New Delhi: This year’s Republic Day parade will have 16 marching contingents, 17 military bands and 25 tableaux from various states, departments and armed forces, the Indian Army said in a statement. It said that the Army will be represented in the Republic Day Parade-2022 by a cavalry column of cavalry, 14 mechanized columns, six marching contingents and a flypast by advanced light helicopters of its aviation wing.
The Army’s mechanized column consists of one PT-76 tank, one Centurion tank, two MBT Arjun Mk-I tanks, one APC Topas armored personnel carrier, one BMP-I infantry fighting vehicle and two BMP-II infantry fighting vehicles. Vehicles will appear. One 75/24 pack howitzer, two Dhanush howitzers, one PMS bridge-laying system, two universal bridge-laying systems, one HT-16 electronic warfare system, two swimming power electronic warfare systems, one Tiger Cat missile system and two Akash The missile system will also be part of the Mechanized Column.
According to the statement, the Indian Army will have six marching contingents from the Rajput Regiment, Assam Regiment, Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, Sikh Light Infantry, Army Ordnance Corps Regiment and Parachute Regiment. One marching contingent each from Indian Air Force and Indian Navy will also participate in RDP-2022. From the central paramilitary forces, five marching contingents of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Police Force (CISF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Border Security Force (BSF) will participate in the parade.