151 Air Defence Regiment (India)

151 Air Defence Regiment (Self Propelled) 1966 – present India India India 24px Indian Army Corps of Army Air Defence Regiment 151 AD Regt (SP) Abbreviation Chhamb Warriorshttps://dvnews.skyrock.com/3283058522-CYCLE-EXPEDITION-TO-COMMEMORATE-GOLDEN-JUBILEE-CELEBRATION-OF-151-AIR.html Cycle Expedition To Commemorate Golden Jubilee Celebration Of 151 Air Defence Regiment (SP) (Chhamb) From Manali To Nako Skyrock 2016-09-02 2023-06-29 Dvnews Sanskrit: sa आकाशे शत्रुन् जहि English: en Defeat the Enemy in the Sky #81BFFD #DB0606 Sky Blue and Red 1 July (Raising Day)5 December (Chhamb Day)Sharma Gautam Indian Army, a Reference Manual 65 Reliance Publishing House 2000 978-8175101142 ChhambDas Chand N Hours of Glory: famous battles of the Indian army, 1801-1971 Vision Books 1997 162 978-8170940692 151 Air Defence Regiment (Self Propelled) is part of the Corps of Army Air Defence of the Indian Army. It consists of 1511, 1512 and 1513 air defence batteries. Formation 151 Air Defence Regiment was raised on 1 July 1966 at Army Ordnance Corps Centre at Secunderabad. https://samsshopping.com/product/151-air-defence-regiment-self-propelled-chhamb/ 151 AD-Golden Jubilee -Indian Army Postal Cover 2016-12-05 2023-06-29 Equipment At raising, the regiment was equipped with Bofors 40 mm L/60 guns. The unit was re-organised as a Composite Air Defence Regiment in November 1977, when it was equipped with one battery of the Soviet ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-propelled, radar-guided anti-aircraft weapon system and two batteries of Soviet ZU-23 towed 23×152 mm anti-aircraft twin-barrelled auto-cannons. On 1 December 1983, the regiment was re-organised as 151 Air Defence Regiment (Self Propelled) with three batteries of Schilkas. The unit became the first one to be equipped with the upgraded Schilka systems in 2014. Operations The regiment has taken part in the following operations: Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 The unit equipped with L/60 guns took part in Operation Cactus Lily in Jammu and Kashmir in December 1971. 1511 battery played an important role in the defence of Srinagar airfield. The airfield was subject to daily Pakistani air attacks between 3 and 6 December, 1971. There were sporadic raids after that till 10 December. The AD gunners, to their credit, foiled every attack to this vital airfield and claimed three hits, including one downing of a Pakistani Sabre jet.Singh Jagjit Indian Gunners at War: The Western Front 1971 1994 Spantech & Lancer 978-1897829554 131Das Chand N Hours of Glory: famous battles of the Indian army, 1801-1971 Vision Books 1997 161 978-8170940692 1512 battery did well in defending field artillery guns, wagon lines, Akhnoor ferry, Mandiala bridge and the divisional headquarters of 10 Infantry Division.https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/203255/5/chapter%203.pdf Anjan Mukherjee in Evolution of Indian Artillery and its Impact on India's Comprehensive Military Power, chapter II 2023-06-30USI Journal, July – September 1990 Singh Lt Gen RK Jasbir United Service Institution of India USI Journal 317http://www.indiandefencereview.com/review-of-battle-of-chamb-1971/ Review of Battle of Chamb 1971 2021-04-04 2023-06-29 Two troops were part of the 26 Artillery Brigade under 26 Infantry Division.Singh Jagjit While Memory is Fresh 2006 Lancer Publishers, New Delhi 978-8170622154 230 For its effective deterrence during the battle, the unit was awarded the honour title 'Chhamb'. The unit won the following gallantry awards- Vir Chakra – Gunner Arumugam P (posthumous) for operations in Srinagar airfield, where he downed a Sabre jet, but was killed in strafing by a follow up jet. https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1972/O-1320-1972-0025-58795.pdf Gazette of India, No 25, page 669 1972-06-17 2023-06-30 Havildar Uttam Jawalge won the award for shooting down a Sabre which was involved in the air attack to the divisional headquarters. https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1972/O-1321-1972-0034-58847.pdf Gazette of India, No 34, page 935 1972-08-19 2023-06-30 Mentioned in dispatches – Naik Dattatray Pawar, Gunner Joseph Dunnahttps://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1974/O-1253-1974-0019-55503.pdf Gazette of India, No 19, page 540 1974-05-11 2023-06-30 Operation Trident December 1986-March 1987. Operation Rakshak Counter terrorism operations in Punjab (November 1982-February 1983) and Jammu and Kashmir (August 1988-June 1999). The unit won the following gallantry awards – Sena Medal – Captain Suranjan Banerjee (posthumous, 1997) https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1998/O-0151-1998-0048-5042.pdf Gazette of India, No 48, page 654 1998-11-28 2023-06-30 and Major JR Sharma (1999). Operation Vijay Lieutenant Colonel R Shrivasvat was awarded the COAS Commendation Card for his commendable performance as a Brigade Major of an Infantry Brigade during the operations. Operation Parakram December 2001-March 2003. The unit lost Havildar KBMB Tadavi and Gunner Gopa Kumar P during the operations.https://nationalwarmemorial.gov.in/roll-of-honours/details/15973 HAV TADAVI K B M B 2023-06-30 Achievements The Regiment was awarded Director General Army Air Defence Unit Appreciation award twice. The regiment had the honour to participate in the Republic Day Parade in 1984 with its Shilka weapon systems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APTzgRcn254 Republic day parade 1984 YouTube 19 January 2021 2023-06-30 Major Sachin Nugyal was awarded COAS Commendation Card 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 References Category:Military units and formations established in 1966 Category:Air defence regiments of the Indian Army