List of equipment of the Portuguese Army

This is a list of equipment in service with the Portuguese Army.

Infantry equipment

Air Defence

Artillery

Armoured vehicles

Tactical vehicles

Unmanned vehicles

Others

Hand Grenades, Explosives and Rounds

• M/321 grenade;
• M/963 grenade;
• M/970 smoke grenade;
• M/968 CM Antimotim – tear gas grenade;
• CS/MOD M7 tear gas grenade.
• Triplex CS tear gas grenade;
• Plastic explosive PE4A;
• M107 projectiles.

Military Gear

• PASGT - Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops in DPM camouflage (being replaced);
• AuxDefense uniforms with combat helmets and bulletproff vests in M18 camouflage;
• Opscore helmet;
• NFM Group THOR bulletproof vest;
• CamelBak Therobak;
• Source Tactical Gear Rider;
• Saab Barracuda SOTACS vest (used by sniper's);
• Advanced Bomb Suit;.

Military Comunications

• SIC-T Communications system;
• EID PRC-525 multiband radios;
• EID ICC-401 IP intercom system;
• AN/PRC-148 JEM.

Radar's

• AN/PPQ-2 PSTAR target acquisition radar;
• AN/PPS-5B battlefield surveillance radar;
• AN/TPQ-36 firefinder radar;
• RATAC-S mobile targets acquisition radar;
• BOR-A 550 ground and coast surveillance radar.

Military engineering

• GDELS EWK Faltschwimmbrücken (FSB) military bridge with movable sections and Schottel boats.;
• Mabey Logistic Support Bridge;
• Bailey military bridge;
• Treadway military bridge;
• Volvo FMX trucks, including dump trucks, tow trucks, NBQR Defence trucks and tractor units;
• Komatsu BOSS 15 tons forklift;
• Manitou MHT 10180L forklift;
• JCB 110W;
• Caterpillar D6H;
• Komatsu D65E-12;
• Komatsu D65EX-18;
• Komatsu WB 93R;
• Dumper Volvo 86;
• Dumper Volvo A25G.

Miscellaneous Equipment

• Spir-ID (identifier of radioactive and nuclear materials);
• AN/PEQ-16B MIPIM laser illuminator;
• Newcon Optik LRB 6K laser rangefinder;
• Jenoptik NYXUS Bird Long Range thermal Imaging system;
• Rheinmetall Vario-Ray;
• Rheinmetall AG LM-Low Profile;
• Aimpoint CompM4 red dot sight;
• Schmidt & Bender 1.5 - 8 x 26 PM II Short Dot sight;
• Trijicon VCOG 1-6x24 sight;
• Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS);
• BMS-C2 Battlefield management system;
• Critical Software EyeCommand Battlefront;
• KMW Live Firing Monitoring Equipment (LFME) for Leopard 2 A6;
• Military Field kitchens (KARCHËR MFK 2, SERT CR 500L and PCM 300);
• AN/PSN-11 Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver;
• AN/PVS-14 night-vision device;
• AN/PVS-21 night googles;
• AN/PVS-5B night googles;
• VVLITE Night Vision Goggles;
• Extrema Ratio Fulcrum bayonet.
• M969 Semi-Trailer Refueler

Planned equipment

As Portugal is one of the founding members of NATO, all of its military equipment is purchased from companies from allied countries, such as countries of NATO, European Union and Israel. All of this equipment should be in the purchase process under the current Portuguese Military Programming law:

Retired equipment

Pistols

• Heckler & Koch USP (Was used by Portuguese Army in some international missions): currently on the war reserves
• SIG Sauer P228 (Was used by CTOE): currently on the war reserves
• Beretta 92 (Was used by Army Police): currently on the war reserves
• Walther P38
• Luger P08
• Smith & Wesson Model 10
• Mauser C96

Submachine guns

• Brügger & Thomet MP9 (used for experimental purposes during ISAF mission).
• Uzi m/961: currently on the war reserves
• FBP (pistola-metralhadora) m/948 (39.113 units)
• Vigneron (pistola-metralhadora) m/961
• Sterling submachine gun L2A1
• Sten SMG
• Bergmann MP 18 7.65mm

