25 Air Defence Regiment | |
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Active | 1959 – present |
Country | India |
Allegiance | India |
Branch | Indian Army |
Type | Corps of Army Air Defence |
Size | Regiment |
Nickname(s) | Quarter centurions |
Motto(s) | Sanskrit: आकाशे शत्रुन् जहि English: Defeat the Enemy in the Sky Sanskrit: सर्वदा सर्व प्रथम English: First, always and everywhere |
Colors | Sky Blue and Red |
Anniversaries | 15 December (Raising Day) |
Equipment | 40 mm L/70 Air Defence Gun |
Insignia | |
Abbreviation | 25 AD Regt |
25 Air Defence Regiment is part of the Corps of Army Air Defence of the Indian Army.
25 Air Defence Regiment was raised on 15 December 1959 at Deolali. [1] It consists of 132, 133 and 134 air defence batteries.
The regiment has taken part in the following operations [1] [2]
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