ANTI AIRCRAFT CORPS  KORPUS PROTIVVAZDUŠNE ODBRANE

      The Air Defense Corps was formed on July 17, 1992 from units for aerial observation, reporting and guidance (VOJIN), missile units from the Air Force and the Army. Since 1994, fighter aviation has been added to the Air Defense Corps, and since 2002, a unit for electronic reconnaissance and jamming. In the Air Defense Corps, in addition to the 250th Missile Brigade, there is also the 204th Fighter Aviation Regiment with the "Delta" and "Knights" squadrons. That regiment is stationed at the Batajnica airport and is armed with MiG-21 bis and MiG-29 aircraft.

      There are also three self-propelled rocket regiments: the command of the 230th is in Niš, the 240th in Novi Sad, and the 310th in Kragujevac. These units are armed with KUB M missiles. In addition to the 280th Center for Electronic Reconnaissance and Jamming, the Air Defense Corps also has an engineering and communications battalion. The command of the 250th missile brigade is in Jakov, and the members of that unit hit the American "invisible" F-117A with a "Neva-M" missile on March 27, 1999, which then crashed in the atar of Buđanovci. For this the 250th Rocket Brigade was awarded the Order of the National Hero.

204th AERO BASE AIRPORT BATAJNICA  204. AVIJACIJSKA BAZA BATAJNICA

      204-a AB (avijacijska baza) je formirana od 117. VB (vazduhoplovne baze - Batajnica), 204. Lovačkog avijacijskog puka, 252 LBAE (lovačko-bombarderska eskadrila), dijela 353 IAE (izviđačka eskadrila), djela 677 TRAE (transportna avijacijska eskadrila).

      204^th Aero base was formed from  117^th AB (Air Force base Batajnica), 204^th Fighter brigade, 252^nd Fighter/bombing escadrille, parts of 353^rd Recconaissance escadrille and parts of 677^th Aero transport escadrille.  

126th FIGHTER ESCADRILE "DELTA"  126. LAE "DELTA"

127th FIGHTER ESC."KNIGHTS" 127. LAE "VITEZOVI"

ANTI AIRCRAFT CORPS  KORPUS PROTIVVAZDUŠNE ODBRANE

172nd AVIO BRIGADE (Disbanded)  172. AVIJACIJSKA BRIGADA (raspuštena)

      172. avijacijska brigada je bila bazirana u Podgorici, na aerodromu Golubovci. Razdruživanjem Srbije i Crne Gore, na teritoriji Crne Gore je ostalo 17 G-4 (Galebova), 4 Utve-75, 5 Mi-8 i 17 "Gazella".

242nd ESCADRILLE "EAGLES"  242. ESKADRILA "ORLOVI"

229th ESCADRILLE "SWORDS"  229,ESKADRILA "MAČEVI"

      229-ta LBAE (lovačko-bombarderska eskadrila) je u svojem sastavu imala G-4 Supergalebove. Jedinica je rasformirana, a personal i avioni su ušli u sastav 239. i 242. lovačko-bombarderska eskadrile.

897th HELI ESCADRILLE "HORNETS" 897. MHE STRŠLJENI

ACROBATIC TEAM  AKROBATSKI TIM "LETEĆE ZVJEZDE"

      "Leteće zvezde" "Flying stars" Akrobatska grupa "Leteće zvezde" je imala 7 aviona G-4 Supergaleb. Svi avioni akro grupe uništeni su 1999. godine prilikom  NATO bombardiranja Golubovaca.

