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127 Light AD Regiment (Composite) | |
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Active | 1951 – present |
Country | India |
Allegiance | India |
Branch | Indian Army |
Type | Corps of Army Air Defence |
Size | Regiment |
Nickname(s) | Jetbusters |
Motto(s) |
Sanskrit: आकाशे शत्रुन् जहि English: Defeat the Enemy in the Sky |
Colors | Sky Blue and Red |
Anniversaries | 31 March (Raising Day) |
Equipment |
ZU-23-2 twin-barreled autocannon 9K38 Igla surface-to-air missile |
Insignia | |
Abbreviation | 127 Lt AD Regt (Comp) |
127 Light Air Defence Regiment (Composite) is part of the Corps of Army Air Defence of the Indian Army. It consists of 581, 582 and 583 Light Air Defence batteries.
127 Light Air Defence Regiment (Composite) was raised on 31 March 1951 as 127 Light Anti-aircraft Regiment ( Territorial Army) at Satara. It was raised as a single class regiment with Maratha troops. At formation, the regiment was equipped with Bofors 40 mm L/60 guns. [1] [2]
The regiment was regularised as a regular air defence regiment of the Indian Artillery in 1973 at Hyderabad and was renamed as 127 Light Air Defence Regiment. The unit got its present designation in 1989. [1]
The regiment has taken part in the following operations [1]-
Personnel from the unit have been awarded the following awards [1]-
The motto of the regiment is एक दो सात, विजय हमारे साथ (Ek do saat, vijay hamare saath), which translates to One, two, seven, victory is with us. [1]