Brazilian Imperial Navy

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The Brazilian Imperial Navy (Portuguese: Marinha Imperial Brasileira, or "MIB") is the branch of the Brazilian military tasked with the maritime defense of the nation. It has approximately 252,000 personnel in active service and 82,000 in the reserves. The navy includes three 20,000 personnel-strong Marine Corps divisions (two in active service, one in reserve). The MIB's inventory includes 250 ships in active service and over 3,500 operational aircraft (this does not include aircraft assigned to the Marine Corps). Admiral Pablo Inácio Neto commands the navy.

Contents

Mission

  • Sea patrols of territorial waters
  • Establish presence in disputed territorial waters and protect current interests
  • Anti-piracy, anti-smuggling, search and rescue
  • Maintain security of territorial waters
  • Active logistical support role of combatants and island garrisons
  • Maintain security of Sea Lines of Communications

Wartime

  • Littoral defense of local seas
  • Blockade or protection of vital ship routes and choke points
  • Tactical transport, support, and amphibious operations of ground forces
  • Air defense
  • Anti-submarine operations
  • Engagement of enemy shipping
  • Active logistical support role of combatants and island garrisons

Organization

The navy is organized into several operational fleets, which are as follows:

Amphibious fleet

The amphibious fleet has permanently assigned amphibious vessels to transport Army personnel. A small number of frigates are assigned to the fleet on a short-term basis to act as escorts.

Battle fleet

The battle fleet is comprised of the navy's single battleship and the majority of its destroyers, frigates, and corvettes, assigned on a long-term basis.

Aviation fleet

The aviation fleet is assigned aircraft carriers, which are escorted by destroyers and frigates (assigned on a long-term basis).

Submarine fleet

The navy's submarines are all assigned to this fleet - as can be surmised by the name.

Inventory

Surface combatants

Battleships

  • 1 Rio de Janeiro class battleship
    • 8 MQ-8 Fire Scout UAVs

Cruisers

  • 12 Ticonderoga class guided missile cruisers
    • 1 HH-60H Rescue Hawk combat search and rescue helicopter
    • 1 MH-60R Seahawk multimission maritime helicopter

Destroyers

  • 20 Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyers
    • 2 SH-60B Seahawk multimission maritime helicopters

Frigates

  • 10 Horizon class anti-air warfare frigates
    • 1 NHI NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopter
  • 14 Niterói class frigates
    • 1 Super Lynx 300 maritime attack helicopter

Corvettes

  • 8 Inhaúma class corvettes
    • 1 Super Lynx 300 maritime attack helicopter

Aircraft carriers

  • 2 Dom Pedro II class supercarriers
    • 50 F/A-18C Hornet multirole fighters
    • 15 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet carrier-borne strike fighters
    • 5 EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft
    • 6 RC-12D Huron electronic surveillance aircraft
    • 4 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AEW aircraft
    • 2 C-2 Greyhound carrier borne transports
    • 6 Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk multimission maritime helicopters
      • 2 SH-60B Seahawk surface warfare helicopters
      • 2 SH-60F Oceanhawk anti-submarine warfare and search and rescue helicopters
      • 2 HH-60H Rescue Hawk combat search and rescue helicopters
    • 12 Eurocopter Panther utility helicopters
      • 3 AS 565 MA/MB naval search and rescue helicopters
      • 3 AS 565 SA/SB anti-submarine warfare helicopters
      • 3 AS 565 N3 maritime patrol and surveillance helicopters
      • 3 Panther 800 light utility helicopters

Submarines

  • 20 Los Angeles class nuclear attack submarines (SSN)
  • 10 Type 209 class guided missile submarines (SSG)
  • 10 Scorpène class guided missile submarines (SSG)
  • 6 Typhoon class ballistic missile submarines (SSBN)
  • 2 Ohio class cruise missile submarines (SSGN)

Mine warfare vessels

  • 5 Avenger class mine countermeasures ships
  • 5 Osprey class coastal minehunters

Patrol craft

  • 35 Combat Boat 90 fast military assault craft
  • 10 Armidale class patrol boats
  • 2 River class patrol vessels
  • 4 Kingston class patrol vessels

Amphibious ships

Amphibious assault ships

  • 4 Tarawa class amphibious assault ships (LHA)
    • 16 CH-46A Sea Knight assault helicopters
    • 5 CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift cargo helicopters
    • 4 UH-1 Iroquois multipurpose utility helicopters
  • 6 Wasp class amphibious assault ships (LHD)
    • 6 AV-8B Harrier II STOVL strike aircraft
    • 4 AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopters
    • 12 CH-46A Sea Knight assault helicopters
    • 3 CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift cargo helicopters
    • 3 UH-1N Twin Huey multipurpose utility helicopters

