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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=25 Air Defence Regiment
|image=
|caption=
|dates= 1959 – present
|country={{flag icon|India}} [[India]]
|allegiance=India
|branch= [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]]
|type= [[Corps of Army Air Defence]]
|role=
|size= Regiment
|command_structure=
|equipment=[[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70|40 mm L/70 Air Defence Gun]]

|Past Commanders=
|ceremonial_chief=
|colonel_of_the_regiment=
|notable_commanders=

|identification_symbol=25 AD Regt
|identification_symbol_label=Abbreviation

|nickname=''Quarter centurions''
|patron=
|motto= [[Sanskrit]]: {{lang|sa|आकाशे शत्रुन् जहि}} <br/>[[English language|English]]: {{lang|en|Defeat the Enemy in the Sky}} <br/> [[Sanskrit]]: {{lang|sa|सर्वदा सर्व प्रथम}} <br/>[[English language|English]]: {{lang|en|First, always and everywhere}}
|colors= {{color box|#81BFFD}} {{color box|#DB0606}}<br/> Sky Blue and Red
|march=
|mascot=
|battles=
|anniversaries=15 December (Raising Day)
|decorations=
|battle_honours=
}}
'''25 Air Defence Regiment''' is part of the [[Corps of Army Air Defence]] of the [[Indian Army]].
== Formation==
25 Air Defence Regiment was raised on 15 December 1959 at [[Deolali]].<ref name="25APO">{{cite web|url= https://samsshopping.com/product/25-air-defence-regiment/|title=25 AD-Golden Jubilee -Indian Army Postal Cover|date=2009-09-01|access-date=2023-09-28}}</ref> It consists of 132, 133 and 134 air defence batteries.
==Operations==
The regiment has taken part in the following operations<ref name="25APO"/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://m.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071217/cth1.htm|title= Raising Day celebrated|date=2007-12-17|access-date=2023-09-28}}</ref>
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*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]: Operation Ablaze and Operation Riddle
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]: The unit took part in Operation Cactus Lily and was part of 342 Independent Air Defence Brigade. It was equipped with L70 guns.<ref>{{cite book|last=Jacob|first=JFR|title=Surrender at Dacca: Birth of a Nation|date=2011|publisher=Manohar Publishers and Distributors|isbn=978-8173041891|page=}}</ref>
*[[Operation Blue Star]]
*[[Operation Brasstacks|Operation Trident]]
*Operation Rakshak II
*[[Kargil War|Operation Vijay]]
*[[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff|Operation Parakram]]

==References==
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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1959]]
[[Category:Regiments of the Indian Army]]

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25 AD Regiment India - Revision history

Zoyahssn at 13:44, 28 September 2023