Assault rifles and battle rifles

• SIG SG 543 (1.049 units used by Commandos and CTOE): currently on the war reserves
• IMI Galil ARM (2.000 units used by Portuguese Paratroopers): currently on the war reserves
• Heckler & Koch G3A3 (Replaced by FN SCAR L): currently on the war reserves
• FN FAL (4.795 units)
• ArmaLite AR-10 (1.500 units)
• M1917 Enfield
• Karabiner 98k Espingarda 8 mm Mauser m/938

Sniper rifles

• Heckler & Koch PSG1: currently on the war reserves

Machine guns

• Heckler & Koch HK21: currently on the war reserves
• M60E3 machine gun: currently on the war reserves
• Browning M1919
• MG 3: currently on the war reserves
• MG 42
• Maschinengewehr Modell 34 (MG34)
• MG13 m/944
• Madsen machine gun
• Vickers machine gun
• Lewis machine gun
• Breda Model 37 m/938

Grenade launchers

• Heckler & Koch HK79A1
• M79 grenade launcher

Anti-aircraft artillery

• Blowpipe MANPAD (57 units)
• Bofors 40 mm (62 units)
• Thomson-CSF Crotale (2 launching units with 1 radar)
• M48A2E1/A3 Chaparral (11 version A2E1 and 23 version A3)

Anti-tank weapons

• Lança Foguetes de 37mm
• Bazuca 60mm m/955
• M20 "Super" Bazooka m/952
• M18 recoilless rifle 57mm
• M20 recoilless rifle 75mm
• M67 recoilless rifle 90mm
• M40A1 recoilless rifle 106mm (128 units)

Artillery

• Mortar M2 60mm
• Mortar 81mm French Brandt m/937
• Mortar 107mm M2 4.2-inch m/951
• Canon de 75 modèle 1897
• 15 cm sFH 18
• 10.5 cm leFH 18 (150 units)
• Obice da 75/18 modello 34 (92 units)
• BL 6-inch 26 cwt howitzer
• BL 5.5-inch medium gun (227 units)
• BL 4.5-inch medium field gun (120 units)
• Ordnance QF 25-pounder (12 relegated to ceremonial role) ( 132 units received)
• M101 howitzer (56 units): currently on the war reserves
• OTO Melara Mod 56 (24 units)

Vehicles

• Fast Attack Vehicle (6 units used by Portuguese Paratroopers)
• M3A1 Scout Car
• Chaimite (80 units)
• Daimler Dingo
• Humber Armoured Car
• Ferret (32 units)
• Panhard AML-60 (50 units)
• Panhard M3 (6 to 8 units)
• Alvis Saladin (39 units)
• M8 Greyhound
• Panhard EBR (51 units)
• M2 Half-track
• M3 Half-track
• Sexton Mk II
• Carden Loyd tankette (6 units)
• M3 Stuart (80 units)
• Vickers 6-Ton (2 units)
• Grizzly I cruiser
• Valentine Mk2 (36 units)
• M4A3E4 Sherman
• M24 Chaffee (16 units)
• M47 Patton (150 units)
• M48 Patton (65 units)
• M60A3 TTS Patton (93 units)
• M109 A2 (6 units): currently on the war reserves
• M728 (3 units)

References

1. List of military equipment of NATO
2. List of equipment of the Indian Army
3. List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
4. List of equipment of the Angolan Army
5. List of equipment of the Royal Moroccan Army
6. Lists of World War II military equipment
7. Lists of currently active military equipment by country
8. List of equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
9. Portuguese Army
10. List of active equipment of the German Air Force
11. List of equipment of the Romanian Armed Forces
12. List of units of the Portuguese Army
13. List of equipment of the United States Army during World War II
14. List of serving generals of the Indian Army
15. List of historical equipment of the Canadian military
16. List of armies by country
17. List of countries by level of military equipment
18. United States Army
19. List of active People's Liberation Army aircraft
20. Tanks of the Ukrainian Army