Air Defence Brigade (Namibia)
# Air Defence Brigade (Namibia)

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.

## Equipment

The Brigade uses the following equipment:

* 37 mm automatic air defense gun M1939 (61-K)
* ZU-23-2
* 9K32 Strela-2
* FN-6

## Units

* 12 Air Defence Regiment
* 21 Air Defence Regiment
* 26 Air Defence Regiment

## Leadership

Air Defence Brigade :

| From | General Officer Commanding | To |
| - | - | - |
| Unknown date | Brigadier General David Shiimbi | 2016 |
| 2016 | Brigadier General Moses Shalongo Nghilifa | 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 |
