Future Soldier is a reform of the
British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...
resulting from the
Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy ("Global Britain in a Competitive Age") published in March 2021. The aim of the reform is to create a more lethal, agile and expeditionary force, able to fight and win wars and to operate in the grey-zone between peace and war. Future Soldier was published on 25 November 2021 and deals with the organizational changes of the British Army, with changes to personnel and equipment were set out in the ''
Defence in a Competitive Age
''Defence in a Competitive Age'' is a Ministry of Defence command paper which was released on 22 March 2021. It provided details on changes to the armed forces to meet the requirements of the Integrated Review which was published before it on 16 ...
'' paper published on 22 March 2021.
The British Army will be reduced to 73,000 regular personnel by 2025. The reserves will be kept at the current level.
Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) is a high readiness
corps
Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was first named as such in 1805. The size of a corps varies great ...
-level command tasked to lead
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...
’s Response Force (NRF).
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Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
The Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) is a North Atlantic Treaty Organization High Readiness Force (Land) Headquarters ready for deployment worldwide.
History
The ARRC was created on 1 October 1992 in Bielefeld based on the former I (Britis ...
(ARRC), in
Innsworth
Innsworth is a suburb of Gloucester, it is also a civil parish and forms part of the borough of Tewkesbury, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 2,468.
It contains Imjin Barracks, the h ...
1st Signal Brigade
1st Signal Brigade provides communications elements to Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC),
Permanent Joint Headquarters
The Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) is the British tri-service headquarters from where all overseas military operations are planned and controlled. It is situated at Northwood Headquarters in Northwood, London. The Permanent Joint Headquar ...
(PJHQ),
Joint Helicopter Command
Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) is a tri-service organisation uniting battlefield military helicopters of the British Armed Forces for command and coordination purposes.
History Background
Over the years, the grouping of all battlefield suppor ...
(JHC), Joint Task Force HQ (JTFHQ), and other government departments.
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1st Signal Brigade, in Innsworth
**
10 Signal Regiment,
Royal Corps of Signals
The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals – abbreviated to R SIGNALS or R SIGS) is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. Signals units are among the first into action, providing the battlefield communi ...
, in
Corsham
Corsham is a historic market town and civil parish in west Wiltshire, England. It is at the south-eastern edge of the Cotswolds, just off the A4 national route, southwest of Swindon, southeast of Bristol, northeast of Bath and southwest o ...
(Communication and Information Support)
** 16 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in
Stafford
Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies about north of Wolverhampton, south of Stoke-on-Trent and northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 70,145 in t ...
(Sustainment Signals Support Regiment)
** 22 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in Stafford (HQ ARRC Signal Regiment)
** 30 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in
Gamecock
A cockfight is a blood sport, held in a ring called a cockpit. The history of raising fowl for fighting goes back 6,000 years. The first documented use of the ''word'' gamecock, denoting use of the cock as to a "game", a sport, pastime or ente ...
(JHC/JTFHQ Signals Regiment)
**
32 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
(Signal Regiment - Reserve)
**
39 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in
Bristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...
(Signal Regiment - Reserve)
**
Gurkha ARRC Support Battalion, in Innsworth (Logistics and Force Protection for HQ ARRC)
** 299 Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals, in
Bletchley
Bletchley is a constituent town of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated in the south-west of Milton Keynes, and is split between the civil parishes of Bletchley and Fenny Stratford and West Bletchley.
Bletchley is best known ...
(Special Communications)
104 Theatre Sustainment Brigade
104 Theatre Sustainment Brigade is a theatre logistic enabling formation that operates strategic and operational
Lines of Communication
A line of communication (or communications) is the route that connects an operating military unit with its supply base. Supplies and reinforcements are transported along the line of communication. Therefore, a secure and open line of communicati ...
s.
*
104 Theatre Sustainment Brigade, in
South Cerney
South Cerney is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, 3 miles south of Cirencester and close to the border with Wiltshire. It had a population of 3,074 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 3,464 at the ...
**
9 Supply Regiment,
Royal Logistic Corps
The Royal Logistic Corps provides logistic support functions to the British Army. It is the largest Corps in the Army.
