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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=130 AD Regiment
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|dates= 1967 – present
|country={{flag icon|India}} [[India]]
|allegiance=India
|branch= [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]]
|type= [[Corps of Army Air Defence]]
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|size= Regiment
|command_structure=
|equipment= [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70|40 mm L/70 Air Defence Gun]]

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|identification_symbol=130 AD Regt
|identification_symbol_label=Abbreviation

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|motto= [[Sanskrit]]: {{lang|sa|आकाशे शत्रुन् जहि}} <br/>[[English language|English]]: {{lang|en|Defeat the Enemy in the Sky}}
|colors= {{color box|#81BFFD}} {{color box|#DB0606}}<br/> Sky Blue and Red
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|anniversaries=28 January (Raising Day)
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'''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 (India)|Territorial Army]] unit in [[Assam]].<ref>{{cite book|last=|first=|title=Assam Information, Volume 20|year=1969|page=14|publisher=Directorate of Information & Public Relations}}</ref> It was regularised as a regular air defence regiment of the [[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Indian Artillery]] after the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|1971 war]].<ref name="APO">{{cite web|url= https://samsshopping.com/product/130-air-defence-regi-ment/|title=130 AD-Golden Jubilee -Indian Army Postal Cover|date=2017-01-28|access-date=2022-03-28}}</ref>

==Operations==
The regiment has taken part in the following operations<ref name="APO"/> -
;[[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 Brasstacks|Operation Trident]]: The regiment was deployed in the desert sector in 1987 during this operation.
;[[Kargil War|Operation Vijay]]: The unit was the only Air Defence Regiment to be deployed during the action on the icy heights of Kargil.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kanwal|first=Gurmeet|title=Heroes of Kargil|publisher=‎ Ritana Books|year=2002|page=135|isbn=978-8185250595}}</ref> It was under the command of Colonel Ajit Palekar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kfjim.com/Seminar.aspx|title=Expectation of Industrial Recruiters|date=|access-date=2022-03-29}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/460870/1/7759.pdf|title=Gallantary awards to fighters of Kargil Conflict|date=2000-07-27|access-date=2022-03-29}}</ref>
;[[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff|Operation Parakram]]
;Operation Rakshak: [[Counterinsurgency|Counter-insurgency]] operations
; Aid to civil authorities: During relief operations in [[Haryana]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].
==Other achievements==
*It was the first ever air defence regiment to send an overseas training contingent to [[Sri Lanka]] in 2007.<ref name="APO"/>
*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]].<ref name="APO"/>
*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.<ref name="APO"/>
==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.<ref name="APO"/>
==Honours and Awards==
Personnel from the unit have been awarded the following<ref name="APO"/> –
*[[Vishisht Seva Medal]] – 1
*[[Sena Medal]] – 2
*COAS Commendation Cards – 5
*GOC-in-C Commendation Cards – 31
==References==
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