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 Light Intervention Brigade (Brigada de Intervenção Ligeira), 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 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 Command Support Service Company, in Coimbra
    • Reconnaissance Group, 6th Cavalry Regiment (Regimento de Cavalaria Nº 6) in Braga, with Pandur II and 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 Group, 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 Battalion, Signal Regiment (Regimento de Transmissoes), in Porto
    • Permanent Medium Service Support Nucleus (NPApSvcMed), in Entroncamento

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)

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.[2]
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.[3]
Field artillery
M114 155 mm  United States 24 40 in service since 1983 in the BrigInt. 24 reactivated to equip the BrigInt Field Artillery Battalion.[4]
Firefinder radar
AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder radar  United States Used by 5th Artillery Regiment to detect and track incoming mortar, artillery and rocket fire to determine the point of origin for counterbattery fire.[5]

References
  1. "Brigada de Intervenção". Exército Português. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. "Governo abre concurso para reequipamento dos sistemas de defesa antiaéreos". portugal.gov.pt. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  4. 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.
  5. "Raytheon / Hughes AN/TPQ-36 Firefinding Radar". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
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