词条 | 153 SP Air Defence Regiment |
释义 | {{unreferenced|date=December 2017}}{{Infobox military unit | unit_name = 153 Light Air Defence (Gun Missile/Self Propelled) Regiment | image = | dates = 1993–present | country = {{flag icon|Pakistan}} Pakistan | allegiance = Pakistan Army | branch = Army | type = Self Propelled Air Defence Regiment | role = Air Defence | size = | nickname = Ek Tarwinja | motto = Allah O Akbar (God is Great) | battles = Gulf War 1990–1993 Kargil War 1999–2000 War on Terror }} The 153 Light Air Defence (Gun Missile/Self Propelled) Regiment, commonly referred to as the 153 SP Air Defence Regiment, is an Air Defence Regiment of the Pakistan Army. It was raised on 9th May 1993 from an Independent Air Defence Battery. As an Air Defence Battery it was deployed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia from 1990 to 1993 as part of Operation Desert Storm. During Desert Storm, it effectively engaged and destroyed multiple Iraqi Scud Missiles directed at Saudi Arabia in mid flight. The Regiment was also deployed in the Kargil War in 1999 where it downed an Indian Mikoyan MiG-27 fighter aircraft using ANZA Mark 1 Pakistani made Surface to Air Missile System. The regiment has also served on Infantry role on the Western Borders of Pakistan in anti-terrorist Operations and has effectively taken part in several operations besides guarding Pak Afghan border as an Infantry Battalion. The Regiment remains on the orbit of Armored and Mechanized Formations as a Self Propelled Regiment. 3 : Regiments of Pakistan|Air defence regiments|Military units and formations established in 1993 |
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