Amphibious command ship

  • 1 Blue Ridge class command ship

Landing Ship, Dock

  • 6 Whidbey Island class Landing Ship, Dock (LSD)
  • 4 Harper's Ferry class Landing Ship, Dock (LSD)
  • 4 Bay class Landing Ship, Dock (LSD)

Landing Port, Dock

  • 7 LPD 4 Austin class Landing Port, Dock (LPD)
  • 5 San Antonio class Landing Port, Dock (LPD)

Landing Ship, Tank

  • 9 Newport class Landing Ship, Tank (LST)

Auxillaries

Fast combat support ships

  • 5 Supply class fast combat support ships
    • 3 MH-60S Knighthawk transport and vertical replenishment helicopters

Fleet replenishment oilers

  • 5 Henry J. Kaiser class oilers
    • 1 MH-60S Knighthawk transport and vertical replenishment helicopter

Salvage ships

  • 2 Alte. Guilhem class salvage tugs

Submarine tenders

  • 2 Emory S. Land class submarine tenders

Tankers

  • 1 Alte. Gastão Motta class tanker
  • 1 Marajó class tanker
  • 1 Potengi class tanker

Hospital ships

  • 2 Dr. Montenegro class hospital ships

Cargo ships

  • 3 Fast Sealift Ship cargo ships
  • 1 Lewis and Clark class dry cargo ship

Ammunition ships

  • 4 Kilauea class ammunition ships
    • MH-60S Knighthawk transport and vertical replenishment helicopters

Naval aviation

The navy also has a large aviation element, comprising numerous aircraft, whose roles include the following:

  1. Fleet
  2. Strike
  3. Ground attack
  4. Reconnaissance
  5. Anti-submarine warfare
  6. Anti-surface warfare
  7. Replenishment-at-sea
  8. Support of amphibious operations
  9. Search and rescue

The naval aviation's inventory is listed as follows (note that these do not include aircraft stationed on carriers and other ships, or aircraft assigned to the Marine Corps):

Fixed-wing aircraft

  • AV-8B Harrier II STOVL jet multirole aircraft
  • C-2 Greyhound carrier borne transport
  • E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AEW aircraft
  • EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft
  • F/A-18C Hornet multirole fighter
  • F/A-18E/F Super Hornet carrier-borne strike fighter
    • EA-18G Growler Electronic warfare variant
  • Embraer R-95 aerial survey aircraft
  • Embraer P-95 maritime patrol aircraft
  • Embraer P-99 maritime patrol aircraft
  • Neiva Regente 420L Air Observation Post
  • RC-12D Huron electronic surveillance aircraft
  • T-45A Goshawk naval trainer

Helicopters

  • AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopter
  • CH-46A Sea Knight assault helicopter
  • CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift cargo helicopter
  • Eurocopter Panther utility helicopter
    • AS 565 UA/UB: Utility version
    • AS 565 AA/AB: Attack version
    • AS 565 MA/MB: Naval search and rescue version
    • AS 565 SA/SB: Anti-submarine warfare version
    • AS 565 N3: Maritime patrol and surveillance version
    • Panther 800: Light utility version
  • MH-53E Sea Dragon mine countermeasures helicopter
  • Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk multimission maritime helicopter
    • SH-60B Seahawk: Surface warfare version
    • SH-60F Oceanhawk: Anti-submarine warfare and search and rescue version
    • HH-60H Rescue Hawk: Combat search and rescue version
    • MH-60S Knighthawk: Transport and vertical replenishment version
  • Westland Super Lynx 300 maritime attack helicopter

Brazilian Imperial Marine Corps

The Brazilian Imperial Marine Corps (Portuguese: Corpo Marinho Imperial Brasileiro, or CMIB) is a naval amphibious force responsible for providing power projection from the sea utilizing the mobility of the Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. The CMIB has the unique ability to rapidly deploy a combined-arms task force to almost anywhere in the world within days. The basic structure for all deployed units is a marine air-ground task force that integrates a ground combat component, an air component, and a logistics combat component under a common command element. Marines operate under principles of self-sufficiency, stealth, speed, and close teamwork, and are internationally considered to be among the best in the world. The CMIB's ability to rapidly respond to regional crises has made it, and continues to make it, an important body in the implementation and execution of Brazilian foreign policy. General Luís Alencar is the commander of the CMIB.

Marine Corps division

The marine division forms a rapid reaction force designed to conduct amphibious combat operations in defense of Brazil.

