The 1st Surface to Air Missiles Brigade "

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Nicolae Dăscălescu" ( ro, Brigada 1 Rachete Sol-Aer), is the main

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unit of the

Romanian Air Force The Romanian Air Force (RoAF) ( ro, Forțele Aeriene Române) is the air force branch of the Romanian Armed Forces. It has an air force headquarters, an operational command, five airbases and an air defense brigade. Reserve forces include one ai ...

. Its headquarters are located in

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. The brigade was created on August 1, 1973, by gathering together the 18th and 19th SAM regiments. In 1995, it received the honorific name "General Nicolae Dăscălescu" (''after

Nicolae Dăscălescu Nicolae I. Dăscălescu (29 June 1884 – 28 September 1969) was a Romanian general during World War II. Biography He was born in a poor peasant family in Căciulești, Neamț County, Kingdom of Romania. After completing elementary school in ...

1884-1969'') and a new battle flag. The main task of the 1st SAM Brigade is Bucharest's air defense. The brigade's area of responsibility covers six counties. The unit currently operates

MIM-23 Hawk The Raytheon MIM-23 HAWK ("Homing all the way killer") is an American medium-range surface-to-air missile. It was designed to be a much more mobile counterpart to the MIM-14 Nike Hercules, trading off range and altitude capability for a much sm ...

missiles. The 7th HAWK Battalion was equipped with the MIM-23 missiles since 2006.

Structure

*1st SAM Brigade - HQ in

**111st SAM Battalion ''"Voievodul Mihai"'' **112nd SAM Battalion **113rd SAM Battalion ''"Codrii Vlăsiei"'' **114th SAM Battalion ''"Colonel Mircea Aelenei"'' **5th SAM Battalion ''"Horea"'' **6th SAM Battalion ''"Șoimii Bărăganului"'' **7th HAWK Battalion **8th Technical Battalion

External links

Official site of the Romanian Air ForceOfficial account of the Brigade on Facebook

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1st Surface To Air Missiles Brigade (Romania) Brigades of Romania Romanian Air Force Military units and formations established in 1995