54 Armoured Regiment | |
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Active | 2010 – present |
Country | India |
Allegiance | India |
Branch | Indian Army |
Type | Armoured Corps |
Size | Regiment |
Motto(s) | सर्वत्र यशोविजय Sarvatra Yashovijay (Success and victory everywhere) |
Equipment | T-90 tanks |
Commanders | |
Colonel of the Regiment | Lt Gen AS Bhinder, VSM[1] |
Insignia | |
Abbreviation | 54 Armd Regt |
54 Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army.
54 Armoured Regiment was raised on 1 July 2010.[2] It was the first regiment to be equipped with the T-90 tanks at raising.
It is the youngest armoured regiment to have been conferred with a ‘Unit Citation’ within eight years of its raising. The regiment has seen deployment in South Kashmir during abrogation of Article 370 and Section 35A.[3]
The Regiment had the honour of participating in the Republic Day parade and the Army Day parade in 2021.[4][5]
The Chief of Army Staff, General Manoj Pande presented the President's Standards to the regiment at Suratgarh military station on 25 March 2023.[6]