98th Air Force Brigade
The 98th Air Force Brigade is intended for providing fire support to Army units and units for special operations, air transport, air reconnaissance and combat and logistic support to its own and attached aviation units.
- 98th Air Force BrigadeCommander, 98th Air Force Brigade, Colonel Aleksandar Milićević
- 241st Fighter-Bomber Squadron
- 714th Anti Armour Helicopter Squadron
- 119th Mixed Helicopter Squadron
- 353rd Reconnaissance Squadron
- 98th Air Technical Battalion
- 98th Airfield Security Battalion
- 98th Air Defence Artillery Missile Battalion
- 161st Airfield Security Battalion
During the conduct of operations, fighter-bomber aviation and combat helicopters provide fire support to Army units. Air defence artillery missile units provide immediate air defence of the airport.
A mixed helicopter squadron consisting of transport helicopters is intended for air transport.
Reconnaissance aviation conducts air reconnaissance by visual reconnaissance and taking aerial photos.
Air force technical and technical maintenance units are responsible for servicing aircraft and helicopters in the first and second level of maintenance.
Support battalions are intended for providing logistic support to the units based at the airfields "Morava" in Lađevci and "Sergeant-Pilot Mihajlo Petrović" in Niš.
Colonel Aleksandar Milićević is the Commander of the 98th Air Force Brigade.
Tasks of the 98th Air Force Brigade
The 98th Air Force brigade is tasked with:
- Air Force fire support to SAF in operations,
- Air Defence operations,
- Search and Rescue and air medical evacuation,
- Air reconnaissance,
- Support to civil authorities in the event of natural disasters, technical-technological, and other accidents
The armament of the 98th Air Force Brigade
The 98th Air Force Brigade has:
- Eagle aircraft,
- АN-2ТD aircraft,
- Mi-8 helicopters,
- Mi-17 helicopters
- H-145M helicopters,
- Mi-35M helicopters,
- Mi-35P helicopters,
- CH-92 remotely piloted aircraft,
- CH-95 remotely piloted aircraft,
- Bofors 40 mm L–70 anti-aircraft guns and advanced anti-aircraft system 40 mm Bofors,
- Igla 9К38М man-portable SAM missile systems.
Background of the 98th Air Force Brigade
The 98th Air Brigade was formed on June 13, 2007, by integrating units stationed at the airports of Lađevci, Niš, and Ponikve, namely: the 98th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment, the 285th Air Base from Lađevci and Ponikve airports, as well as the 119th Helicopter Regiment and the 161st Air Base from Niš airport. The brigade continues the traditions of the 98th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment.
The Day of the 98th Air Brigade is celebrated on November 28. On this day in 1949, the 198th Assault Regiment was formed, the predecessor of the 98th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment, which has the longest tradition of all the units that became part of the current brigade.
Contact Information
Address: 36 240 Lađevci
Phone: +381 (0) 36 305 016
Fax: +381 (0) 36 305 008
Email: 98.ab@vs.rs
