| Unit Name: | 49 Armoured Regiment |
| Dates: | 1983 – present |
| Country: | India |
| Allegiance: | India |
| Branch: | Indian Army |
| Type: | Armoured Corps |
| Size: | Regiment |
| Colonel Of The Regiment: | Lieutenant General SS Mahal, VSM |
| Identification Symbol: | 49 Armd Regt |
| Identification Symbol Label: | Abbreviation |
| Nickname: | Falcons |
49 Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army.
The regiment was raised on 1 October 1983 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel JPS Nakai at Ahmednagar.[1] It has an all-India, all-class composition, drawing troops from various castes and religions.[2] Lieutenant General SS Mahal, VSM is the current Colonel of the Regiment.[3]
The Chief of Army Staff, General Manoj Pande presented the President's Standards to the regiment at Suratgarh military station on 25 March 2023.[4]
The regiment has won the following gallantry awards -
Sowar Pradeep Kumar of the regiment won a Silver Medal in the Free Rifle 300 Metres (Three Position) event at the 26th All India GV Mavalankar Shooting Championship.[7]
The Regimental insignia consists of crossed lances with pennons mounted with the Lion Capital of Ashoka, with the numeral "49" inscribed on the crossing of the lances and a scroll at the base with the words "ARMOURED REGIMENT".[8]