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Communication And Information Systems Groups (CIS)
The Communication and Information Systems Groups (Gp CIS), known until 2002 as the Transmission Troops or TTr (, {{langx, fr, Troupes de Transmissions), are the military communications units of the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. They operate and maintain secure communications and information systems at strategic, operational and tactical level. Each brigade headquarters was also supported by its own HQ company that included a Transmission platoon. In 2002, the brigade headquarters Transmission platoons were disbanded, and the independent Transmission units transformed into Groups CIS (Gp CIS). To support the brigades and subordinate units, five Groups CIS were established: * 2nd Group CIS in Sint-Niklaas (disbanded) * 4th Group CIS in Marche-en-Famenne *5th Group CIS in Tournai (disbanded) * 6th Group CIS in Vilvoorde *10th Group CIS in Leopoldsburg With the Transformation Plan of the Belgian Army and establishment of the Medium Brigade, the 2nd Group CIS and 5th Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Communications
Military communications or military signals involve all aspects of communications, or conveyance of information, by armed forces. Examples from '' Jane's Military Communications'' include text, audio, facsimile, tactical ground-based communications, naval signalling, terrestrial microwave, tropospheric scatter, satellite communications systems and equipment, surveillance and signal analysis, security, direction finding and jamming. IHS Jane'sbr>Military Communications Retrieved 2012-01-23. The most urgent purposes are to communicate information to commanders and orders from them. Military communications span from pre-history to the present. The earliest military communications were delivered by runners. Later, communications progressed to visual signals. For example, Naval ships would use flag signaling to communicate from ship to ship. These flags are a uniform set of easily identifiable nautical codes that would convey visual messages and codes between ships and fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Army
The Land Component (, ), historically and commonly still referred to as the Belgian Army (, ), is the Land warfare, land branch of the Belgian Armed Forces. The King of the Belgians is the commander in chief. The current chief of staff of the Land Component is Major-General Jean-Pol Baugnée. Dating back to Belgium's establishment in 1830, the Land Component is the oldest service branch of the Belgian Armed Forces, and is also the largest of the four branches, with approximately 10,000 active military personnel and over 2,000 reservists as of 2022. History Early history The Belgian Army was established in 1830 after Belgium gained independence from the Netherlands after the Belgian Revolution. It was initially expected that as neutral buffer state with borders guaranteed by France, British Empire, Britain, and Prussia, Belgium could avoid the need for an expensive permanent military, relying instead on the part-time militia of the existing (Civil Guard); however, the need o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Of Belgium
The Belgian Armed Forces (; , ) are the combined national military forces of Belgium. The Monarchy of Belgium, King of the Belgians is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. The Belgian Armed Forces was established after Belgium Belgian Revolution, became independent in October 1830. Since then, the Belgian armed forces have fought in World War I, World War II, the Cold War (Korean War and the Belgian Belgian Forces in Germany, occupation of the Federal Republic of Germany), Kosovo War, Kosovo, Rwandan Civil War, Rwanda, Somalia War (2006–2009), Somalia and War in Afghanistan (2001–2021), Afghanistan. The Armed Forces comprise five branches: the Belgian Land Component, Land Component, the Belgian Air Component, Air Component, the Belgian Navy, Naval Component, the Belgian Medical Component, Medical Component and the Cyber Component. History Establishment When Belgium broke away from the Netherlands in 1830 it was initially expected that a neutral buffer state, with its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Group CIS
The 2nd Group Communication and Information Systems was a military communications unit in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. The 2nd Gp CIS was stationed at the Westakkers base in Sint-Niklaas. They operated and maintained secure communications and information systems at strategic, operational and tactical level. In 2006, the 2nd Gp CIS deployed to Lebanon to support the Belgian contingent during demining operations under United Nations The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ... structure. With the Transformation Plan of the Belgian Army and establishment of the Medium Brigade, the 2nd Group CIS was disbanded in 2011 and its personnel was mainly transferred to the 6th Group CIS. Sources Belgische Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers QRVA 19698-19699Questions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th Group CIS
