21st Air Defence Corps

21-й корпус ПВО

Military Unit: 03123

Activated 2.57 in Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast, as the Northern Air Defence Corps.

21.3.60 renamed 21st Air Defence Corps.

Organisation 1962:

• 223rd Communication Center (Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 174th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 431st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Afrikanda, Murmansk Oblast)

• 941st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Kilp-Yavr, Murmansk Oblast)

• 39th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Olenegorsk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 42nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Polyarnyy, Murmansk Oblast)

• 116th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Bolshoye Ozerko, Murmansk Oblast)

• 182nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Gremikha, Murmansk Oblast)

• 864th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 5th Radio-Technical Brigade (Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 502nd independent Electronic Warfare Battalion (Kildinstroy, Murmansk Oblast)

Organisation 1970:

• 223rd Communication Center (Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 174th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 431st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Afrikanda, Murmansk Oblast)

• 941st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Kilp-Yavr, Murmansk Oblast)

• 39th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Olenegorsk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 42nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Polyarnyy, Murmansk Oblast)

• 116th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Bolshoye Ozerko, Murmansk Oblast)

• 224th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Gremikha, Murmansk Oblast)

• 864th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 5th Radio-Technical Brigade (Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 502nd independent Electronic Warfare Battalion (Kildinstroy, Murmansk Oblast)

Organisation 1980:

• 223rd Communication Center (Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 174th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 431st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Afrikanda, Murmansk Oblast)

• 941st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Kilp-Yavr, Murmansk Oblast)

• 39th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Olenegorsk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 42nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Polyarnyy, Murmansk Oblast)

• 116th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Bolshoye Ozerko, Murmansk Oblast)

• 224th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Gremikha, Murmansk Oblast)

• 864th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 5th Radio-Technical Brigade (Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 502nd independent Electronic Warfare Battalion (Kildinstroy, Murmansk Oblast)

During 5.80 to 5.86 the three fighter regiments were subordinated to the Leningrad Military District.

Organisation 1988:

• 223rd Communication Center (Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 174th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 431st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Afrikanda, Murmansk Oblast)

• 941st Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO (Kilp-Yavr, Murmansk Oblast)

• 39th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Olenegorsk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 42nd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Polyarnyy, Murmansk Oblast)

• 116th Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Bolshoye Ozerko, Murmansk Oblast)

• 224th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade (Gremikha, Murmansk Oblast)

• 864th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 5th Radio-Technical Brigade (Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 502nd independent Electronic Warfare Battalion (Kildinstroy, Murmansk Oblast)

In 9.93 the 641st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO joined the corps, but was disbanded in 2000.

2009 renamed 1st Aerospace Defence Brigade.

Organisation 2009:

• 223rd Communication Center (Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 1539th independent Radio-Technical Battalion (Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 877th Aviation Guidance Point (Zapolyarnyy, Murmansk Oblast)

• 531st Guards Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Polyarnyy, Murmansk Oblast)

• 583rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Olenegorsk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 1528th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment (Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

• 331st Radio-Technical Regiment (Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast)

• 332nd Radio-Technical Regiment (Arkhangelsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast)

Headquarters:

• Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast, 1957 - today [69 03 39N, 33 27 36E]

Subordination:

• Northern Air Defence Army, 7.58 - 3.60

• 10th independent Air Defence Army, 3.60 - 4.80

• VVS Leningrad Military District, 4.80 - 4.86

• 10th independent Air Defence Army, 4.86 - 1.12.94

• 6th independent Air Defence Army, 12.94 - 1998

• 6th Air Army VVS and PVO, 1998 - today