436 Air Defence Missile Regiment (India) Explained

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

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

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]}

Notes and References

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