130 AD Regiment (India)
Military unit
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130 Air Defence Regiment is part of the Corps of Army Air Defence of the Indian Army.
| 130 AD Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1967 â present |
| Country |  India |
| Allegiance | India |
| Branch |  Indian Army |
| Type | Corps of Army Air Defence |
| Size | Regiment |
| Mottos | Sanskrit: à¤à¤à¤¾à¤¶à¥ शतà¥à¤°à¥à¤¨à¥ à¤à¤¹à¤¿ English: Defeat the Enemy in the Sky |
| Colors | Sky Blue and Red |
| Anniversaries | 28 January (Raising Day) |
| Equipment | 40 mm L/70 Air Defence Gun |
| Insignia | |
| Abbreviation | 130 AD Regt |
Formation
130 Air Defence Regiment was raised on 28 January 1967 as a provisional Territorial Army unit in Assam.[1] It was regularised as a regular air defence regiment of the Indian Artillery after the 1971 war.[2]
Operations
The regiment has taken part in the following operations[2] -
- 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.[3] It was under the command of Colonel Ajit Palekar.[4] 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.[5]
- 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.[2]
- 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.[2]
- The Regiment was awarded Director General Army Air Defence Unit Appreciation award twice for exceptional performance in all spheres â first in 2005 and then in 2015.[2]
- Havildar Kaushlendra Pratap Singh and Naik Satendra Singh were awarded COAS Commendation Cards in August 2025 for Operation Sindoor.[6]
- Naib Subedar Rajbir Singh was awarded COAS Commendation Card in August 2025.[7]
War Cry
The war cry of the regiment is दà¥à¤°à¥à¤à¤¾ माता à¤à¥ à¤à¤¯ (Durga MÄta 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.[2]
Honours and awards
Personnel from the unit have been awarded the following[2] â
- Vishisht Seva Medal â 1
- Sena Medal â 2
- COAS Commendation Cards â 7
- GOC-in-C Commendation Cards â 31