ISTAR Battalion (Portugal)

The BISTAR is organized as command element and aggregating unit, being made up with the grouping of sub-units specialized in the different ISTAR capabilities, which are raised by several other units. It includes: • Headquarters and Headquarters Company; • C2 Company; • Electronic Warfare Company; • HUMINT Platoon; • Reconnaissance Platoon; • Unattended Ground Sensor Section; • Low Altitude Medium Endurance UAV Platoon; • Weapon Locating Platoon; • Weapon Locating Accousting Sensor Platoon; • Forward Observers Platoon.. == Units ==

• 3rd Cavalry Regiment – Reconnaissance Squadron; • 1st Reconnaissance Platoon (1PelRec); • 2nd Reconnaissance Platoon (2PelRec); • Medium Mortar Platoon (PelMortMed); • Transmissions Section (SecTm); • Battlefield Surveillance Section (SecVCB); • Maintenance Section (SecMan); • Refueling Section (SecReab); • Sanitary Section (SecSan). • Transmission Regiment – Electronic Warfare Company (CompGE); • Support Platoon (PelAp); • Electronic Warfare Platoon (Medium) (PelGE) (Med); • Electronic Warfare Platoon (Light) (Pel GE) (Lig). • Army Geospatial Information Center – Army Geospatial Support Unit (UnApGeo). • Geospatial Analysis Element (ElAnGelo); • Data Acquisition Element (ElAqDados); • Technical Control Element (ElContrTecn). • 5th Artillery Regiment– Surveillance Systems Company (CSV); == Equipment ==

• MARWIN MW12 weather station; • Shelters with workstations for intelligence analysis and command post for information assessment. == References ==