The 4th Group Communication and Information Systems is a military communications unit in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces The Belgian Armed Forces (; , ) are the combined national military forces of Belgium. The Monarchy of Belgium, King of the Belgians is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. The Belgian Armed Forces was established after Belgium Belgian Rev .... References CIS, 4 Marche-en-Famenne {{Belgium-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Group CIS
The 5th Group Communication and Information Systems was a military communications unit in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces The Belgian Armed Forces (; , ) are the combined national military forces of Belgium. The Monarchy of Belgium, King of the Belgians is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. The Belgian Armed Forces was established after Belgium Belgian Rev .... Following the Transformation Plan of the Belgian Army and the establishment of the Medium Brigade, the 5th Group CIS was disbanded in 2011. References CIS, 5 {{Belgium-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Group CIS
The 6th Group Communication and Information Systems (6 Gp CIS) is the only special communication and information operations forces unit of the Special Operations Regiment, which specialized in air assault and airborne operations, clandestine operation, command and control, commando style raids, cyberwarfare, HUMINT, intelligence assessment, irregular warfare, long-range penetration, military communication, SIGINT, special operations, and special reconnaissance. History During the mobilization of 1914 for the First World War, each division had a Telegraph section. There was then a "6th Telegraph Section" of the 6th Army Division. After the First World War, all transmission troops were grouped in one transmission regiment which counted 20,000 men in 1940. In 1939, with the reorganisation on the eve of World War II, the regiment of transmission troops was split into different units. 6 TTr was attached to the 6th Infantry Division. After the Second World War, on May 21, 1951, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10th Group CIS
The 10th Group Communication and Information Systems is a military communications unit in the Belgian Army, Land Component of the Military of Belgium, Belgian Armed Forces. The 10th Group CIS operates and maintains secure communications and information systems at strategic, operational and tactical level, and their Regional Support and Service Center provides technical support to other units in its area of operation. The 10th Group CIS was established in 2003 and supported the Medium Brigade in accordance with the Transformation Plan of the Belgian Army. On November 22, 2018, the Medium Brigade was restructured into the Motorized Brigade (Belgium), Motorized Brigade and incorporates both the 10th Groups CIS and its sister unit 4th Group CIS. {{mil-unit-stub Sources De Gemotoriseerde BrigadeEvolution of the Motorized Brigade, retrieved October 23, 2023. Strada Lex Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordiger snr 50-342 KrijgsmachtChamber of Representatives, Question and Answer No 0342 on netw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorized Brigade (Belgium)
The Motorised Brigade, formerly the Medium Brigade, is a Brigade of the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces commanded by Kolonel Lieven Geeraert. Its headquarters is located in Leopoldsburg and Marche-en-Famenne After World War II, the unit was known as the Brigade Bevrijding, 1er Groupement d'Infanterie and finally as the 1re Brigade d'Infanterie, later the 1re Brigade d'Infanterie Blindée. The brigade consists of 5 manoeuvre battalions. Equipment: In the future, the brigade will be equipped with various motorised vehicles, including 44x pandur I, 382x VBMR griffon, 60x EBRC Jaguar and hundreds of Oskosch command and liaison vehicles. The artillery battalion will have 28 155 mm self-propelled howitzers. Future organisation: the combat capacity of the brigade will be reorganized around 4 infantry battalions and 2 cavalry battalions. The artillery battalion is to have an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Operations Regiment (Belgium)
The Special Operations Regiment is a special operations force of the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. Its headquarters is located in Heverlee. It was known as the Light Brigade until 3 July 2018 when it was renamed and transformed into its current form. History During the Second World War, parachutist and commando units were founded in Great Britain. In January 1942 the first Belgian parachutists were trained at RAF Ringway, Manchester, England, to serve in the No. 10 (Inter-Allied) Commando. The same year, the Belgian Independent Parachute Company was established and commanded by Captain Eddy Blondeel. Later, the unit was incorporated into Britain's Special Air Service Brigade and became the 5th Special Air Service (known as the Belgian SAS squadron). The SAS squadron was active during World War II until enemy activities were discontinued. They performed several operations using the parachute regiment and armoured jeeps. Thereafter, the unit also took part in coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
