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{{Short description|Unit of the Romanian Land Forces}}
[[File:Trageri la capu midia 17.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[2K12 Kub]] missile system.]]
The '''61st Anti-aircraft Missiles Regiment "Pelindava"''' (''Regimentul 61 Rachete Antiaeriene'') is an [[air defense]] regiment of the [[Romanian Land Forces]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Regimentul 61 Rachete Antiaerene {{!}} Ministerul Apărării Naționale - Revista Forțelor Terestre|url=https://rft.forter.ro/tags/regimentul-61-rachete-antiaeriene|access-date=2021-03-22|website=rft.forter.ro}}</ref> Its headquarters are located in [[Craiova]], [[Dolj County]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 July 2012|title=Regimentul 61 Rachete Antiaeriene "Pelendava", la ceas aniversar|url=https://www.gds.ro/Actualitate/2012-07-02/Regimentul-61-Rachete-Antiaeriene-Pelendava-la-ceas-aniversar/|access-date=2021-03-22|website=Gazeta de Sud|language=ro}}</ref>
The regiment was part of the [[6th Anti-aircraft Missiles Brigade (Romania)|6th Anti-aircraft Missile Brigade]], which was disbanded in 2006, due to a reorganization process of the Romanian Land Forces. Later on, it was part of the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missiles Regiment subordinated to the [[1st Infantry Division (Romania)|1st Infantry Division]]. This unit operated the [[2K12 Kub]] tracked [[surface-to-air]] systems and currently operates the [[MIM-23 Hawk|MIM-23 HAWK]] and [[KP-SAM Chiron]] systems.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://presamil.ro/raportul-asteptat-tinta-prinsa/|title=Raportul aşteptat: Ţintă prinsă!|website=presamil.ro|date=2017-10-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tudor |first=Alexandra |date=18 September 2024 |title=3, 2, 1... Țintă prinsă! |url=https://www.facebook.com/divizia2infanterie/posts/pfbid0q7y5ZnMnbYEStQiue4CqXjc9jXezty1bgyEzGYUPLUtcVT2LVbCiXznvpZXLhBbVl |access-date=23 September 2024 |website=Facebook |language=ro}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grigoroiu |first=Nikol |date=21 June 2024 |title=Sistemul antiaerian CHIRON, din Coreea de Sud, a intrat în dotarea Forțelor Terestre |url=https://transilvania365.ro/sistemul-antiaerian-chiron-din-coreea-de-sud-a-intrat-in-dotarea-fortelor-terestre/ |access-date=21 June 2024 |website=transilvania365.ro}}</ref>
The main units of the regiment were the 1st Anti-aircraft Missiles Battalion and the 2nd Anti-aircraft Missiles Battalion ''Pelendava''. When Romania's divisions were reorganized and the [[2nd Infantry Division (Romania)|2nd Infantry Division]] was created from units previously belonging to the 1st and 2nd divisions, the ''Pelendava'' Battalion was raised to a regiment and kept with the 1st Division, while the 1st Anti-aircraft Missiles Battalion was transferred to the 2nd Division.
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==External links==
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* {{in lang|en}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070626201148/http://www.en.forter.ro/  Official Site of the Romanian Land Forces]
* {{in lang|ro}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070409191026/http://www.corpul1a.forter.ro/ Official Site of the 1st Territorial Army Corps]
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[[Category:Regiments of Romania]]
[[Category:Air defence units and formations of the Romanian Army]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1968]]
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