1st Surface to Air Missiles Brigade "General Nicolae Dăscălescu"
Official emblem of the 1st SAM Brigade
Active1973–Present
CountryRomania
BranchRomanian Air Force
TypeAir defense
Sizeeight battalions
Garrison/HQChitila[1]
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel Bogdan-Nicolae Istrate

The 1st Surface to Air Missiles Brigade "General Nicolae Dăscălescu" (Romanian: Brigada 1 Rachete Sol-Aer), is the main air defense unit of the Romanian Air Force. Its headquarters are located in Chitila.[1] The brigade was created on August 1, 1973, by merging the 18th and 19th Mixed Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiments. In 1995, it received the honorific name "General Nicolae Dăscălescu", after the first commander of the 1st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment[2][3] 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 missiles.[4] The 7th HAWK Battalion was equipped with the MIM-23 missiles since 2006.[2]

History

The first surface-to-air missiles entered service with the Romanian Army in 1959. These equipped the 143rd and 261st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiments (former 1st and 2nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiments). From 1973, the 18th and 19th Mixed Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiments were merged into the 1st Mixed Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade. The Brigade changed its name to the 1st Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade Brigade in 1998 after the Neva systems were retired. The current name was received on 1 September 2001.[2]

In 2006, the HAWK Battalion was established, and the first shooting tests were performed in 2012. Also in 2012, the Brigade started taking part in the Air Police Combat Service.[2]

Structure

MIM-23 Hawk missile system.

References

  1. 1 2 "De veghe pentru un cer senin". presamil.ro (in Romanian). 2017-12-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Brigada 1 Rachete sol-aer". RoAF (in Romanian).
  3. ↑ "General Nicolae Dăscălescu". RoAF (in Romanian).
  4. ↑ "Emisiunea Pro Patria din data de 28.05.2023". armed.mapn.ro (in Romanian). 28 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "DECRETE emise în anul 2018 de catre Președintele României" (in Romanian). 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ziua Eroilor, sărbătorită în orașul Titu". dbonline.ro (in Romanian). 2 June 2022.
  7. ↑ Ciobanu, Vlad (11 October 2023). "Simulare incendiu!". Facebook. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Ciobanu, Vlad (13 March 2023). "Sfințirea apei și personalului!". Facebook. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Omul săptămânii: Maiorul Daniel Alin Șerb, fostul coordonator al Call Center-ului Ghimpați". jurnalgiurgiuvean.ro (in Romanian). 12 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Ciobanu, Vlad (24 October 2023). "Predarea-primirii comenzii Batalionului 114 Rachete Sol-Aer "Șoimii Bărăganului" - Adâncata". Facebook. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023.
  11. ↑ Ciobanu, Vlad (April 14, 2022). "Viitori ofițeri rachetiști!". Facebook. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Promo: Vis implinit pentru Batalionul 7 Hawk". Resboiu (in Romanian). 14 November 2012.
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