353rd RECON, ESC. "HAWKS"  353. IAE "SOKOLOVI"

667th TRANSPORT SQ   677. TRAE "RODE"

      677-mi TRAE (transportna avijacijska eskadrila) "Beli labudovi" nalazila se na aerodromima Batajnica i Niš. U sastavu je imala slijedeće modele aviona: Yakovljev Yak-40; Dornier Do-28; Antonov An-26 i Antonov An-2 TD. 677.transportna avijacijska eskadrila ,,Beli labudovi,, je u Jugoslavenskom RV i PVO bila namijenjena za transport tereta, ljudstva i desantiranje padobranaca. Eskadrila je u svojem sastavu između ostalih aviona imala i avione tipa An-26 čija je posada nosila ne desnom rukavu ambleme shodno svojoj ulozi u avionu. Posadu su sačinjavali: pilot, navigator, vezista i mehaničar.

      The 677. Transportna Avijacijski Eskadrila (677th Transport Aviation Squadron) was formed in 1976. It formed part of the 119th Aviation Brigade until after 1996 when it became and independent unit. It operated the An-2 and An-26 from Nis in Serbia, but after 2002 the An-26s are reported to operate from Batajnica. The Do 28Ds were acquired from the 675th TRAE when that unit disbanded in 1999. The nickname "Labudovi" means Swans.

890th HELI SQUADRON 890 HELIKOPTERSKA ESKADRILA

      890-ta mješovita helikopterska eskadrila "Pegazi" formirana je 1988. godine i postaje sastavni dio 138 transportneu avio brigade. 1999. godine postaje samostalna jedinica. Sa aerodroma Batajnica prelaze u Kovin. Imaju helikoptere SA.341 Hera, SA.341/2 Gazelle i MIL Mi-8 T.

      The 890. Mesovita Helikopterska Eskadrila (890th Mixed Helicopter Squadron) was formed in 1988. It formed part of the 138th Transport Aviation Brigade, but had become an independent unit by 1999. It operated Mi-8 and Gazelle helicopters from Batajnica until 2004 when it appears to have moved to Kovin. The nickname "Pegazi" means Pegasus.

TEHNICAL TESTING CENTRE  VOC BATAJNICA

VOC Batajnica (Vazduhoplovni opitni centar) na aerodromu Batajnica pored drugih letjelica (J-22; G-4M; G-2; HO-45 i Utva-75) imao je i 10 MIG-23 i 8 MIG-21.

119th HELICOPTER REGIMENT "SWALLOW"   119. HELIKOPTERSKI PUK "LASTAVICE"

      119-ti helikopterski puk "Lastavice" bio je baziran u Nišu i u svojem sastavu imao je 712. POHE (protiv-oklopna helikopterska eskadrila), 714 POHE i 787. TRHE (transportna helikopterska eskadrila).

712th ANTIARMOUR ESC "SCORPIONS"  712. POHE

      712. Protiv-oklopna Helikopterska Eskadrila je prvi put formirana 1980-tih godina. Bila je dio 119. Avijacijske brigade, a 1999. godine postaje 119 helikopterska brigada. U svojem sastavu je imala Gazelle – GAMA (HN-42M a kasnije HN-45M). jedinica je bila bazirana u Nišu.

      The 712. Protiv-oklopna Helikopterska Eskadrila (712th Anti-Tank Helicopter Squadron) was first formed circa 1980. It formed part of 119th Aviation Brigade with in 1999 became the 119th Helicopter Brigade. It operates the Gazelle-GAMA (HN-42M and later HN-45M) helicopter from Nis (Serbia). The nickname means Scorpions.

714th ESCADRILLE "SHADOWS"  714. PROTIV-OKLOPNA HELIKOPTERSKA ESKADRILA "SJENKE"

      The 714. Protiv-oklopna Helikopterska Eskadrila (714th Anti-Tank Helicopter Squadron) was first formed circa 1980. It formed part of 119th Aviation Brigade which in 1999 became the 119th Helicopter Brigade. It operated the Gazelle-GAMA (HN-42M and later HN-45M) helicopter from Nis (Serbia) until 1999, when it moved to Ladjevci/Kraljevo. The nickname means Shadows.

