Published work - Portuguese magazines

Published work in Portuguese magazines focuses mainly national military projects such as the
Portuguese-built Chaimite armoured vehicle or the Berliet-Tramagal family of military trucks, both deployed in combat operations in Africa, and units from the Portuguese Navy.

MOTOR CLÁSSICO ::  monthly :: classic cars 

Portuguese-built models:
Berliet-Tramagal GBC and GBA military trucks (MC 60)
UMM light tactical vehicles (MC 53)
Bravia Gazela, Leopardo and Pantera military trucks (MC 27 and 28)
Bravia Chaimite armoured vehicles (MC 22 and 23)

Foreigh models:
Daimler Ferret Mk II light armoured vehicle (MC 73)
M113 family of tracked armoured vehicles (MC 70)
Shorland Mk III patrol armoured car (MC 67)
M48 A5 Patton main battle tank (MC 65)
Panhard EBR and ETT wheeled armoured vehicles (MC 62)
M47 Patton main battle tank (MC 55)

SIRIUS :: bimonthly :: aviation and space

Plane spotting in Switzerland (November 2012)
Saab Gripen JAS-39 E/F selected by the Swiss Air Force (March 2012)
Sion Air Show 2011 (November 2011)

REVISTA DE MARINHA :: bimonthly :: naval subjects

D. Francisco de Almeida frigate, Dutch Karel Doorman class (February 2011)
Navy Day 2010 in Portimão (May 2010)
New Tridente submarine, U-209PN model (November 2010)
Cassiopeia patrol boat, Surveilling the seas at fast speed (February 2010)

VEGA :: bimonthly :: naval subjects

The Navy Helicopter Squadron (EHM), Sailing across the skies (August 2008)

TOPOS & CLÁSSICOS :: monthly :: classic vehicles

Bravia Comando Mk III, Portuguese-built armoured patrol car (January 2009)

SEGURANÇA E DEFESA :: quarterly :: national security and defense

Portuguese Army (November 2007) 

Chaimite: Second article published

Following a first part published in the December issue, the Portuguese magazine Motor Clássico has published on its Jannuary issue, the second part of a work covering the history of the portuguese-built Chaimite armoured vehicle.

Among the topics covered are the operational deployment of the Chaimite fleet in the Colonial War during the 1970s and the peacekeeping operations of the 1990s, details from foreign users , the Portuguese Marines fleet inclunding the history of the Armada 90 vehicle as well as other unknown aspects and curiosities such as the current status of the Portuguese and foreign vehicles or the destiny of the vehicles and prototypes.
These two articles are the result of several months of field research which has included interviews, research on archives, military units and press as part of the Chaimite Research Project. Main references and sources are indicated in the second part.

Pedro Monteiro

Chaimite: First article published

The Portuguese magazine Motor Clássico has published on its December issue, the first part of the history of the portuguese-built Chaimite armoured vehicle which has been in operation with both Portuguese and foreign military and security forces since the 1970s.

This first article comprises topics such as the context which surround the development of the project, the first years of production, other projects developed by the Bravia-VM (e.g., the Leopardo truck and the Comando Mk III security vehicle) as well as a technical description of the Chaimite. Other topics will have further development in the second part of this work.
The article is the result of several months of field research which has included interviews, research on archives, military units and press as part of the Chaimite Research Project.

Pedro Monteiro