65th Armoured Regiment

65th Armoured Regiment, is an armoured regiment which is part of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. Raised after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, on 1 September 1966, as the 65th Cavalry, its designation was changed to 65th Armoured Regiment in August 1967. Initially equipped with Sherman Mk IV and Mk V tanks, it was later equipped with Vijayantas.

On 1 April 1970, 93 (Independent) Reconnaissance Squadron was raised with AMX-13 tanks and was placed n the order of battle of 1st Armoured Division during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. In 1979, this squadron alongwith two others was merged to form 90th Armoured Regiment.