Air Surveillance Wing (Estonia) Explained

Unit Name:Air Surveillance Wing
Native Name:Õhuseiredivisjon
Dates:1 January 1998−Present
Country:Estonia
Branch:Air Force
Role:Surveillance
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Website:http://www.mil.ee/en/air_force
Commander9:Ivar Sammal
Commander9 Label:Air Surveillance Wing Commander
Aircraft Recon:2 Aero L-39 Albatross

The Air Surveillance Wing (Estonian: Õhuseiredivisjon (ÕSD)) is one of the three wings of the Estonian Air Force, and specializes in air surveillance.[1]

Structure

The Air Surveillance Wing is made up of three groups: the Engineering and Technical Group, which controls Estonia's five land based radars, the Ämari Command and Reporting Centre, which runs the day-to-day air policing, and the Combined Command Reporting Centre, centred in Lithuania, which controls the Baltic Air Surveillance Network, along with Lithuania and Latvia.[1]

Service history

The Air Surveillance Wing was founded on 1 January 1998, and based at Ämari Air Base, in Ämari, Estonia.[1] The Air Surveillance Wing has worked alongside the US Air Force and Danish Air Force on Air Policing in Iceland.[1] From 8 to 29 March 2010, the Air Surveillance Wing provided two ground-based intercept controllers to assist four Danish F-16 Fighting Falcons during their Air Policing Patrol.[2]

Inventory

Currently the Air Surveillance Wing has 2 Aero L-39 Albatross.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kaitsevägi. Eesti. Air Force - Kaitsevägi. www.mil.ee. 15 March 2017. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055929/http://www.mil.ee/en/air_force. dead.
  2. News: Estonia to patrol Iceland airspace. 15 March 2017. www.baltictimes.com. en.
  3. Web site: ANALYSIS: Baltic air policing mission in Estonia to continue through 2015. Flightglobal.com. 15 March 2017. 23 December 2014.