436 Air Defence Missile Regiment (India)

436 Air Defence Missile Regiment (Self Propelled)
Active	1985 – present
Country	India
Allegiance	India
Branch	Indian Army
Type	Corps of Army Air Defence
Size	Regiment
Nickname(s)	Gagan Rakshak
Motto(s)	Sanskrit: आकाशे शत्रुन् जहि English: Defeat the Enemy in the Sky
Colors	Sky Blue and Red
Equipment	Osa-AK Missile System
Insignia
Abbreviation	436 AD Msl Regt (SP)

436 Air Defence Missile Regiment (Self Propelled) is part of the Corps of Army Air Defence of the Indian Army.

Osa - AK Weapon System of the regiment during the rehearsal for the Republic Day Parade, 2014

Formation

436 Air Defence Regiment was raised in 1985 and equipped with ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-propelled air defence weapon systems.^[1] The weapon platform was subsequently changed to Osa-AK Missile Systems. The regiment consists of 4361, 4362 and 4363 air defence batteries.

Operations

The regiment has taken part in the following operations^[1] -

• Operation Trident
• Operation Rakshak: Counter insurgency operations
• Kargil War: Operation Vijay
• Operation Parakram

Achievements

• The regiment had the honour to participate in the Republic Day Parade in 1989, 1994 and 2014 with its Osa-AK weapon systems.^[2][3][4]

References

1. "Silver Jubilee". 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
2. "Republic Day Parade 26th January 1989". Retrieved 2023-10-27.
3. "Republic Day Parade 26th January 1994". Retrieved 2023-10-27.
4. "Republic Day Parade 26th January 2014". Retrieved 2023-10-27.