Air Surveillance Wing (Estonia)
| Air Surveillance Wing | |
|---|---|
| Õhuseiredivisjon | |
 | |
| Active | 1 January 1998−Present |
| Country | Estonia |
| Branch | Air Force |
| Role | Surveillance |
| Website | http://www.mil.ee/en/air_force |
| Air Surveillance Wing Commander | Ivar Sammal |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Reconnaissance | 2 Aero L-39 Albatross |
The Air Surveillance Wing (Estonian: Õhuseiredivisjon (ÕSD)) is one of the three wings of the Estonian Air Force, and specializes in air surveillance.[1]
Structure
[edit]The Air Surveillance Wing is made up of three groups: the Engineering and Technical Group, which controls Estonia's five land based radars, the Ämari Command and Reporting Centre, which runs the day-to-day air policing, and the Combined Command Reporting Centre, centred in Lithuania, which controls the Baltic Air Surveillance Network, along with Lithuania and Latvia.[1]
Service history
[edit]The Air Surveillance Wing was founded on 1 January 1998, and based at Ämari Air Base, in Ämari, Estonia.[1] The Air Surveillance Wing has worked alongside the US Air Force and Danish Air Force on Air Policing in Iceland.[1] From 8 to 29 March 2010, the Air Surveillance Wing provided two ground-based intercept controllers to assist four Danish F-16 Fighting Falcons during their Air Policing Patrol.[2]
Inventory
[edit]Currently the Air Surveillance Wing has 2 Aero L-39 Albatross.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Kaitsevägi, Eesti. "Air Force - Kaitsevägi". www.mil.ee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Estonia to patrol Iceland airspace". www.baltictimes.com. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "ANALYSIS: Baltic air policing mission in Estonia to continue through 2015". Flightglobal.com. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2017.