Air Defence Brigade (Namibia)

Air Defence Brigade

Country|  Namibia
Type| Air Defence
Size| brigade
Part of| Namibian Army
Garrison/HQ| Luiperdsvallei Windhoek, Khomas Region
Commanders
Current
commander| Brig Gen Patrick Owen Orange

Military unit

Air Defence Brigade is a brigade of the Namibian Army based at Windhoek. It functions as the Army's Air Defence Formation and hosts all the Air Defence regiments of the Army. It was founded in 1991 as the Air Defence Battalion, later it was changed into the Air defence regiment before being upgraded into a brigade.

## Equipment[edit]

Zu 23 cannon mounted on a wolf MPV

The Brigade uses the following equipment:

* 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K)
* ZU-23-2
* 9K32 Strela-2
* FN-6[1]

## Units[edit]

* 12 Air Defence Regiment
* 21 Air Defence Regiment
* 26 Air Defence Regiment

## Leadership[edit]

37mm Air Aircraft cannon Air Defence Brigade  From | General Officer Commanding | To

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Unknown date  | Brigadier General David Shiimbi  | 2016
2016  | Brigadier General Moses Shalongo Nghilifa[2][3] | 2019
2019  | Brigadier General Lazarus Herman  | 27 October 2020
27 October 2020  | Brigadier General Simeon Shikwambi Mwaala  | 31 May 2023
1 June 2023  | Brigadier General Patrick Owen Orange  | Incumbent
From | Formation Sergeant Major | To
1991  | Warrant Officer class 1 Albert Siyaya  | 1998

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Namibia operating FN-6 missiles". 30 August 2018.
2. ^ "Namibia Press Agency".
3. ^ https://www.facebook.com/MODNamibia/posts/windhoek-28-february-2019-colonel-nafidi-lasarus-herman-former-deputy-commander-/331102124193258/[user-generated source]