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156 ThE MiliTary BalancE 2010<br />

1 100mm gun, (capacity 2 Lynx MK95 (Super Lynx) utl<br />

hel)<br />

2 Karel Dorman class (ex-NLD) each with 2 Mk 141<br />

Harpoon quad (8 eff.) with RGM-84C Harpoon tactical<br />

SSM, 2 Mk 32 twin ASTT with Mk 46 LWT, 1 Mk 48<br />

VLS (8 eff.) with RIM-7M Sea Sparrow SAM, 1 76mm<br />

gun, (capacity for 1 SH-14D hel)<br />

CORVETTES • FSH 7<br />

3 Baptista de Andrade each with 1 100mm gun, 1 hel<br />

landing platform<br />

4 Joao Coutinho each with 2 76mm gun, 1 hel landing<br />

platform<br />

PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 18<br />

PSOH 2 Viana do Castelo (expected ISD 2010)<br />

PCO 4 Cacine<br />

PCI 9: 5 Argos; 4 Centauro<br />

PCR 3: 2 Albatroz; 1 Rio Minho<br />

AMPHIBIOUS • CRAFT 1 LCU<br />

LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT 10:<br />

AORLH 1 Bérrio (ex UK Rover) with 1 hel landing<br />

platform (for medium hel)<br />

AGS 4<br />

ABU 2<br />

TRG 3 AXS<br />

fACILITIEs<br />

Base Located at Lisbon<br />

Naval airbase Located at Montijo<br />

Support bases Leca da Palmeira (North), Portimao (South),<br />

Funchal (Madiera), Ponta Delgada (Azores)<br />

Marines 1,430<br />

fORCEs By ROLE<br />

Police 1 det<br />

Lt inf 2 bn<br />

Spec Ops 1 det<br />

Fire spt 1 coy<br />

EQUIPMENT By TyPE<br />

APC 20 Pandur II (due 2010)<br />

ARTY •MOR 15 120mm<br />

naval aviation<br />

HELICOPTERS • UTL 5 Lynx MK95 (Super Lynx)<br />

Air force 7,100<br />

Flying hours 180 hrs/year on F-16 Fighting Falcon<br />

fORCEs By ROLE<br />

Air 1 (op) COFA comd; 5 (op) gp<br />

FGA 1 sqn with F-16A/B Fighting Falcon; 1 sqn<br />

with F-16 MLU Fighting Falcon<br />

Surv 1 sqn with CASA 212 Aviocar<br />

MR 1 sqn with P-3P/C Orion*<br />

CSAR/SAR/<br />

Fishery<br />

Protection<br />

1 sqn with with EH-101 Merlin; SA-330S<br />

Puma<br />

Tpt 1 sqn with CASA 212 Aviocar (to be<br />

replaced by 12 CN-295M); 1 sqn with<br />

Falcon 50; 1 sqn with C-130H Hercules<br />

Liaison/utl 1 sqn with FTB337 Skymaster (Cessna 337)<br />

Trg 1 sqn with TB-30 Epsilon; 1 sqn with SA-316<br />

Alouette III; 1 sqn with Alpha Jet<br />

EQUIPMENT By TyPE<br />

AIRCRAFT 25 combat capable<br />

FTR 19: 16 F-16A/3 F-16B Fighting Falcon (21 F-16 MLU<br />

by 2010)<br />

MP 6 P-3P Orion*<br />

RECCE 2 CASA 212B Aviocar (survey)<br />

TPT 45: 6 C-130H Hercules (tpt/SAR); 24 CASA 212A<br />

Aviocar (tpt/SAR, Nav/ECM trg, fisheries protection).<br />

First of 12 C-295; 12 FTB337 Skymaster (Cessna 337) 12<br />

(being phased out); 3 Falcon 50 (tpt/VIP)<br />

TRG 41: 25 Alpha Jet (FGA/trg); 16 TB-30 Epsilon<br />

HELICOPTERS<br />

SPT 12 EH-101 Merlin (6 SAR, 4 CSAR, 2 fishery<br />

protection); 4 SA-330S Puma (SAR)<br />

UTL 18 SA-316 Alouette III (trg, utl)<br />

UAV 34 Armor X7<br />

MSL<br />

AAM AIM-120 AMRAAM; AIM-9J/ AIM-9L/ AIM-9P<br />

Sidewinder; AIM-7M Sparrow<br />

ASM AGM-65A Maverick; AGM-84A Harpoon<br />

BOMBS<br />

Laser-guided: Paveway II<br />

Paramilitary 47,700<br />

national republican Guard 26,100<br />

APC (W): some Commando Mk III (Bravia)<br />

HELICOPTERS • UTL 7 SA-315 Lama<br />

Public Security Police 21,600<br />

DEPLOyMENT<br />

Legal provisions for foreign deployment:<br />

Constitution: Codified constitution (1976)<br />

Decision on deployment of troops abroad: By government<br />

AfgHANIsTAN<br />

NATO • ISAF 145<br />

UN • UNAMA 1<br />

ANgOLA<br />

Navy 11 (Technical military cooperation)<br />

BOsNIA-HERzEgOVINA<br />

EU • EUFOR • Operation Althea 51<br />

OSCE • Bosnia and Herzegovina 1<br />

CENTRAL AfRICAN REPUBLIC/CHAD<br />

UN • MINURCAT 1 obs<br />

IRAQ<br />

NATO • NTM-I 8<br />

LEBANON<br />

UN • UNIFIL 146; 1 engr coy<br />

MEDITERRANEAN sEA<br />

NATO • Active Endeavour 1 FFG<br />

MOzAMBIQUE<br />

Navy 7

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