5th Armoured Regiment (India)

5 Armoured Regiment, part of the part of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army, was raised on 1st December 1983 at Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The first CO of the regiment was Lt Col J.P.S. Hanspal. Initially, the regiment was equipped with Vijayanta tanks. It became the first regiment of the Indian Army to be equipped with T-90 tanks. It is affiliated to INS Shardul, an amphibious ship of the Indian Navy.

The first Colonel of the Regiment was Lt Gen M. Mayadas, PVSM (Retd). Other Colonels have been Lt Gen MS Shergill, PVSM, AVSM, VrC (Retd) and Maj Gen G.S. Malhi, VSM. The regiment celebrated its silver jubilee in 2008. On 27 November 2011, the regiment was awarded the President's Colours by Shrimati Pratibha Patil, then President of India.

The cap badge consists of a pair of crossed lances with pennons. The numeral 5 topped by a mailed fist rests on the crossing point of the lances. A scroll in Devanagari at the bottom has the regimental motto निस्चय और विजय (Nischay aur Vijay, meaning Determination and Victory). The shoulder title plain numeral 5 in brass on a black quadrilateral metal backing.