| Unit Name: | 48 Air Defence Regiment |
| Dates: | 1962 – present |
| Country: | India |
| Allegiance: | India |
| Branch: | Indian Army |
| Type: | Corps of Army Air Defence |
| Size: | Regiment |
| Equipment: | 40 mm L/70 |
| Identification Symbol: | 48 AD Regt |
| Identification Symbol Label: | Abbreviation |
| Nickname: | “Sky Shooters” |
| Motto: | Sanskrit Sanskrit: आकाशे शत्रुन् जहि |
| Colors: | Sky Blue and Red |
48 Air Defence Regiment is an Air Defence regiment of the Indian Army.
The regiment was raised on 1 May 1962 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel RTK Foregard as 48 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment at Deolali.[1]
At the time of its formation, the Regiment was equipped with Bofors 40 mm L-60 anti-aircraft guns. Conversion to 40 mm L/70 guns was started on 20 May 1972 and completed on 27 July 1973. The Upgraded Super Fledermaus (USFM) radar replaced the Super Fledermaus (SFM) radars in September 2000.[1]
The regiment has taken part in the following operations-[1]
The regiment took part in Operation Ablaze and Operation Savage in the Eastern Sector. It protected airfields and critical areas, including deployment over rafts over the Brahmaputra River.
The regiment served in both the Western and Eastern Sectors, covering a long period from 20 August 1971 to 12 March 1972. It protected many vital areas during this operation.[2] [3] [4] [5]
The regiment took part in this massive exercise in 1987.
The regiment took part in counter-insurgency operations in the Kashmir Valley between 1995 and 1997.
The regiment was actively involved between 26 May 1999 and 12 November 1999 in the Western desert.
The regiment was fully geared up during this operation between December 2001 and November 2002.