Intervention Brigade (Portugal)

The Intervention Brigade (Portuguese: Brigada de Intervenção) or BrigInt is an infantry brigade in service with the Portuguese Army. It was created in 2006 from the Brigada de Intervenção Ligeira (Light Intervention Brigade), which was itself the heir of the former Special Forces Brigade (Brigada de Forças Especiais).

Intervention Brigade
Brigada de Intervenção
The insignia of the Grupo de Auto-Metralhadoras
Active2006-present
CountryPortugal
BranchPortuguese Army
Nickname(s)BrigInt

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 Squadron and Fire Support Group, but the regiment itself is not an operational unit and not part of the brigade during wartime.

  • Intervention Brigade, in Coimbra[1]
    • Command and Service Company, in Coimbra
    • Reconnaissance Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment (Regimento de Cavalaria Nº 6) in Braga, with Véhicule Blindé Léger
    • Fire Support Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment (Regimento de Cavalaria Nº 6) in Braga, with Commando V150 armored vehicles
    • 1st Infantry Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment (Regimento de Infantaria Nº 13), in Vila Real, with Pandur II armored personnel carriers
    • 2nd Infantry Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment (Regimento de Infantaria Nº 14), in Viseu, with Pandur II armored personnel carriers
    • Field Artillery Group, 5th Artillery Regiment (Regimento de Artilharia Nº 5), in Vendas Novas with M114 155mm howitzers
    • Anti-aircraft Artillery Battery, 1st Anti-Air Artillery Regiment (Regimento de Artilharia Anti-Aérea Nº 1) in Queluz with Stinger surface-to-air missiles
    • Engineer Company, 3rd Engineer Regiment (Regimento de Engenharia Nº 3), in Espinho
    • Signal Company, Signal Regiment, in Porto
    • Service Support Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment (Regimento de Infantaria Nº 19), in Chaves

Equipment
Armored Vehicles
Name Origin Number Image Notes
Pandur II  Austria

 Portugal

 188 Several versions made under license in Portugal by Fabrequipa.

105 Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV)

7 Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV RWS)

30 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV)

5 Anti-tank Guided Missile Vehicle (ATGMV)

16 Command Post Vehicle (CPV)

7 Recovery and Maintenance vehicle (RMV)

8 Medical Evacuation Vehicle (MEV)

6 Radio Access Point Station Vehicle (RAPSV)

4 Reconnaissance and Surveillance Vehicle (RSV)

Chaimite  Portugal 6 Six Chaimite V200 4x4 armored vehicles with 81mm mortar system are currently fielded by the

Portuguese Army. They are reportedly the last Chaimite V200 vehicles in the Portuguese inventory.[2]

Commando V-150  United States 9 Acquired 15 units, but only 9 are in active service, in the Group of Recognition, based on Cavalry Regiment nº6.[3]
Anti-aircraft artillery
M48A2E1 Chaparral  United States Self-propelled surface-to-air missile system. Some in the A2 and others in the A3 versions. Will be replaced until 2026.[4]
Field artillery
M114 155 mm  United States 12 40 in service since 1983 in the BrigInt. 12 reactivated to equip the BrigInt Field Artillery Battalion. Will be replaced.[5]

References
  1. http://www.exercito.pt/sites/brigint/Paginas/Organizacao.aspx
  2. Defence 360°  😷, Victor Barreira / (2019-07-27). "Six Chaimite V200 4x4 armored vehicles with 81mm mortar system are currently fielded by the Portuguese Army. They are reportedlythe last Chaimite V200 vehicles in the Portuguese inventory.pic.twitter.com/qsDgFjCrBo". @Defence360. Retrieved 2020-05-30. no-break space character in |last= at position 14 (help)
  3. Defence 360°  😷, Victor Barreira / (2019-07-27). "The Portuguese Army still fields the V-150S Commando 4x4 armoured reconnaissance vehicle. 9 are fielded by the GRec sub-unit, which is located at the Cavalry Regiment No. 6. 15 vehicles were originally received from Cadillac Gage. V-150S Commando is armed with turreted 90mm gun.pic.twitter.com/iIMw2UGYJD". @Defence360. Retrieved 2020-05-30. no-break space character in |last= at position 14 (help)
  4. "Governo abre concurso para reequipamento dos sistemas de defesa antiaéreos". www.portugal.gov.pt. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  5. Defence 360°  😷, Victor Barreira / (2020-01-06). "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". @Defence360. Retrieved 2020-05-30. no-break space character in |last= at position 14 (help); no-break space character in |title= at position 194 (help)
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