Territorial Air Defence Forces Explained

Unit Name:Territorial Air Defence Force
Native Name:
Start Date:1988
Country:Algeria
Size:10,000
Role:Air Defense

The Territorial Air Defence Force abbreviated as DAT (Arabic: قوات الدفاع الجوي عن الإقليم,[1] French: Forces de défense aérienne du Territoire[2]) is an armed service/branch of the Algerian People's National Army, the armed forces of Algeria.[3] It is one of the four service branches of the Algerian Armed Forces, along with the army, navy, and air force. It is tasked with the Algerian airspace protection mission. Its current commander is Major-General Amer Amrani.[4]

The higher military school of the Air Defence Forces (école supérieure de la défense aérienne du territoire) is located at Reghaïa in Algeria's 1st Military Region.[5] It provides engineering training.

Created in 1988, after being separated from the Ground Forces Command, it is currently under the command of the commander of air defense of the military region forces. Its equipment includes the S300 missile, batteries of Pantsir-S1s, and the Tor missile system, which is the most important weapon owned by the Territorial Air Defence Force.[6] [7] Other systems include: the SA-6 "Gainful" and Buk missile systems, the S-125 Neva/Pechora and the SA-8 Gecko, as well as the "Shilka" armed with 23 mm cannons and man portable 9K32 Strela-2s. In addition, the force possesses many types of radar.

Currently there are three air defence brigades and five surface-to-air missile regiments with SA-2, SA-3, SA-6, and SA-20.[8]

Equipment

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: قوات الدفاع الجوي عن الإقليم . Ministry of National Defence . Arabic . 1 March 2017 . 3 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170803081005/http://www.mdn.dz/site_principal/index.php?L=ar . dead .
  2. Web site: Forces de Défense Aérienne du Territoire . Ministère de la Défense Nationale . French . 1 March 2017.
  3. Web site: The World Fact Book: Algeria . . 1 March 2017.
  4. Web site: Forces Commander . Ministry of National Defence . 1 March 2017.
  5. Web site: Trois journées pour tout savoir sur les forces de défense aérienne . Three days to learn everything about Air Defense Forces . Jeunesse d'Algerie . French . 2013 . 1 March 2017.
  6. Web site: La Russie a livré à l'Algérie 12 systèmes de défense aérienne en 2014 . Russia handed over 12 air defense systems to Algeria in 2014 . Algerie Solidaire . 22 March 2015 . 1 March 2017 . French.
  7. Web site: Russian air defense systems continue to evolve . 6 June 2013 . Defence Review Asia . 1 March 2017.
  8. Book: The Military Balance . London, UK . . 2014 . 312.
  9. Web site: Akramov . 2015-07-14 . L'Algérie aurait commencé à déployer des S 400 . 2023-03-21 . MENADEFENSE . fr-FR.
  10. Web site: Military Watch Magazine . 2023-03-21 . militarywatchmagazine.com.
  11. The Military Balance, 2022, p.334
  12. In 2006 it was thought that the capabilities of the command would be boosted by the delivery from Russia of eight S-300PMU2 Favorit air defence missile systems, ordered as part of the package of arms deals with Russia announced in 2006 as part of a USD7.5 billion arms package.In fact the first battalion of S-300 series SAMs ordered by Algeria was delivered in 2008 however the rest of the deal had been frozen.http://articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Sentinel-Security-Assessment-North-Africa/Strategic-Weapon-System-Algeria.html
  13. Web site: Air Power Australia . Proliferation – Advanced Weapons Operators . Ausairpower.net . 2014-01-27 . 2018-01-27.
  14. Web site: Military Watch Magazine . 2023-03-21 . militarywatchmagazine.com.
  15. Web site: Trade Registers. 2021-02-09. armstrade.sipri.org.
  16. Web site: Algeria operating Buk-M2E surface-to-air missiles defenceWeb. Martin. Guy. www.defenceweb.co.za. 16 August 2017. en-gb. 2018-01-21.
  17. The Military Balance, 2022, p.333
  18. Web site: Akramov . 2023-06-26 . Algérie: TOR M2E et autres nouveautés lors de l'exercice "Fadjr 2023" . 2023-06-26 . MENADEFENSE . fr-FR.
  19. http://www.armyrecognition.com/russia_russian_missile_system_vehicle_uk/sa-3_goa_s-125_neva_pechora_ground_to_air_missile_system_technical_data_sheet_specifications_uk.html<nowiki> |title=SA-3 Goa S-125 Neva Pechora ground to air missile system technical data sheet specifications |work=Army Recognition.com |access-date=11 August 2015}}| || 36 S-125| Short-range SAM||-| ZSU-23-4 Shilka| || 225| SPAAG|Shilka Locally developed for surface to air missiles|-| ZU-23-2| || Unknown| Anti-aircraft autocannon||}

    External links

    • Web site: The North African Military Balance . Anthony H. . Cordesman . Aram . Nerguizian . . 7 December 2010 . 1 March 2017.
    • Book: Algeria: A Country Study . Washington, D.C. . Federal Research Division, Library of Congress . 1993 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150105113227/http://www.marines.mil/Portals/59/Publications/Algeria%20Study_4.pdf . 5 January 2015 . 1 March 2017.

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