Lapland Air Defence Regiment ( fi, Lapin Ilmatorjuntarykmentti) is a unit of the
Finnish Army
The Finnish Army (Finnish: ''Maavoimat'', Swedish: ''Armén'') is the land forces branch of the Finnish Defence Forces. The Finnish Army is divided into six branches: the infantry (which includes armoured units), field artillery, anti-aircraft ...
located in
Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi ( , ; sme, Roavvenjárga ; smn, Ruávinjargâ; sms, Ruäʹvnjargg) is a city and municipality of Finland. It is the administrative capital and commercial centre of Finland's northernmost province, Lapland, and its southern part Per ...
. It was founded in 1989 as a brigade-level unit with the name Lapland Air Defence Regiment ( fi, Lapin ilmatorjuntarykmentti). In 2015, the Regiment became a battalion-level unit and part of the
Jaeger Brigade
The Jaeger Brigade (''Jääkäriprikaati'') is a unit of the Finnish Army. The unit is located in Sodankylä and Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland, some north of the Arctic Circle. The brigade trains 1600 conscripts per year. The brigade has two main ...
.
[Rovaniemen ilmatorjuntapatteristo](_blank)
. Finnish Defence Forces 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
Organisation
Rovaniemi Air Defence Battalion (''Rovaniemen Ilmatorjuntapatteristo'', ''ROVITPSTO'')
*1st Air Defence Battery ()
*2nd Air Defence Battery ()
*The Airbase Support Company ( fi, Tukikohtakomppania)
1st Air Defence Battery trains conscripts for ground based air defence systems and guns such as Crotale NG and 23 ITK 61. 2nd Air Defence Battery trains most of the NCOs of the Battalion as well as some ground based air defence support troops, for example targeting radar platoons and operation centres. The Airbase Support Company trains logistics platoons of varying types. It also trains all the military drivers of the battalion and all the military police personnel of the Jaeger Brigade.
The Air Force conscripts with special training such as assistant aircraft mechanician NCOs who serve in
Lapland Air Command are administratively part of the Airbase Support Company of the Battalion.
Equipment
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Crotale NG (''Ilmatorjuntaohjus 90M Crotale NG'')
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ZU-23-2
The ZU-23-2, also known as ZU-23, is a Soviet towed 23×152mm anti-aircraft twin-barreled autocannon. ZU stands for ''Zenitnaya Ustanovka'' (Russian: Зенитная Установка) – anti-aircraft mount. The GRAU index is 2A13.
Developm ...
(''23 ITK 61'' and ''23 ITK 95'')
References
External links
Lapin Ilmatorjuntarykmentti(in Finnish)
Artillery units and formations of Finland
Military units and formations established in 1989
Rovaniemi
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