| Unit Name: | 127 Light AD Regiment (Composite) |
| Dates: | 1951 – present |
| Country: | India |
| Allegiance: | India |
| Branch: | Indian Army |
| Type: | Corps of Army Air Defence |
| Size: | Regiment |
| Identification Symbol: | 127 Lt AD Regt (Comp) |
| Identification Symbol Label: | Abbreviation |
| Nickname: | Jetbusters |
| Motto: | Sanskrit Sanskrit: आकाशे शत्रुन् जहि |
| Colors: | Sky Blue and Red |
| Anniversaries: | 31 March (Raising Day) |
127 Light Air Defence Regiment (Composite) is part of the Corps of Army Air Defence of the Indian Army. It consists of 581, 582 and 583 Light Air Defence batteries.
127 Light Air Defence Regiment (Composite) was raised on 31 March 1951 as 127 Light Anti-aircraft Regiment (Territorial Army) at Satara. It was raised as a single class regiment with Maratha troops. At formation, the regiment was equipped with Bofors 40 mm L/60 guns.[1] [2]
The regiment was regularised as a regular air defence regiment of the Indian Artillery in 1973 at Hyderabad and was renamed as 127 Light Air Defence Regiment. The unit got its present designation in 1989.[1]
The regiment has taken part in the following operations[1] -
The first operational deployment of the unit was during the liberation of Goa from the Portuguese in 1961.
Operation Riddle
The unit took part in Operation Cactus Lily in the western sector. It successfully repelled many air raids and shot down a B-57 bomber.
The regiment took part in the operations in Siachen Glacier between 1984 and 1986. It became the first unit to deploy air defence guns at the highest battlefield in the world.
1987
2001-2002
Personnel from the unit have been awarded the following awards[1] -
The motto of the regiment is एक दो सात, विजय हमारे साथ (Ek do saat, vijay hamare saath), which translates to One, two, seven, victory is with us.[1]