103 ISTAR battalion
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103 ISTAR
-battalion is a cavalry reconnaissance regiment in the Royal Netherlands Army
. The battalion is the main part of the "Regiment Huzaren van Boreel", or "Boreel's Own Hussars". Other parts of the regiment are the independent recce squadrons which are part of the Netherlands
' Army's Mechanised Brigades.
103's tasking is centred on collecting and analysing operational information, then use it to compile intelligence and advice for operational commanders. Other taskings are diverse and include Forward Air Control
; FOO; Route reconnaissance; security operations; EW and SIGINT.
103 ISTAR-battalion has a complement of little over 800 heads and is stationed at Legerplaats bij Oldebroek and the Luitenant Kolonel Tonnet Kazerne in 't Harde
in the Veluwe
area of the Netherlands.
The minister of defence decided to found the ISTAR battalion at June 25, 2001. After preparations the Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Netherlands Army
formally raised the unit at June 25, 2003. He then also decided to formally place the unit under the administration of Boreel's Own Hussars. The battalion continues the traditions of the old 103 Recce Battalion, which was also part of the same regiment. After World War II
Dutch
Cavalry
units became known as battalions, though they still retained a Regimental identity. Boreel's Own Hussars even became a multi-battalion regiment (almost in an infantry style) housing all the Army's armoured reconnaissance and light cavalry units. It continues to do so today.
The battalion is part of the Operational Support Command - Land (Operationeel Ondersteunings Commando Land (OOCL), a formation also containing several specialist engineer units, medical units and such which support the manoeuvre brigades of the army).
ISTAR
ISTAR stands for Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance. In its macroscopic sense, ISTAR is a practice that links several battlefield functions together to assist a combat force in employing its sensors and managing the information they gather.Information is collected on...
-battalion is a cavalry reconnaissance regiment in the Royal Netherlands Army
Royal Netherlands Army
The Royal Netherlands Army is the land forces element of the military of the Netherlands.-Short history:The Royal Netherlands Army was raised on 9 January 1814, but its origins date back to 1572, when the so-called Staatse Leger was raised...
. The battalion is the main part of the "Regiment Huzaren van Boreel", or "Boreel's Own Hussars". Other parts of the regiment are the independent recce squadrons which are part of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
' Army's Mechanised Brigades.
103's tasking is centred on collecting and analysing operational information, then use it to compile intelligence and advice for operational commanders. Other taskings are diverse and include Forward Air Control
Forward air control
Forward air control is the provision of guidance to Close Air Support aircraft intended to ensure that their attack hits the intended target and does not injure friendly troops. This task is carried out by a forward air controller . For NATO forces the qualifications and experience required to be...
; FOO; Route reconnaissance; security operations; EW and SIGINT.
103 ISTAR-battalion has a complement of little over 800 heads and is stationed at Legerplaats bij Oldebroek and the Luitenant Kolonel Tonnet Kazerne in 't Harde
't Harde
t Harde is a town about 6 km southeast of Elburg, on the edge of the Veluwe forest in the Netherlands. It has a train station with connections to Zwolle and Amersfoort. The village's population is approximately 6000 people.-History:...
in the Veluwe
Veluwe
The Veluwe is a forest-rich ridge of hills in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. The Veluwe features many different landscapes including woodland, heath, some small lakes and Europe's largest sand drifts....
area of the Netherlands.
The minister of defence decided to found the ISTAR battalion at June 25, 2001. After preparations the Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Netherlands Army
Royal Netherlands Army
The Royal Netherlands Army is the land forces element of the military of the Netherlands.-Short history:The Royal Netherlands Army was raised on 9 January 1814, but its origins date back to 1572, when the so-called Staatse Leger was raised...
formally raised the unit at June 25, 2003. He then also decided to formally place the unit under the administration of Boreel's Own Hussars. The battalion continues the traditions of the old 103 Recce Battalion, which was also part of the same regiment. After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Dutch
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
Cavalry
Cavalry
Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
units became known as battalions, though they still retained a Regimental identity. Boreel's Own Hussars even became a multi-battalion regiment (almost in an infantry style) housing all the Army's armoured reconnaissance and light cavalry units. It continues to do so today.
Sub units
103 ISTAR battalion contains the following sub units:- Staff 103 ISTAR-battalion
- 101 Military Intelligence and Staff squadron
- 101 Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) Battery (a field artilleryArtilleryOriginally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...
sub unit) - 101 Artillery Support Battery (a Target Acquisition Radar unit)
- 102 EW Company (a SignalsMilitary communicationsHistorically, the first military communications had the form of sending/receiving simple signals . Respectively, the first distinctive tactics of military communications were called Signals, while units specializing in those tactics received the Signal Corps name...
sub unit) - 103 Armoured reconnaissance squadron (formally: Ground-borne reconnaissance squadron)
- 104 Armoured reconnaissance squadron
The battalion is part of the Operational Support Command - Land (Operationeel Ondersteunings Commando Land (OOCL), a formation also containing several specialist engineer units, medical units and such which support the manoeuvre brigades of the army).