Air Defence Brigade is a brigade of the Namibian Army based at Windhoek. It functions as the Army's Air Defence Formation and hosts all the Air Defence regiments of the Army. It was founded in 1991 as the Air Defence Battalion, later it was changed into the Air defence regiment before being upgraded into a brigade.
| Air Defence Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Namibia |
| Type | Air Defence |
| Size | brigade |
| Part of | Namibian Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Luiperdsvallei Windhoek, Khomas Region |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Brig Gen Patrick Owen Orange |
Equipment
edit
The Brigade uses the following equipment:
Units
edit- 12 Air Defence Regiment
- 21 Air Defence Regiment
- 26 Air Defence Regiment
Leadership
edit
| From | General Officer Commanding | To |
| Unknown date | Brigadier General David Shiimbi | 2016 |
| 2016 | Brigadier General Moses Shalongo Nghilifa[2][3] | 2019 |
| 2019 | Brigadier General Lazarus Herman | 27 October 2020 |
| 27 October 2020 | Brigadier General Simeon Shikwambi Mwaala | 31 May 2023 |
| 1 June 2023 | Brigadier General Patrick Owen Orange | Incumbent |
| From | Formation Sergeant Major | To |
| 1991 | Warrant Officer class 1 Albert Siyaya | 1998 |