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{{short description|Missile equipped Indian Army regiment}}
{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=861 Missile Regiment (Laleali & Picquet 707)
|image=
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|dates= 1963 – present
|country={{flag icon|India}} [[India]]
|allegiance=India
|branch= [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]]
|type= [[File:Regiment of Artillery Insignia (India).svg|20px]] [[Artillery]]
|role=
|size= Regiment
|command_structure=
|equipment= [[BrahMos]]

|Past Commanders=
|ceremonial_chief=
|colonel_of_the_regiment=
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|identification_symbol=
|identification_symbol_label=Abbreviation

|nickname=
|patron=
| identification_symbol_2 = "Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa"
| identification_symbol_2_label =War Cry
|motto=''Sarvatra Izat O Iqbal (Everywhere with Honour and Glory) “Do it right - First time – Every time”
|colors= "Red & Navy Blue"
|mascot=
|battles=
|anniversaries=
|decorations= [[Sena Medal]] 1 COAS Commendation Card 4 VCOAS Commendation Card 7 GOC-in-C Commendation Card 9
|battle_honours= Laleali Picquet 707

}}

'''861 Missile Regiment (Laleali & Picquet 707)''' is a missile equipped regiment which [[List of regiments of the Indian Army|is]] part of the [[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[Indian Army]].

==History==

===Formation===
861 Missile Regiment (Laleali & Picquet 707) traces its origin from the Border Scouts Battalion. It was raised as the '''863 Light Battery''' by amalgamating a nucleus of 121 (Independent) Heavy Mortar Battery (Congo) and a battery of 35 Heavy Mortar Regiment on 20 June 1963. Lieutenant Colonel Sewa Ram was the first Commanding Officer.
'''86 Light Regiment''' was eventually formed with three batteries – 121 Heavy Mortar Battery, 862 Light Battery and 863 Light Battery.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.philamart.com/Listing/Details/3028797/861-Missile-RegimentIndian-Army-Postal-Cover-APO|title=861 Missile Regiment - Indian Army Postal Cover |access-date=2020-10-21}}</ref> This eventually evolved to become the 861 Missile Regiment.

===Operations===

; [[United Nations Operation in the Congo]]
121 Heavy Mortar Battery participated in the [[Indian Army United Nations peacekeeping missions|Indian Army United Nations peacekeeping mission]] in [[Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)|Congo]] under [[99th Mountain Brigade|99 Infantry Brigade]].<ref name="Sharma1997">{{cite book|last=Sharma|first=SK|title=Indian Army: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations|date=1997|publisher=Lancer Publishers|isbn=978-1897829011|page=28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.academia.edu/32888328|title=Congo – First African War And Indian Soldiers (1960-64).doc|access-date=2020-10-21}}</ref>
[[File:Brahmos launcher Republic day.jpg|thumb|305x305px| Brahmos missiles of 861 Missile Regt during the 2009 Republic Day parade|alt=|right]]

;[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Indo-Pak War (1965)]]:
86 Light Regiment participated in Operation Ablaze and Operation Riddle.
;[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]:
The Regiment provided fire power to 28 Infantry Brigade of 10 Infantry Division in the [[Battle of Chamb]]. The devastating shelling by the Regiment on 3 and 4 December 1971 helped beat back the attack on Picquet 707. The shelling on 6 and 7 December 1971 similarly prevented the attack on Laleali.<ref name="Jagjit Singh 1994">{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Jagjit |title=Indian Gunners at War: The Western Front 1971|date=1994|publisher= Spantech & Lancer|isbn=978-1897829554|page=76-100}}</ref> The Regiment along with [[Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry|8 Jammu and Kashmir Militia]] (now Light Infantry) were awarded the battle honours ''Laleali'' and ''Picquet 707''.<ref name=" Khullar 2017">{{cite book|last= Khullar|first= Darshan |title= Themes of Glory: Indian Artillery in War|date=2017|publisher= VIJ Books (India) Pty Ltd|isbn=978-9385563973}}</ref><ref name=" Chandar 2018">{{cite book|last= Chandar|first= Col Y Udaya|title= Independent India's All the Seven Wars|date=2018|publisher= Notion Press|isbn= 978-1948473217}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/sitrep-a-commander-who-led-from-the-front/story-wePWFSR6S6p5PrpmxThRWI.html|title=Hindustan Times article "Sitrep - A commander who led from the front" |date=2017-03-26 |access-date=2020-10-21}}</ref>
;Other operations:
The Regiment has also taken part in [[Operation Meghdoot]], [[Kargil War|Operation Vijay]] and [[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff|Operation Parakram]].

==BrahMos==
The Regiment was the first Army unit to get inducted with the [[BrahMos]] medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile in June 2007.<ref name=forcem2009>{{cite journal|journal=Force|date=May 2009|volume=6|issue=9|pages=44–45|title=Smash Hit|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/43562945/Force-Vol-6-No-9-05-2009|access-date=2020-10-22|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726000515/http://www.scribd.com/doc/43562945/Force-Vol-6-No-9-05-2009|archive-date=26 July 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://survincity.com/2013/09/rcc-brahmos/|title= RCC BrahMos in survincity.com|date=2013-09-28|access-date=2020-10-21}}</ref> It is presently part of the 40 Artillery Division.

The Regiment had the honour of participating in the annual [[Delhi Republic Day parade|Republic Day parade]] in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014 and 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Republic-Day-parade-2017/article17096997.ece/photo/11/|title= Republic Day parade 2017 in the hindu.com| date=2017-01-26|access-date=2020-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.primetimes.in/news/20856/highlights-68th-republic-day-parade/|title= Highlights: 68th Republic Day Parade in primetimes.in|date=2017-01-26|access-date=2020-10-21}}</ref>
==See also==
[[List of regiments of the Indian Army#Artillery|List of artillery regiments of Indian Army]]
==References==
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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1963]]
[[Category:Artillery regiments of the Indian Army after 1947]]

861 Missile Regiment India - Revision history

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