1st Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

Brigada 1 Rachete Antiaeriene

Military Unit: 00000

Activated 1.8.73 in Bucharest, Romania, from the 18th and 19th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiments.

Organisation 1980:

• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Boteni) [44 39 06N, 25 37 53E] with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [US designation: Buharest SAM site C31-2]
• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Dealu) [44 24 01N, 25 37 50E] with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [US designation: Buharest SAM site C27-2]
• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Valea Bisericii) [44 36 39N, 26 35 30E] with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [US designation: Buharest SAM site C07-2]
• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Ghimpati) [44 11 41N, 25 48 39E] with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [US designation: Buharest SAM site B23-2]
• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Mihai Bravu) [44 07 15N, 26 04 04E] with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [US designation: Buharest SAM site B19-2]
• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Heresti) [44 11 50N, 26 20 34E] with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [US designation: Buharest SAM site B15-2]
• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Sohatu) [44 21 05N, 26 32 22E] with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers [US designation: Buharest SAM site B11-2]
• 1st Technical Battalion (Bucharest) [44 28 45N, 26 13 44E] [US designation: Buharest SAM Support Facility]

In 1986 the S-125M were introduced.

Organisation 1988:

• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Boteni) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Dealu) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Valea Bisericii) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Mihai Bravu) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Heresti) with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Jilavele) [with 6 S-75M (SA-2) launchers
• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Sohatu) with 4 S-125M (SA-3) launchers
• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Ghimpati) with 4 S-125M (SA-3) launchers
• Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (Clinceni) [44 21 37N, 25 55 27E] with 4 S-125M (SA-3) launchers
• 1st Technical Battalion (Bucharest)

Headquarters:

• Bucharest-Pantelimon, Romania, 8.73 - today [44 27 10N, 26 12 54E]

Subordination:

• Air Defence Forces, 1973 - today