787th TRANSPORT ESC."WHITW BEARS"  787. TRANSPORTNA HELIKOPTERSKA ESKADRILA

      787-a TRHE (transportna helikopterska eskadrila) "Bjeli medvjedi" bila je bazirana na aerodromu Niš i u svojem sastavu imala je helikoptere HT-40.

      The 787. Transportna Helikopterska Eskadrila (787th Transport Helicopter Squadron) was formed in 1968. It was the first Yugoslav Air Force unit to receive the Mi-8. It formed part of the 119th Aviation Brigade, wich later became the 119th Helicopter Brigade. The nickname "Beli Medvedi" means White Bears.

83rd FIGHTING AVIO BRIGADE (Disbanded)  83. LOVAČKI PUK (raspušten)

123rd FIGHTING AVIO SQUADRON  123. LOVAČKA AVIJACIJSKA ESKADRILA

      123. LAE je formirana u Skopju tj. na aerodromu Skopski Petrovec u aprilu 1961. godine u okviru 94. lovačkog avijacijskog puka (LAP). U početku je naoružana avionima F-86 Sabre. Poslije rasformiranja matičnog puka 1964 godine, 123. LAE postaje samostalna pod 1. vazduhoplovnim korpusom (VK). U toku 1965. godine pretpočinjena je 98. puku. 123. LAE po naređenju od 8. 6. 1968. izlazi iz 98. puka i postaje osnov za prikupljanje aviona F-86D Sabre, koji su bili prebačeni iz Zagreba, i jezgru novoformiranog 83. LAP-a. 123. LAE je početkom 1971 prebaziran u Prištinu gdje se preoružao na sovjetski supersonični lovac MiG-21. Dok je bila stacionirana u Prištini, eskadrila je 1979. godine preoružana verzijom lovca MiG-21MF (L-15), te 1983. verzijom MiG-21Bis (L-17).

 Dimitrijević Bojan (2006). Jugoslovensko ratno vazduhoplovstvo 1942-1992, Beograd: Institut za savremenu istoriju.

      The 123rd LAE was formed in Skopje, i.e. at the Skopski Petrovec airport in April 1961 within the framework of the 94th Fighter Aviation Regiment (LAP). It was initially armed with F-86 Saber aircraft. After the disbandment of the parent regiment in 1964, the 123rd LAE became independent under the 1st Aviation Corps (VK). During 1965, it was subordinated to the 98th regiment. By order of June 8, 1968, the 123rd LAE left the 98th Regiment and became the base for the collection of F-86D Sabers, which were transferred from Zagreb, and the core of the newly formed 83rd LAP. At the beginning of 1971, the 123rd LAE was transferred to Pristina, where it was re-equipped with the Soviet MiG-21 supersonic fighter. While stationed in Pristina, the squadron was re-armed in 1979 with the MiG-21MF (L-15) fighter version, and in 1983 with the MiG-21Bis (L-17) version.

784th ANTI-SUBMARINE HELICOPTER SQUADRON 

784. PROTIVPODMORNIČKA HELIKOPTERSKA ESKADRILA

      The 784. PP Helikopterska Eskadrila (784th Anti-Submarine Helicopter Squadron) was formed circa 1974. It formed part of the 97th Aviation Brigade. It disbanded in 1998. The nickname "Ajkule" means Sharks.

OTHER INSIGNIAS  OSTALE OZNAKE

FEW ABREVIATIONS  NEKOLIKO SKRAĆENICA

HE - Helikopterska Eskadrila - Helicopter Squadron

SHO - Specijalno Helikoptersko Odeljenje - Special Helicopter Sectiona

TRHE - Transportna Helikopterska Eskadrila - Transport Helicopter Squadron

POHE - Protivoklopna Helikopterska Eskadrila - Anti-armour Helicopter Squadron

PPHE - Protivpodmornička Helikopterska Eskadrila - Anti-submarine Helicopter Squadron

Nikola Aćimović, "Oznake Vojske Jugoslavije", Novinsko izdavačka ustanova "Vojska", 1997.