The Pakistan Army Air Defence Command ,(Urdu: ﺁرمى أير ڈفينص کمانڈ; Army Air Defence Command, abbreviated as AADC) (not to be mixed with
Pakistan Army Air Defence Corps
The Pakistan Army Air Defence Corps, (), abbreviated as ADC), is an military administrative formation of the Pakistan Army, tasked with preparing its constituent units for anti-aircraft warfare against foreign threats. The Corps should not ...
which is an Administrative Corps), is an active military combatant corps of the Pakistan Army and a major combative formation tasked with air defences of strategic assets of Pakistan from foreign Aerial threats.
Army Air Defence Command was formed and headquartered at the Chaklala Army Cantonment in Rawalpindi, Punjab Province of Pakistan. following military exercises where Pakistan's military learned of its weakness in providing air cover over a moving battlefield.
"Annual Fire Practice Exercise"
''GlobalSecurity.org'' Air Defence Command consists of a total of five military divisions spread across two geographic districts; one tasked with air defence of the northern region of Pakistan headquartered in Lahore and the other with the southern region commanded from Quetta.
Present day and order of battle
*HQ ADC, Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's ...
**3rd Air Defence Division, Sargodha
Sargodha (Punjabi and ur, ) is a city and capital of Sargodha Division, located in Punjab province, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's 12th largest city by population and one of the fastest-growing cities of the country. Sargodha is also known as ...
*** 3rd Air Defence Brigade (largest Brigade of Pakistan army)
**4th Air Defence Division, Malir
Malir Town ( sd, ملير ٽائون, ur, ) lies in the northern part of the city that was named after the Malir River.
History
Administrative status
2000
The federal government under introduced local government reforms in the year ...
* Army Air Defence Corps:
** Medium AD Regiment
** Light AD Regiment
** GunMissile Regiment (Light), GunMissile AD Regiment
** Self Propelled AD Regiment
** SAM Regiment
** Missile Regiment
** Radar Controlled Gun Regiment
** Surveillance Controlling Reporting Regiment
See also
* Pakistan Army Air Defence Corps
The Pakistan Army Air Defence Corps, (), abbreviated as ADC), is an military administrative formation of the Pakistan Army, tasked with preparing its constituent units for anti-aircraft warfare against foreign threats. The Corps should not ...
References
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Commands of Pakistan Army
Air defence commands (military formations)
Military units and formations established in 1999
1999 establishments in Pakistan