History
The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed on 5 April 1993, by the union of five British Army corps:
* Royal Engine ...
, in
Hullavington
Hullavington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, just to the north of the M4 motorway. The village lies about southwest of Malmesbury and north of Chippenham.
The Fosse Way, a Roman road, forms the western boundary of the par ...
(Theatre Support Regiment)
**
17 Port and Maritime Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in
Marchwood
Marchwood is a village and civil parish located in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. It lies between Totton and Hythe on the western shore of Southampton Water and directly east of the New Forest. The population of the village in the 20 ...
(Port and Maritime Regiment)
**
29 Postal Courier and Movement Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in South Cerney (Movement Control Regiment)
** 9 Theatre Support Battalion,
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME ) is a corps of the British Army that maintains the equipment that the Army uses. The corps is described as the "British Army's Professional Engineers".
History
Prior to REME's for ...
, in
Aldershot
Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council. The town has a population of 37,131, while the Alders ...
(Equipment Support; unit to be established by 2025)
** 2 Operational Support Group, Royal Logistic Corps, in
Grantham
Grantham () is a market and industrial town in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road. It lies some 23 miles (37 km) south of the Lincoln and ...
(Logistics Operational Support Group; moves to
Cottesmore in 2025)
**
152 Logistic Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in
Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...
(Fuel Support Regiment - Reserve)
**
162 Logistic Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east ...
(Movement Control and Communications Regiment - Reserve)
**
165 Port and Maritime Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in
Plymouth
Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west.
Plymouth ...
(Port and Maritime Regiment - Reserve)
**
167 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in Grantham (Catering Support Regiment - Reserve; moves to Cottesmore by 2027)
Field Army
* Field Army, in
Andover
Andover may refer to:
Places Australia
* Andover, Tasmania
Canada
* Andover Parish, New Brunswick
* Perth-Andover, New Brunswick
United Kingdom
* Andover, Hampshire, England
** RAF Andover, a former Royal Air Force station
United States
* Ando ...
**
1st (UK) Division, in
York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...
**
3rd (UK) Division, in
Bulford
Bulford is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, close to Salisbury Plain. The village is close to Durrington and about north of the town of Amesbury. The Bulford Camp army base is separate from the village but within the parish. ...
**
6th (UK) Division, in
Upavon
Upavon is a rural village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, England. As its name suggests, it is on the upper portion of the River Avon which runs from north to south through the village. It is on the north edge of Salisbury Plain ...
**
Field Army Troops, in Andover
1st (UK) Division
1st (UK) Division is the British Army's main contributor for land operations outside the Euro-Atlantic area and operations on NATO's flanks.
*
1st (UK) Division, in
York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...
(Moves to
Catterick by 2028)
4th Light Brigade Combat Team
4th Light Brigade Combat Team consists of light infantry formations.
*
4th Light Brigade Combat Team, in
Catterick
**
Light Dragoons
The Light Dragoons (LD) is a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The regiment has a light cavalry role and specialises in mounted and dismounted reconnaissance. The Light Dragoons recruit mainly in Northern England, from the counties of Northu ...
, in Catterick (Light Cavalry)
** 1st Battalion,
Coldstream Guards
The Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army. As part of the Household Division, one of its principal roles is the protection of the monarchy; due to this, it often participates in state ceremonia ...
, in
Windsor
Windsor may refer to:
Places Australia
* Windsor, New South Wales
** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area
* Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland
**Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi ...
(Light Infantry)
** 1st Battalion,
Grenadier Guards
"Shamed be whoever thinks ill of it."
, colors =
, colors_label =
, march = Slow: " Scipio"
, mascot =
, equipment =
, equipment ...
, in
Aldershot
Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council. The town has a population of 37,131, while the Alders ...
(Light Infantry)
** 1st Battalion,
Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) (LANCS) is an infantry regiment of the line within the British Army, part of the King's Division. Headquartered in Preston, it recruits throughout the North West of England. The Du ...
