An innovation in 1922 was the creation of two Air Defence Brigades to provide anti-aircraft defence for London.

Air Defence Brigade (Kutaisi)

In 1987, units included twenty air defence brigades (with approximately ninety-five SAM batteries) and two air defence regiments.

In between the wars, Brigadier Panwar created the Air Defence Brigade for New Delhi in 1964.

Following this Naqvi took command of the 103rd Air Defence Brigade and served as commander of the National Guards in Karachi.

Later, he commanded a number of air defence brigades, as well as studying at the National Defence University in Islamabad, from where he passed out with honours.

Air Defence Brigade (Blasko lists only Gansu; other sources say Linxia, Gansu)

The city of Bourgas is the place around which the 3rd Missile Air Defence Brigade of the Bulgarian Air Force is deployed.

At first it was designated 1st Air Defence Brigade, then 1st Anti-Aircraft Group before the 1 AA Bde title was settled upon.

On 1 March 1924 he became General Officer Commanding of the Territorial Army Air Defence Brigades and Inspector of Regular Anti-Aircraft Defences for Great Britain.

The 5th Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade (5th zrbr) is an air defence brigade of the 22nd Army, Moscow Military District of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The Air Force headquarters is located at Al Mubarak Air Base, with the remaining forces stationed at Air Defence Brigade, Ali Al Salem Air Base and Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base.