Army Police (Portugal)

This article is about the Polícia do Exército of Portugal. For the similar named Polícia do Exército of Brazil, see Army Police (Brazil).

The Army Police (Portuguese: Polícia do Exército, PE), usually called the Lanceiros, is the military police of the Portuguese Army — formerly designated as Polícia Militar (Military Police) between 1953 and 1976. In the Portuguese Army it is a speciality of the Cavalry Arm, being the instruction and organization of the Army Police forces is of the responsibility of the Regimento de Lanceiros Nº 2 (2nd Lancers Regiment).

Polícia do Exército Toyota Hilux

Army Police Honor Guard for Donald Rumsfeld.

The military police wear a black beret.

Field organization

Operational units of the Army Police:

• Army Police Group of the Army's Permanent Operational Force General Support Forces;
• Army Police platoons of the Mechanized Brigade, of the Rapid Reaction Brigade, of the Intervention Brigade, of the Military Zone of Azores and of the Military Zone of Madeira;
• Army Police platoon of the Military Prison;
• Army Police platoon of the School of Cavalry.

Equipment

Infantry equipment

• Glock 17 Gen 5;^[1]
• Benelli Supernova
• Heckler & Koch MP5K
• FN SCAR L STD
• FN Minimi Mk3
• FN40GL Grenade launcher

Vehicles

• Yamaha TDM 900
• Mitsubishi L200
• Land Rover Defender 110
• Toyota Land Cruiser
• Citroën Berlingo
• Mercedes-Benz Vito
• Unimog 1750L
• DAF YA 4440 D
• Mercedes-Benz Atego 4X2^[2]

See also

• Army Police (Brazil)

References

1. "Glock 17 Gen 5 RL2". Facebook.
2. "NOVAS CAPACIDADES NOS LANCEIROS | Operacional" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-30.