It has the following advantages:

  1. Readiness within 72 hours
  2. Small logistical footprint
  3. Excellent tactical mobility

However, it has one notable disadvantage:

  1. Lack of independence

The marine division consists of the following:

  • 3 marine brigades
  • 1 divisional aviation brigade
  • Headquarters
    • 120 personnel with armored vehicles under the command of a Major-General

Marine brigade

A marine brigade is organized as follows:

  • 4 marine infantry battalions
  • 1 tank battalion
  • 1 artillery battalion
  • 1 aviation battalion
  • 1 engineer battalion
  • 1 reconnaissance squadron
  • 1 support battalion
  • Headquarters
    • 30 personnel commanded by a Brigadier
Marine infantry battalion

Each marine infantry battalion is comprised of 4 infantry companies, a fire support company, an engineer platoon, a logistics company, a reconnaissance platoon, and a headquarters.

The infantry company consists of 3 platoons and 1 company headquarters. Each platoon has three Expeditionary Fighting Vehicles (EFV) for each of its three squads. The squad's personnel include the section leader, two machine gunners, two grenadiers, and four riflemen, one of whom is a sniper. In these vehicles there are also the platoon commanding officer, the platoon executive officer, the platoon sergeant, and the medic. The Company Headquarters has two EFVs (carrying the company CO, the company XO, the radio unit, three medics, the company sergeant-major, and a MQ-8 Fire Scout UAV unit with two UAVs).

The fire support company consists of the following:

  • Direct fire platoon
    • 8 BMP-3M
  • Indirect fire platoon
    • 8 2S31 Vena 120mm self-propelled mortars
  • Air defense platoon
    • 8 2K22M Tunguska-M1
  • Anti-tank platoon
    • 4 9P162 Kornet-T
    • 4 9P157 Krizantema-S
  • Headquarters
    • 1 BMP-3K

The engineer platoon has two BREM-L armored recovery vehicles and two DZM Vostorg-2 combat engineer vehicles.

The logistics company consists of the following vehicles: ten M973 Small Unit Support Vehicles and sixteen BVS10 All Terrain Armored Vehicles.

The reconnaissance platoon has four ERC 90 Sagaie reconnaissance vehicles, two EFVs, and four HMMWVs (two of which carry the MQ-8 Fire Scout UAV). The unit also includes a sniper section and two scout sections.

Headquarters is commanded by a colonel with a ten man staff, guarded by twenty security troops, and has two Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle Command Platforms and four EFVs.

Tank battalion

The tank battalion comprises 4 tank squadrons, a fire support company, an engineer platoon, a logistics company, a reconnaissance platoon, and a headquarters.

Each tank squadron consists of thirteen T-90 main battle tanks.

The tank battalion's fire support company is noticeably smaller than that of the infantry battalion, consisting only of an indirect fire platoon and an air defense platoon (both organizationally similar to their counterparts in the marine infantry battalion).

The remaining units are identical to their counterparts in the infantry battalion, except for the engineer platoon, which uses two IMR-3 combat engineer vehicles.

Artillery battalion
  • 2 field artillery batteries
    • 8 Rascal 155mm self-propelled howitzers
    • 1 EFV Command Platform
  • 1 rocket battery
    • 8 Astros II self-propelled multiple rocket launchers
    • 1 EFV Command Platform
  • 1 air defense battery
    • 8 Rapier FSC
  • Headquarters
    • 1 EFV Command Platform
Aviation battalion
  • 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters
  • 12 CH-46D Sea Knight assault/medium utility helicopters
  • 12 NHI NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopters
  • 8 MV-22B Osprey transports
  • 8 MQ-8 Fire Scout UAVs
Engineer battalion
  • 12 BREM-L armored recovery vehicles
  • 12 MTU-90 bridge layer tanks
  • 8 M3 Amphibious Rigs
  • 12 IMR-3 combat engineer vehicles
  • 4 FV180 Combat Engineer Tractors
Reconnaissance squadron
  • 12 ERC 90 Sagaie
  • 3 HMMWVs
Support battalion
  • Logistics
    • 10 M1093 5-ton standard cargo trucks
    • 12 M1091 fuel/water tankers
    • 6 M1089 wreckers
    • 20 M973A2 Small Unit Support Vehicles
    • 20 BVS10 All Terrain Armored Vehicles
    • 10 MK14 Flatbeds
    • 10 MK16 Fifth-wheels
    • 10 MK17 Material Handling Cranes
    • 10 MK18A1 Self-Loaders
  • Medical
    • 12 M997 Maxi-Ambulances
  • Military Intelligence
    • 2 HMMWVs (carrying MQ-8 Fire Scout UAVs)
  • Military Police
    • 6 M1114 up-armored armament carriers
  • Signals Corps
    • 2 R-149BMR signals vehicles
  • Chemical Corps
    • 2 M93A1 Fox NBC reconnaissance vehicles

Divisional aviation brigade

  • 20 Embraer C-390 medium transports
  • 16 NHI NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopters
  • 12 CH-46D Sea Knight assault/medium utility helicopters
  • 12 AV-8B Harrier II STOVL strike aircraft
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