II Dual 640T Enterprise V2?Seen in use for the first time in 2023.[16]
Autel DragonFish?Seen in use with the Intervention Brigade.[17]
MyFlyDream Nimbus Tricopter 180012Unmanned aerial vehicle with VTOL capacity, used by Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment No. 1.[18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PÁRAS & PANDUR TREINAM PARA O KOSOVO Operacional . 2024-03-07 . pt-PT.
  2. Web site: 2015-10-28 . Missões no Exterior . 2024-03-07 . UNIDADES DO EXÉRCITO PORTUGUÊS . pt-PT.
  3. Web site: OS COMBATES EM BAMBARI E O BAPTISMO DE FOGO DAS PANDUR II Operacional . 2024-03-07 . pt-PT.
  4. Web site: 2021-06-23 . Visão Brigada de "até 100 militares" do Exército vai integrar missão da NATO na Roménia . 2024-03-07 . Visão . pt-PT.
  5. Web site: Brigada de Intervenção . Exército Português . 29 April 2021.
  6. Book: The Military Balance 2024 . International Institute for Strategic Studies . 2024 . 9781032780047 . 128.
  7. Web site: Forças Médias Exército Português .
  8. Web site: Defesa: execução da Programação Militar sobe de 54% para 73% . 2023-04-03 . Expresso . pt.
  9. Web site: Forças Médias Exército Português .
  10. Book: The Military Balance 2024 . International Institute for Strategic Studies . 2024 . 9781032780047 . 128.
  11. Web site: The Portuguese Army is seeking to acquire a new 155mm field artillery system to replace its existing M114A1 155mm/23 towed howitzers as part of the country's Military Programming Law 2019-2030. The M114A1s are fielded by the Intervention Brigade.pic.twitter.com/FQB4m5EHDI. Defence 360° . Victor Barreira /. 2020-01-06. @Defence360. en. 2020-05-30.
  12. Web site: Raytheon / Hughes AN/TPQ-36 Firefinding Radar. 2021-10-27. www.militaryfactory.com. en-US.
  13. Web site: 2016-11-23 . Raytheon Systems - AN/TPQ-36 . 2022-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161123170503/http://areamilitar.net/DIRECTORIO/rad.aspx?NN=157&P=77 . 23 November 2016 . dead.
  14. Web site: 1st Air Defense Regiment, Portuguese Army Testimonial . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140419013259/http://griffonaerospace.com/testimonial/company-3/ . 19 April 2014 . April 17, 2014 . Griffin Aerospace . dmy-all.
  15. Web site: Exército Português on LinkedIn: #exércitoportuguês #defesanacional #2fndrou #nato #wearenato… . 2023-04-14 . www.linkedin.com . en.
  16. Web site: Força Portuguesa na Roménia realiza exercício de validação dos meios de comunicação de Rádio e Dados . Facebook.
  17. Web site: Exército Português on LinkedIn: #exércitoportuguês #defesanacional #2fndrou #nato #wearenato… . 2023-04-14 . www.linkedin.com . en.
  18. Web site: MFD Nimbus Tricopter 1800 with Portuguese Army . 2023-04-14 . 2021-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210603171924/https://scontent.fopo4-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/193987355_2796123850636295_7725818935824299629_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=X9dBk9NxJy0AX-zwyyb&_nc_ht=scontent.fopo4-2.fna&oh=4b753b15b477741a983beb16f986482c&oe=60DF2F45 . dead .

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