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|dates= 1958 – present
|country={{flag icon|India}} [[India]]
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'''125 SATA Regiment''', nicknamed the ''Sawalakh Regiment'' is a [[Surveillance and Target Acquisition]] (SATA) regiment, which is part of the [[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[Indian Army]].<ref name="DJ">{{cite web|url=https://samsshopping.com/product/125-sata-regiment/|title=125 SATA Regiment (Surveillance And Target Acquisition Regiment): Diamond Jubilee Celebration (1958-2018): APO Special Postal Cover|date=2018-11-03|access-date=2022-01-22}}</ref>
==Formation==
The Regiment was raised as '''125 Division Locating Battery''' on 1 August 1958 in Haig Lines at School of Artillery, [[Deolali]] ([[Nashik district]]) under the command of Major (later Major General) Chajju Ram. The unit was reorganised to a SATA Regiment under Colonel J P Saikia on 1 January 2006.<ref name="DJ"/>
==Equipment==
The battery received its first specialised equipment, the Sound Ranging equipment and Locating Radar from the [[United Kingdom]] in the early 1960s. In recent times, the regiment became the first SATA Regiment to be equipped with the Israeli [[IAI Heron|Heron]] Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and the home made [[DRDO Nishant|Nishant]] UAVs.<ref name="DJ"/>
==Operations==
;[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
*Operation Riddle: After the fall of [[Chhamb]], Operation Riddle was ordered and the Battery received its mobilisation order in September 1965.
*[[Battle of Burki]] – The battery was instrumental in the capture of 102 locations/positions of enemy guns and mortars, proving its competence and professionalism in battle tactics, optimising the use of artillery.<ref name="DJ"/> 
;[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
During Operation Cactus Lily, the unit proved its mettle during the operations in Patti.<ref name="DJ"/>
==Honours and Awards==
*In 1960, during the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the Regiment of Artillery, the battery had the rare privilege of providing the [[guard of honour]] to the then [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Commander-in-Chief]] of the Indian Army [[Rajendrasinhji Jadeja|General Maharaja Rajendra Singh Ji {{small|DSO}}]].<ref name="DJ"/>
*The regiment secured the second position in the Agnibaaz Division (41 Artillery Division) Athletics Championship Trophy in 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2008/oct15-08/h19.html|title=Inter-Unit Athletics Championship|date=2008-10-15|access-date=2022-01-22}}</ref>
*The regiment was awarded the GOC-in-C [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]] Unit Citation for the year 2011-12 for its overall performance and for its UAV missions in the [[List of districts of Arunachal Pradesh|Kameng Sector]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.deccanherald.com/content/219484/tales-bravery-army-day.html|title= Tales of bravery at Army Day|date=2012-01-15|access-date=2022-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report-army-officers-honoured-for-their-courage-1638097|title= Army officers honoured for their courage|date=2013-11-21|access-date=2022-01-22}}</ref>
*The regiment was awarded the GOC-in-C [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]] Unit Citation in January 2017 for its operational surveillance and for counter terrorist operations between 2014 and 2017 as part of [[Indian Army operations in Jammu and Kashmir|Operation Rakshak]] in [[XV Corps (India)|15 Corps]] area.  The regiment thus achieved the unique distinction of being the only SATA Regiment to be awarded the citations in successive tenures.<ref name="DJ"/>
*COAS Commendation Cards<ref>{{cite web|url= https://indianarmy.nic.in/writereaddata/documents/coas_commendation.pdf|title= COAS Commendation Cards Army Day 2008|date=2008-01-15|access-date=2022-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=gvgErkEO5imFI2z/VNw9sw==&ParentID=4r9OGzXHDHYPtcSsD500TQ==|title= COAS Commendation Cards 2008|date=2008-08-15|access-date=2022-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=OffNU3ET/AjcQUwhNC1OqA==&ParentID=+YPdjlPevi1HQMWYQ1FI7Q==|title= COAS Commendation Cards 2017|date=2017-08-15|access-date=2022-01-22}}</ref>
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