25 Air Defence Regiment
Active1959 – present
CountryIndia India
AllegianceIndia
Branch Indian Army
TypeCorps of Army Air Defence
SizeRegiment
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
Anniversaries15 December (Raising Day)
Equipment40 mm L/70 Air Defence Gun
Insignia
Abbreviation25 AD Regt

25 Air Defence Regiment is part of the Corps of Army Air Defence of the Indian Army.

Formation

25 Air Defence Regiment was raised on 15 December 1959 at Deolali.[1] It consists of 132, 133 and 134 air defence batteries.

Operations

The regiment has taken part in the following operations[1][2]


References

  1. 1 2 "25 AD-Golden Jubilee -Indian Army Postal Cover". 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  2. "Raising Day celebrated". 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  3. Jacob, JFR (2011). Surrender at Dacca: Birth of a Nation. Manohar Publishers and Distributors. ISBN 978-8173041891.


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