4x4s.org NAMED MODEL · 1986–96
NAMED MODELMilitary · PortugalPortugal

Alter II (Portuguese forces)

The Alter II in Portuguese military service, listed by UMM as the Alter Militar TD. The Army took UMMs abroad for the first time with the ONUMOZ peacekeeping mission in Mozambique in 1993.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEAlter II (1986–96)BUILT BYUnião Metalo-Mecânica (UMM), Lisbon, Movauto, SetúbalIN SERVICE1986–96OPERATED INPortugal, Mozambique, Bosnia and HerzegovinaPRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels

The record

When Portugal sent troops to Bosnia in 1996 the UMM drew interest from other European armies, some of which asked UMM about restarting series production.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURERUnião Metalo-Mecânica (UMM), Lisbon ↗, Movauto, Setúbal ↗
UMM; assembled by Movauto, Setúbal
MANUFACTURED1986–96
ENGINEPeugeot XD3TE turbodiesel (2.5 L), 110 PSPeugeot XD3
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINPortugal
OPERATED INPortugal, Mozambique, Bosnia and Herzegovina
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEAlter
FAMILYAlter
WHEELS4
CATEGORYMilitary · Portugal

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

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Sources

  1. 1União Metalo-Mecânica ↗Wikipédia · accessed 2026-09-24SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-24 · status: draft