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List of regiments and corps of the Indian Army

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This article lists the regiments of the Indian Army, including the various corps of supporting arms and services.

History

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See also: Military history of India and History of Indian Army

Historic list of regiments

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The following old lists in this section have been replaced by the present list provided in the subsequent sections:

Regiments

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See also: Category:Administrative corps of the Indian Army

Armoured

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See also: Indian Army Armoured Corps and Indian Armoured combat vehicles

Artillery

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See also: Regiment of Artillery (India)

In the Regiment of Artillery the battalion-sized units are referred to as regiments, a point of confusion on occasion. These units are equipped and named based on their type of equipment. There are two types of units. The majority are regiments that have weapons as their equipment, such as missiles, rockets, field guns, medium guns or mortars. The second type of regiment are those that have mission support equipment, such as surveillance equipments and weapon locating radars.

Weapon equipped units

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See also: Indian artillery weapons and Indian army missiles

Weapon-equipped units of the Regiment of Artillery are listed below:

The following units, designated as "Missile Group", are equipped with nuclear capable ballistic missiles like Prithvi[1][2] and Agni.[3] They operate under the Strategic Forces Command.

SATA units

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See also: Indian army radars and SATA equipment

Units of the Regiment of Artillery that have equipment other than weapons are listed below. These units mainly have Surveillance and Target Acquisition (SATA) equipment, Surveillance and target acquisition is a military role assigned to units and/or their equipment. It involves watching an area to see what changes (surveillance) for the purpose of enemy field artillery acquisition, then the acquisition of targets based on that information, and example of their equipment include Counter-battery radar (CoBRa) and Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) (see also Mobile Artillery Monitoring Battlefield Asset (MAMBA)).

Infantry

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See also: Indian Infantry, Indian Infantry weapons, and Indian Infantry future weapons
Regiment Active From Regimental Center Motto War Cry
Madras Regiment 1758 Wellington, Tamil Nadu "Swadharme nidhanam shreyaha" ("it is a glory to die doing one's duty") "Veera Madrassi, Adi Kollu, Adi Kollu" ("Brave Madrassi, Strike and Kill, Strike and Kill!")
Rajputana Rifles 1775 Delhi Cantonment, Delhi "Veer bhogya vasundhara" ("the brave shall inherit the earth") "Raja Ramachandra ki jai" ("victory to King Ramachandra")
Rajput Regiment 1778 Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh "Sarvatra vijay" ("victory everywhere") "Bol Bajrang Bali Ki jai" ("say victory to Lord Hanuman")
Dogra Regiment 1877 Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh "Kartavyam anvatma" ("duty before death") "Jawala Mata ki jai" ("victory to Goddess Jawala")
Sikh Regiment 1846 Ramgarh Cantonment, Jharkhand "Nischay kar apni jeet karon" ("with determination, I will be triumphant") "Jo bole So Nihal, sat sri akal" ("Shout Aloud in Ecstasy, True is the Great Eternal God!") "Wahe Guruji Da Khalsa, Wahe Guruji Di Fateh" ("The Khalsa of Waheguru is victorious")
Jat Regiment 1795 Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh "Sangathan va veerta" ("unity and valour") "Jat balwan, jai bhagwan" ("the Jat is strong, victory to God")
Parachute Regiment 1945 Bengaluru, Karnataka "Shatrujeet" ("the conqueror") "Balidan Param Dharma" ("Sacrifice, Supreme Duty")
Punjab Regiment 1761 Ramgarh Cantonment, Jharkhand "Sthal wa jal" ("by land and sea") "Jo bole So Nihal, sat sri akal" ("Shout Aloud in Ecstasy, True is the Great Eternal God!"); "Bol Jawala Ma ki jai" ("say victory to Goddess Jawala")
The Grenadiers 1778 Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh "Naam, Namak, Nishan" ("Name, Salt, Mark") "Sarvada shaktishali" ("always strong")
Sikh Light Infantry 1944 Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh "Deg teg fateh" ("Victory to charity and arms") "Jo bole So Nihal, sat sri akal" ("Shout Aloud in Ecstasy, True is the Great Eternal God!")
Maratha Light Infantry 1768 Belgaum, Karnataka "Duty, honour, courage" "Bola Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ki jai ("say victory to King Shivaji); "Temlai Mata ki Jai" ("victory to Goddess Temlai"); Har Har Mahadev ("Hail to Shiva")
The Garhwal Rifles 1887 Lansdowne, Uttarakhand "Yudhaya krit nischya" ("fight with determination") "Badri Vishal Lal ki jai" ("victory to the Great Lord Badri Nath")
Kumaon Regiment 1813 Ranikhet, Uttarakhand "Parakramo vijayate" ("valour triumphs") "Kalika Mata ki jai" ("victory to Goddess Kali"); "Bajrang Bali ki jai" ("victory to Lord Hanuman"); "Dada Kishan ki jai" ("Victory to Dada Kishan")
Assam Regiment 1941 Shillong, Meghalaya "Assam vikram" ("unique valour") "Rhino charge"
Bihar Regiment 1941 Danapur, Bihar "Karam Hi Dharam" ("Work is Worship") "Bajrang Bali Ki Jai" ("Victory to Lord Hanuman"); "Birsa Munda Ki Jai" ("Victory to Birsa Munda")
Mahar Regiment 1815 Saugor, Madhya Pradesh "Yash sidhi" ("success and attainment") "Bolo Hindustan ki jai" ("say victory to India")
Jammu & Kashmir Rifles 1821 Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh "Prashata ranvirta" ("valour in battle is praiseworthy") "Durga Mata ki jai" ("victory to Goddess Durga")
Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry 1947 Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir "Balidanam vir lakshanam " ("sacrifice is a characteristic of the brave") "Bharat Mata ki jai" ("victory to Mother India")
Naga Regiment 1970 Ranikhet, Uttarakhand "Parakramo vijayate" ("valour triumphs") "Jai Durga Naga" ("victory to Durga Naga")
1 Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) 1815 Subathu, Himachal Pradesh "Kayar hunu bhanda marnu ramro" ("better to die than live like a coward") "Jai Ma Kali, ayo Gorkhali" ("hail Goddess Kali, here come the Gorkhas")
3 Gorkha Rifles 1815 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
4 Gorkha Rifles 1857 Sabathu, Himachal Pradesh
5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) 1858 Shillong, Meghalaya "Shaurya evam nistha" ("courage and determination")
8 Gorkha Rifles 1824 Shillong, Meghalaya "Kayar hunu bhanda marnu ramro" ("better to die than live like a coward")
9 Gorkha Rifles 1817 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
11 Gorkha Rifles 1918-1922; from 1948 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh "Yatraham vijayastatra" ("Victory resides where I reside")
Ladakh Scouts 1963 Leh, Ladakh "Ki ki so so Lhargyalo" ("Victory to God")
Arunachal Scouts 2010 Rayang, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim Scouts 2013 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Mechanised

