Naik Madalai Muthu, Vir Chakra
During the India-Pakistan War of 1965, India had seven AD Regiments were deployed in the East. This included two Territorial Army AD RegRead More…
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Baptism Under Fire
Anti Aircraft Artillery in India Pakistan War 1965 The commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of the 1965 War against Pakistan drew a wide rRead More…
Indian Anti Aircraft Artillery 1939-1945
The threat from Japan was the reason Air defence Artillery came into being in India in 1939 when a small number of Indian troops were initially traineRead More…
Why AAA and Coastal Artillery Shared the Training Establishments
There is an interesting reason why the Coastal Artillery and AAA shared the same training establishment. The tradition dates back to World War I wheRead More…
The First Pakistan Air Force Aircraft Claimed by Indian AAA
During the India-Pakistan War of September 1965, Havildar Perumal C of 27 Air Defence Regiment was awarded the Vir Chakra for shooting down a PakiRead More…