130 AD Regiment (India)

130 AD Regiment 1967 – present India India India 24px Indian Army Corps of Army Air Defence Regiment 40 mm L/70 Air Defence Gun 130 AD Regt Abbreviation Sanskrit: sa आकाशे शत्रुन् जहि English: en Defeat the Enemy in the Sky #81BFFD #DB0606 Sky Blue and Red 28 January (Raising Day) 130 Air Defence Regiment is part of the Corps of Army Air Defence of the Indian Army. Formation 130 Air Defence Regiment was raised on 28 January 1967 as a provisional Territorial Army unit in Assam.Assam Information, Volume 20 1969 14 Directorate of Information & Public Relations It was regularised as a regular air defence regiment of the Indian Artillery after the 1971 war. https://samsshopping.com/product/130-air-defence-regi-ment/ 130 AD-Golden Jubilee -Indian Army Postal Cover 2017-01-28 2022-03-28 Operations The regiment has taken part in the following operations - Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 The unit was assigned to protect vital installations in the Eastern, Western and Northern sectors, which it carried out with distinction. Operation Trident The regiment was deployed in the desert sector in 1987 during this operation. Operation Vijay The unit was the only Air Defence Regiment to be deployed during the action on the icy heights of Kargil.Kanwal Gurmeet Heroes of Kargil Ritana Books 2002 135 978-8185250595 It was under the command of Colonel Ajit Palekar.http://www.kfjim.com/Seminar.aspx Expectation of Industrial Recruiters 2022-03-29 Personnel from the unit were awarded one Sena Medal (Lieutenant Pradipta Dutta) and four GOC-in-C Commendation Cards for exceptional bravery during the war.https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/460870/1/7759.pdf Gallantary awards to fighters of Kargil Conflict 2000-07-27 2022-03-29 Operation Parakram Operation Rakshak Counter-insurgency operations Aid to civil authorities During relief operations in Haryana, Gujarat and Punjab. Other achievements It was the first ever air defence regiment to send an overseas training contingent to Sri Lanka in 2007. The regiment conducted the Army Air Defence enclosure during Shauryanjali, the 2015 Indian Army exhibition to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. The Regiment was awarded Director General Army Air Defence Unit Appreciation award twice for exceptional performance in all spheres – first in 2005 and then in 2015. Havildar Kaushlendra Pratap Singh and Naik Satendra Singh were awarded COAS Commendation Cards in August 2025 for Operation Sindoor. https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2025/aug/doc2025814609101.pdf List of personnel being conferred with COAS Commendation Card on the occasion of Independence Day 2025 (Op Sindoor) 2025-08-14 2025-08-22 Naib Subedar Rajbir Singh was awarded COAS Commendation Card in August 2025. https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2025/aug/doc2025814608801.pdf List of personnel being conferred with COAS Commendation Card on the occasion of Independence Day 2025 2025-08-14 2025-08-22 War Cry The war cry of the regiment is दुर्गा माता की जय (Durga Māta Ki Jai), which translates to Victory to the Mother Goddess Durga. The war cry stands for the courage and resolute fighting spirit of the unit. Honours and awards Personnel from the unit have been awarded the following – Vishisht Seva Medal – 1 Sena Medal – 2 COAS Commendation Cards – 7 GOC-in-C Commendation Cards – 31 References Category:Military units and formations established in 1967 Category:Air defence regiments of the Indian Army