1st Air Defense Brigade (South Korea) explained

Unit Name:1st Air Defense Brigade
Native Name:제1방공여단
Dates:1 December 1986 – present
Type:Air defense
Role:Control and defense of low-altitude air defense zones in the Seoul area
Size:Brigade
Command Structure:Capital Defense Command
Garrison:Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province
Equipment:Cannon, Surface-to-air missile
Nickname:Sol-gae unit
Current Commander:30px Brig. Gen. Lee Gyeong-ju

The 1st Air Defense Brigade (Korean: 제1방공여단, Hanja: 第一防空旅團) is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army. It is subordinated to the Capital Defense Command(수도방위사령부). It headquartered in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, and is responsible for defending the P-73A and P-73B areas of Seoul, the South Korean capital city.[1]

History

On 1 December 1986, the unit were established as 3rd Air Defense Brigade. The 3rd Air Defense Brigade was reorganized into the 1st Air Defense Brigade after being left with the Army when the Air Defense Command transferred to the Republic of Korea Air Force on 1 July 1991. After that, the brigade was under the command of the Third ROK Army, and on 1 December 2011, it was merged with the 10th Air Defense Group and transferred to the Capital Defense Command.[2] [3]

Organization

Equipment

Notes and References

  1. Web site: '드론폭탄 1분내 격추'...서울 빌딩에 20mm 발칸 숨겼다. Mnews. 2020-01-25.
  2. Web site: 부대열전<70>육군수도방위사령부 1방공여단 . Gukbang Ilbo . 2012-05-31 . 2021-08-06 . 2014-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103115/http://kookbang.dema.mil.kr/kdd/GisaView.jsp?menuCd=3004&menuSeq=4&kindSeq=5&writeDateChk=20120531 . dead .
  3. Web site: 수방사 방공망 '허점'...파주 무인기 포착 못해 . Kim Gwi-geun . . 2014-04-03.
  4. Web site: 2019 부처 간 협력 문화예술교육 지원사업(군부대) 운영단체-교육시설 목록. Republic of Korea Army (ROKA). 2021-04-18.