87th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

87-я зенитно-ракетная бригада

Military Unit: 97617

Activated 1960 in Alma-Ata, Alma-Ata Oblast.

Initially with 6 S-75 (SA-2) battalions.

Organisation 1960's:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (43 23 29N, 76 36 49E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (43 23 47N, 77 01 23E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (43 40 55N, 77 08 41E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (43 55 42N, 77 10 58E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (44 20 34N, 77 59 52E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (43 19 57N, 76 51 42E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Technical Battalion

In 1968 two additional S-125 (SA-3) battalions were activated:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (43 26 02N, 76 52 48E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (43 25 24N, 77 04 34E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Technical Battalion

In the early 1970's an independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Group with 2 launch S-200 (SA-5) battalions were added to the brigade:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (43 27 05N, 76 50 51E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (43 26 59N, 76 51 05E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Technical Battalion (support area: 43 27 17N, 76 50 50E - guidance & tracking area: 43 26 40N, 76 50 48E)

1980's with 6 S-75, 2 S-125 and 2 S-200 battalions.

1.92 taken over by Kazakhstan.

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