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Insignia of the Commander of the Territorial Air Defence Force
Active1988
CountryAlgeria
RoleDéfense et protection de l'espace aérien, surveillance et police du ciel
Size10,000

The Territorial Air Defence Force (forces de défense aérienne du Territoire[1] (en arabe  : قوات الدفاع الجوي عن الإقليم) [2] abbreviated as DAT) is an armed service/branch of the 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 1982, 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. It has S300 with batteries Pantsir-S1 and Batteries Tor missile system is the most important weapon owned by the Air Defense Forces as well as batteries 2K12 Kub and Batteries Buk missile system and Batteries S-125 Neva/Pechora systems and 9K33 Osa , defender "Shilka" with 23 mm rockets and portable 9K32 Strela-2 and Aigla addition to the possession of many types of radars.






Territorial Air Defence Force equipment

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Gear Image Country of Origin / purchase in service Type Comments
S-300 (missile)  Russia 8[6] Strategic air defense
Pantsir-S1  Russia 38[7] Air defense short and medium-term
SAM-6/8/7/9/13/14/16/18  Russia
S-125 Neva[8]  Soviet Union
Tor missile system  Russia 24 Battery 12 received in 2014 and 12 in 2015 Missile system anti-aircraft self-propelled short-term [9] work in the low and very low altitudes
Buk missile system[10]  Russia Ballistic missile system of medium-term can be used to engage aerodynamic, ballistic, above-water and radio contrast targets
S-400 (missile)  Russia 4 Strategic air defense[11]
ZSU-23-4 Shilka  Russia 319 Shilka Locally developed for surface to air missile throwing.

References

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  1. ^ http://www.mdn.dz/site_cfdat/index.php?L=fr
  2. ^ http://www.mdn.dz/site_cfdat/index.php?L=ar
  3. ^ Central Intelligence Agency, World Fact Book: Algeria
  4. ^ Official site
  5. ^ http://www.jeunessedalgerie.com/article.php?id=9163
  6. ^ "S-300P (SA-10 Grumble/SA-20 Gargoyle)". Missile Threat. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  7. ^ "Algeria Moves to First Place among Weapons Buyers - Kommersant Moscow". Kommersant.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  8. ^ "SA-3 Goa S-125 Neva Pechora ground to air missile system technical data sheet specifications UK - Russia Russian missile system vehicle UK - Russia Russian army military equipment vehicles UK". Armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  9. ^ [1][dead link]
  10. ^ "Опубликованы фотографии С-400 в Алжире". Rg.ru. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
  11. ^ Sputnik (21 July 2015). "Modern Anti-Aircraft Missile System S-400 Sighted in Algeria". Sputniknews.com. Retrieved 2015-08-11.

Category:Military of Algeria Category:Air defence units and formations