Pakistan Army Air Defence Corps

The Pakistan Army Air Defence Corps, (ﺁرمى ایئر ڈیفینس كور), 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 be confused with the Army Air Defence Command, which is a deployment formation that includes some of the regiments of the Corps.

Not to be confused with Army Air Defence Command (Pakistan).

Pakistan Army Air Defence Corps
Founded10 October 1989
Country Pakistan
TypeAdministrative corps
RoleAnti-aircraft warfare
Size17 battalion-sized Regiments
Part of Pakistan Army
HeadquartersChaklala Cantonment
EngagementsKargil War
2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff
Commanders
Current
commander		Lt Gen Muhammad Zafar Iqbal
An Army Air Defence Regiment lowers the Regimental Flag during march past

The Corps was formed in 1989 following military exercises where Pakistan's military learned of its weakness in providing air cover over a moving battlefield.[1] It consists of twelve regiments together with the School of Army Air Defence (SAAD).

Pakistani soldiers operating a M45 Quadmount during the 1965 conflict with India

Units
Key
  • RCG = Radar Control Guns
  • SAM = Surface to Air Missile
  • SP = Self Propelled

List of commanders
Rank and Name Start of Term End of Term
Maj Gen Agha Masood Hassan, October 1987 September 1991
Lt Gen Nazar Hussain, September 1991 March 1996
Maj Gen Zahid Ehsan, March 1996 April 1998
Lt Gen Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, April 1998 August 2000
Lt Gen Khateer Hasan Khan, August 2000 May 2005
Maj Gen Tahir Mahmud Qazi, May 2005 October 2006
Lt Gen Muhammad Ashraf Saleem, October 2006 April 2010
Lt Gen Syed Muhammad Owais, April 2010 April 2012
Lt Gen Zamir Ul Hassan Shah, April 2012 December 2013
Lt Gen Muhammad Zahid Latif Mirza, December 2013 December 2017
Lt Gen Hamood Uz Zaman Khan, December 2017 December 2021
Lt Gen Muhammad Zafar Iqbal December 2021 Present

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