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ISTAR Battalion (Portugal)
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The ISTAR Battalion (BISTAR, Batalhão ISTAR in Portuguese) is the Portuguese Army unit responsible for centralizing the intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions.
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ISTAR Battalion Batalhão ISTAR | |
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![]() Portuguese soldiers from the ISTAR Battalian hook their Panhard VBL to a UH-60 Blackhawk. | |
Active | 2009 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | Army |
Role | Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance |
Size | Battalion |
Part of | Army General Support Forces |
Garrison | Vendas Novas, Oporto, Lisbon |
Equipment | AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven, AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder radar, RATC-S Mobile target finder radar, MARWIN MW12 weather station |
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The ISTAR started to be raised in 2009, following NATO requisites and the need felt by the Portuguese Army to develop the capability to give ISTAR support to its operational brigades and to its deployed forces in foreign territory.[1][2]