61st Anti-aircraft Missiles Regiment (Romania)
The 61st Anti-aircraft Missiles Regiment "Pelindava" (Regimentul 61 Rachete Antiaeriene) is an air defense regiment of the Romanian Land Forces.[1] Its headquarters are located in Craiova, Dolj County.[2]
The regiment was part of the 6th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade, which was disbanded in 2006, due to a reorganization process of the Romanian Land Forces. Later on, it was part of the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missiles Regiment subordinated to the 1st Infantry Division. This unit operated the 2K12 Kub tracked surface-to-air systems and currently operates the MIM-23 HAWK and KP-SAM Chiron systems.[3][4][5]
The main units of the regiment were the 1st Anti-aircraft Missiles Battalion and the 2nd Anti-aircraft Missiles Battalion Pelendava. When Romania's divisions were reorganized and the 2nd Infantry Division was created from units previously belonging to the 1st and 2nd divisions, the Pelendava Battalion was raised to a regiment and kept with the 1st Division, while the 1st Anti-aircraft Missiles Battalion was transferred to the 2nd Division.
References
- ^ "Regimentul 61 Rachete Antiaerene | Ministerul Apărării Naționale - Revista Forțelor Terestre". rft.forter.ro. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Regimentul 61 Rachete Antiaeriene "Pelendava", la ceas aniversar". Gazeta de Sud (in Romanian). 2 July 2012. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ^ "Raportul aşteptat: Ţintă prinsă!". presamil.ro. 2017-10-18.
- ^ Draica, Adrian (1 December 2023). "Parada militara de 1 Decembrie 2023 - Craiova - La multi ani, Romania!". Youtube. Seen at min. 17:25 in the video. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ Grigoroiu, Nikol (21 June 2024). "Sistemul antiaerian CHIRON, din Coreea de Sud, a intrat în dotarea Forțelor Terestre". transilvania365.ro. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
External links
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- (in English) Official Site of the Romanian Land Forces
- (in Romanian) Official Site of the 1st Territorial Army Corps
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