80th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

80th Red Banner Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade

80-я зенитно-ракетная Краснознаменная бригада

Military Unit: 26345

Activated 1960 in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Kray, as the 360th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment, from the 50th Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO.

Initially with 3 S-75 (SA-2) battalions, with an additional 6 S-125 (SA-3) battalions activated in 1967.

1968 renamed 80th Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade.

Organisation 1960's:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (44 32 16N, 38 06 06E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (45 26 20N, 38 57 23E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles (from 1970)
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (44 55 22N, 37 25 16E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (44 39 51N, 37 46 53E) with S-75 (SA-2) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (45 08 21N, 36 38 52E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (45 04 57N, 37 17 33E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (44 40 16N, 37 38 33E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (44 56 41N, 37 56 18E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (44 39 50N, 37 47 06E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (44 30 41N, 38 07 30E) with S-125 (SA-3) missiles (coordinates uncertain)
Technical Battalion
Technical Battalion

During 1970 an independent Anti-Aircraft Missile Group with 2 launch S-200 (SA-5) battalions were added to the brigade:

Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (44 56 14N, 37 31 42E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion (44 56 02N, 37 31 41E) with 6 S-200 (SA-5) launchers
Technical Battalion (support area: 44 56 10N, 37 31 58E - guidance & tracking area: 44 56 15N, 37 31 06E)

After 1992 converted to the S-300PS/PM (SA-10) missile:

1994 reduced to the 1537th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

Organisation 2009:

2012 converted to the S-400 (SA-21) missile.

Headquarters:

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