98th Air Brigade

The 98th Air Brigade (Serbian: 98. ваздухопловна бригада, romanized: 98. vazduhoplovna brigada) is a mixed (attack aviation and attack helicopters) brigade of the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence.

The 98th Air Brigade was formed on 13 June 2007 as a successor of the 98th Fighter-Bomber Regiment of the Yugoslav and Serbia-Montenegro air forces.

It is created from the former 161st Air Base (Niš Air Base), 265th Air Base (Lađevci Air Base) and their ground support units, 98th Fighter-Bomber Regiment, 119th Helicopter Regiment, a part of 677th Transport Squadron and part of 353rd Reconnaissance Squadron.

In peace time, brigade performs the following tasks: In war time, brigade performs the following tasks: The 98th Air Brigade is a joint tactical air force unit whose basic organization structure consists of modular units of squadron and battalion size.

On that day in 1949, the 98th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment was formed which has the longest tradition of all the units that became part of today's brigade.

J-22 of the 241st Fighter-Bomber Squadron "Tigers"
Mi-35M of the 714th Anti-armor Helicopter Squadron "Shadows"