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See also: Indian Army vehicles and Indian Infantry future vehicles
Regiment Active From Regimental Center Motto War Cry
Brigade of the Guards 1949 Kamptee, Maharashtra "Pahla humesha Pahla ("first always first") "Garud ka hu bol pyare" ("I am the son of Garuda say o my friend")
Mechanised Infantry Regiment 1979 Ahmednagar, Maharashtra "Valour and faith" "Bolo Bharat Mata ki jai" ("say victory to Mother India")

Corps of Army Air Defence

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See also: Corps of Army Air Defence

The list of army air defence regiments is as follows:

Corps of Engineers

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Main article: Indian Army Corps of Engineers

The corps was formed from the Sapper and Miner Groups of each of the erstwhile presidencies of British India. The Corps consists of three groups of combat engineers, namely the Madras Sappers, the Bengal Sappers and the Bombay Sappers. The list of Engineer regiments is as follows:

Army Aviation Corps

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Main article: Army Aviation Corps (India)
See also: List of aircraft of the Indian Army

The Army Aviation Corps units are designated as 'Squadrons'. Each squadron generally consists of two Reconnaissance (Recce) and Observation Flights. R & O Flights might be part of squadrons or operate independently and do not have a parent squadron (designated by an (I) in their name). The suffix 'UH' stands for Utility Helicopter Flights and 'ALH-WSI' stands for Advanced Light Helicopter - Weapon Systems Integrated.[7][8]

Squadrons
Flights

Corps of Signals

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Main article: Indian Army Corps of Signals

Notes

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "India's Nuclear Force Structure 2025". carnegieendowment.orgundefined. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  2. ^ "Prithvi-I". Missile Threat. 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  3. ^ "Countdown: Ballistic Missiles". Force India. 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  4. ^ "333rd Artillery Group - India Special Weapons Agencies". nuke.fas.org. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  5. ^ "Agni-2". Missilethreat.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  6. ^ a b "SIPRI Arms Transfers Database". Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Army Aviation Corps". 2006-10-12. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  8. ^ "Indian Army". Retrieved 2021-03-09.
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