1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade (1 ISR Bde) of the British Army was created as part of the Army 2020 reform, to command military intelligence, ISTAR, and electronic warfare units.

Brigade

Under the Army 2020 programme, a larger emphasis was placed on cyber and specialist capabilities. As part of this reorganisation, the 1st Military Intelligence Brigade and Royal Artillery UAV Regiments were merged with the addition of the Honourable Artillery Company and the two reserve Special Air Service Regiments (SAS) into the 1st Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade. The new brigade was stood up on 1 September 2014 at Upavon and placed under Force Troops Command.

Group

Under the Future Soldier programme announced on 25 November 2021, the brigade will be reduced to a Colonel's Command, be renamed Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group and transfer from 6th Division to 'Field Army Troops'. The role of the group is to be to command the Army's miniature UAS, tactical UAS, counter-intelligence, and reach back intelligence capabilities, the Specialist Group Military Intelligence, and Land Intelligence Fusion Centre. It will also command the Land Image Intelligence Company, a pool of experts who deliver image analysis for all the Army's image collection platforms.

Structure

*Headquarters, 1st Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Brigade, at Trenchard Lines, Upavon * 14 Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare), Royal Corps of Signals, at Cawdor Barracks, Brawdy * 2nd Military Intelligence (Exploitation) Battalion, Intelligence Corps, at Trenchard Lines, Upavon * 3rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps , in Hackney * 4th Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps, at Ward Barracks, Bulford Camp * 6th Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps , in Manchester – paired with 2 Military Intelligence Battalion * 7th Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps , in Bristol – paired with 4 Military Intelligence Battalion *

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(Surveillance & Target Acquisition) – paired with 5 Regiment Royal Artillery * Specialist Group Military Intelligence, at Denison Barracks, Hermitage * Defence Intelligence Fusion Centre, at Denison Barracks, Hermitage * Defence Cultural and Linguistic Support Unit, at Denison Barracks, Hermitage

On Formation in 2014

Headquarters 1st Intelligence and Surveillance Brigade, at Trenchard Lines, Upavon * 14 Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare), Royal Corps of Signals, at Cawdor Barracks, Brawdy * 1 Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps, at Bourlon Barracks, Catterick Garrison * 2 Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps, at Trenchard Lines, Upavon * 3 Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps), in Hackney, London – paired with 1 MI Bn * 4 Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps, at Ward Barracks, Bulford Camp * 5 Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps, in Edinburgh – paired with 1 MI Bn * 6 Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps, in Manchester – paired with 2 MI Bn * 7 Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps, in Bristol – paired with 4 MI Bn * 5th Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Marne Barracks, Catterick Garrison * 32 Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Roberts Barracks, Larkhill Garrison (Mini UAS)Ministry of Defence, ''List of units, formations, and equipment of the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom''. Ministry of Defence, London. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 26 November 2021. * 47 Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Horne Barracks, Larkhill Garrison (Tactical UAVs) * 104 Regiment, Royal Artillery, in Newport (Mini UAS) – paired with 32 & 47 Regiments RA * The Honourable Artillery Company, at Finsbury Barracks, Finsbury, City of London * 21(Artists)(Reserve) SAS Regiment, at

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, Regents Park, London * 23(Reserve) SAS Regiment, at Kingstanding, Birmingham * Specialist Group Military Intelligence, at Denison Barracks, Hermitage * Defence Cultural Specialist Unit, at Denison Barracks, Hermitage * Land Intelligence Fusion Centre, at Denison Barracks, Hermitage

References

External links

1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade Website
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