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Corps of Army Air Defence

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focus on air defence artillery. With the separation of the air defense from the Regiment, the Corps of Air Defence Artillery came into existence on 10 January 1994. The headquarters of the corps, the Directorate General of Air Defence Artillery, came into force the same day. Subsequently, the air defence wings and branches of the artillery present at various command headquarters throughout the country were bifurcated into the corps from the respective artillery units and regiments. Autonomous status was awarded to the Air Defence Guided Missile School at Gopalpur and the Air Defence Wing of the Artillery Centre, Nasik Road Camp was inducted into the Air Defence Guided Missile Centre. The day on which the Corps of Air Defence Artillery emerged as an autonomous corps of the Indian Army, 10 January, is celebrated as the raising day annually at air defence centers throughout the country.
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High Altitude Airship battery and two independent Low batteries were also in existence, with two training centres established to train the personnel in anti-aircraft warfare. By the end of 1944, this had reached a total of thirty three air defence artillery units. However, after actively taking part in the second world war on behalf of the
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The regimental flag consists of two halves. The upper and lower halves comprise sky blue and red colors respectively. The upper sky blue color portrays the clear blue skies that are protected by air defence corps by the guns and missiles, which are depicted by red. The regimental crest is centered
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In October 1993, the Army Staff made a decision to remove all air defense units from the Indian Army Regiment of Artillery. The regiment had been recommended to bifurcate to remove all the AAA and aerospace missile defence formations so that on their basis a new service branch would be created to
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By 1942, the air defence branch had grown considerably with eighteen operational anti-aircraft regiments, of which nine were High Altitude Airship regiments and nine were Low Altitude Airship regiments. Besides the four brigades that were exclusively undertaking air defence tasks, one independent
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in 1947, the units of the British Indian Army were divided between the newly independent nations. Out of the air defence artillery units that had remained in the aftermath of the Second World War only two units, the 26 and 27 Low Altitude Airship Regiments, were transferred India. The two oldest
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Established in 1989 as an autonomous body, the Army Air Defence College (AADC) (previously Air Defence and Guided Missile School and Centre) is the training school for the personnel of the Air Defence Corps. Officers undergo both initial and regular refresher training, and soldiers are given a
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During the period of 1987–94, India's Air Defence Corps recorded several momentous events that refashioned the identity of air defence in India. By the end of 1989, the Air Defence and Guided Missile School and Centre was established at Gopalpur Military Station in
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and low altitude bombers, and anti-aircraft units and formations were systematized on the basis of required gun density, with larger numbers of troops and guns being allocated to the highly vulnerable and sensitive areas compared to less vulnerable areas.
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The Air Defence & Guided Missile School and Centre and the Corps of Air Defence Artillery were rechristened as the Army Air Defence College (AADC) and the Corps of Army Air Defence in 1998 and April 2005 respectively.
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serves as the general headquarters to the corps. The position was first created when the Corps of Army Air Defence was bifurcated from the Regiment of Artillery on 10 January 1994. The post is generally held by a
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was the Royal High Altitude Airship ('R' HAA) Regiment, which was part of the battery based at Colaba. In April 1941, both the light anti-aircraft unit called the 'U' Anti-Aircraft Regiment that was raised at
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was raised in 1995 at the AAD Centre. To date, it takes part in various national and international functions. Its string ensemble the "Celestial Sentinels", was raised in November 2001. A
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2-month advanced training after their basic training. It also holds regular training courses and programs for gunnery, advanced gunnery, and leadership. The college is located in the
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The crest depicts the neo-facet of the corps. It portrays a missile in silver tint, with radar antennae in gold colour fixed on the either side. At the bottom, the motto "
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Air Marshal Anil Chopra; Vice Admiral AP Revi; Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee; Lt Gen VK Saxena; Maj Gen AK Mehra; Maj Gen PK Chakravorty; Danvir Singh; Maj Gen AK Chadha (201).
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of the country from foreign threats. The AAD is responsible for the protection of Indian air space from enemy aircraft and missiles, especially below 5,000 feet.
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of 1971, India's air defence artillery was substantially modernized. The induction of modern air defence technology commenced with the deployment of the
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The corps enjoyed autonomous status from 1994, after the bifurcation of the Corps of Air Defence Artillery from the Army's
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With the increasing importance of air defence due to the ongoing World War, new anti-aircraft units were raised in the
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units, I Training Battery and Royal High Altitude Airship ('R' HAA) Regiment, were transferred to Pakistan.
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A Mukherjee to design and select new regimental insignia including a regimental crest, flag and motto.
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In 1994, following the bifurcation, the government set-up the Mukherjee Committee headed by retired
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in 1972. Subsequently, various weapons systems were introduced between 1972 and 1978, including the
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Military Station on 28 September 2019 on completion of 25 years as an independent arm.
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The Mukherjee Committee assigned the task of the designing the regimental crest to the
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President of India, Mr Ram Nath Kovind awards 'Colours' to Corps of Army Air Defence
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wings at Karachi. These schools predominantly trained Indian personnel including
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In July 1940, the government established training schools for anti-aircraft and
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awarded the President’s Colours to the Corps of Army Air Defence at
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The history of the AAD dates back to 1939 during the times of the
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List of Previous Directors General of Corps of Army Air Defence
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List of equipment of the Indian Army § Air Defence System
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of the army into an independent branch based on the idea of
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Air Defence Artillery in India was first established by the
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