, in
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
(Light Infantry; moves to
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
in 2022 and then
Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...
in 2024)
** 1st Battalion,
Royal Gurkha Rifles
The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) is a rifle regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. Unlike other regiments in the British Army, RGR soldiers are recruited from Nepal, which is neither a dependent territory of the Unite ...
, in
Folkestone
Folkestone ( ) is a port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs. It was an important harbour and shipping port for most of the 19th and 20t ...
(Light Infantry; moves to
Brunei
Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...
in 2022)
**
2nd Battalion,
Royal Regiment of Scotland
The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the British Army Order of Precedence, senior and only Scottish regiment, Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry. It consists of three regular (formerly five) and two Army Reserve (United ...
, in
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...
(Light Infantry)
** 2nd Battalion,
The Rifles
The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of four Regular battalions and three Reserve battalions, plus a number of companies in other Army Reserve battalions. Each battalion of The Rifles was formerly ...
, in
Lisburn
Lisburn (; ) is a city in Northern Ireland. It is southwest of Belfast city centre, on the River Lagan, which forms the boundary between County Antrim and County Down. First laid out in the 17th century by English and Welsh settlers, with ...
(Light Infantry)
**
103 Regiment,
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ...
, in
St Helens (Close Support Light Artillery - Reserve)
**
75 Engineer Regiment,
Royal Engineers
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the ''Sappers'', is a corps of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces and is heade ...
, in
Warrington
Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The population in 2019 was estimat ...
(Close Support Engineers - Reserve)
**
154 (Scottish) Logistic Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in
Dunfermline
Dunfermline (; sco, Dunfaurlin, gd, Dùn Phàrlain) is a city, parish and former Royal Burgh, in Fife, Scotland, on high ground from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. The city currently has an estimated population of 58,508. Accord ...
(Transport Regiment - Reserve)
** 102 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in
Newton Aycliffe
Newton Aycliffe is a town in County Durham (district), County Durham, England. Founded in 1947 under the New Towns Act 1946, New Towns Act of 1946, the town sits about five miles to the north of Darlington and ten miles to the south of Durham, E ...
(Close Support - Reserve)
7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team
7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team is a high readiness and highly mobile formation.
*
7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team
The 7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team is a formation in the British Army with a direct lineage to 7th Armoured Brigade and a history that stretches back to the Napoleonic Wars. It saw active service in the Crimean War, the Second Boer War ...
, in
Cottesmore
**
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and the senior Scottish regiment. The regiment, through the Royal Scots Greys, is the oldest surviving Cavalry Regiment of the Line in the British ...
, in
Leuchars
Leuchars (pronounced or ; gd, Luachar "rushes") is a small town and parish near the north-east coast of Fife in Scotland.
The civil parish has a population of 5,754 (in 2011) Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Populat ...
(Light Cavalry)
** 1st Battalion,
Scots Guards
The Scots Guards (SG) is one of the five Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. Its origins are as the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland. Its lineage can be traced back to 1642, although it was only placed on the ...
, in Catterick (Light Mechanised Infantry)
** 1st Battalion,
Yorkshire Regiment
The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) (abbreviated YORKS) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, created by the amalgamation of three historic regiments in 2006. It lost one battalion as part of the Army 2020 defence ...
, in Catterick (Light Mechanised Infantry)
** 1st Battalion,
The Rifles
The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of four Regular battalions and three Reserve battalions, plus a number of companies in other Army Reserve battalions. Each battalion of The Rifles was formerly ...
, in
Beachley
Beachley is a village in Gloucestershire, England, near the border with Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located on a peninsula at the confluence of the rivers Wye and Severn, where the Severn Bridge ends and the smaller secondary bridge over the ...
(Light Mechanised Infantry; moves to Cyprus in 2023 and then
Chepstow
Chepstow ( cy, Cas-gwent) is a town and community in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the tidal River Wye, about above its confluence with the River Severn, and adjoining the western ...
in 2025)
** 2nd Battalion,
Royal Anglian Regiment
The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It consists of two Regular battalions and one Reserve battalion. The modern regiment was formed in 1964, making it the oldest of the Line Regiments now operating i ...
, in Cottesmore (Light Mechanised Infantry)
**
4th Battalion,
Royal Regiment of Scotland
The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the British Army Order of Precedence, senior and only Scottish regiment, Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry. It consists of three regular (formerly five) and two Army Reserve (United ...
, in Catterick (Light Mechanised Infantry)
**
4th Regiment, Royal Artillery, in
Topcliffe (Close Support Light Artillery; will gain an additional group by May 2023)
**
105 Regiment, Royal Artillery, in
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...
(Close Support Light Artillery - Reserve)
**
32 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, in Catterick (Close Support Engineers)
**
6 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in
Dishforth
Dishforth is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. Dishforth translates from Old English as dic-ford; a ford by a dike or ditch. The population of the parish taken at the 2001 census as 719 and had ...
(Close Support Logistics)
**
3 Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps, in Catterick (Close Support Medical Regiment; redesignation from 5 Medical Regiment in 2023)
**
1 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Catterick (Close Support)
11th Security Force Assistance Brigade
11th Security Force Assistance Brigade trains and mentors allied and partner nations' ground units.
*
11th Security Force Assistance Brigade
The 11th Security Force Assistance Brigade is a brigade of the British Army which is intended to train and assist foreign forces. In 2021, under the Future Army changes, the brigade was redesignated, formerly being the 11th Infantry Brigade & HQ ...
, in
Aldershot
Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council. The town has a population of 37,131, while the Alders ...
** 1st Battalion,
Irish Guards
The Irish Guards (IG), is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army and is part of the Guards Division. Together with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish infantry regiments in the British Army. The regiment has parti ...
, in Aldershot (Security Force Assistance)
** 1st Battalion,
Royal Anglian Regiment
The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It consists of two Regular battalions and one Reserve battalion. The modern regiment was formed in 1964, making it the oldest of the Line Regiments now operating i ...
, in
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
(Security Force Assistance; moves to Cottesmore in 2023)
** 3rd Battalion,
The Rifles
The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of four Regular battalions and three Reserve battalions, plus a number of companies in other Army Reserve battalions. Each battalion of The Rifles was formerly ...
, in
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...
(Security Force Assistance; moves to
Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...
by 2027)
**
3rd Battalion (Black Watch),
Royal Regiment of Scotland
The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the British Army Order of Precedence, senior and only Scottish regiment, Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry. It consists of three regular (formerly five) and two Army Reserve (United ...
, in
Inverness
Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...
(Security Force Assistance)
** 4th Battalion,
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (or PWRR, also known as 'The Tigers') is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, second in the line infantry order of precedence to the Royal Regiment of Scotland and part of the Qu ...
, in
Redhill (Light Infantry - Reserve)
** Outreach Group, in
Hermitage (Outreach and Cultural Support; moves to Pirbright in 2027)
19th Brigade
19th Brigade is to be reactivated in 2022 to command and generate Army Reserve combat units.
*
19th Brigade, in
York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...
(Will be reactivated in 2022)
**
Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry
The Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry (SNIY) is a reserve Light Cavalry Regiment, formed in 2014, created out of the restructuring of the British Army's Territorial Army. It is operationally paired with The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, (SCOTS D ...
, in
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...
(Light Cavalry - Reserve)
**
Queen's Own Yeomanry
The Queen's Own Yeomanry (QOY) is one of the Army Reserve(United Kingdom), Army Reserve light armoured reconnaissance regiments.
History
The Queens Own Yeomanry was initially formed on 1 April 1971 as the 2nd Armoured Car Regiment from five of th ...
, in
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is ...
(Light Cavalry - Reserve)
** 2nd Battalion,
Royal Irish Regiment, in
Lisburn
Lisburn (; ) is a city in Northern Ireland. It is southwest of Belfast city centre, on the River Lagan, which forms the boundary between County Antrim and County Down. First laid out in the 17th century by English and Welsh settlers, with ...
(Infantry - Reserve; will gain an additional company by May 2023)
** 3rd Battalion,
Royal Anglian Regiment
The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It consists of two Regular battalions and one Reserve battalion. The modern regiment was formed in 1964, making it the oldest of the Line Regiments now operating i ...
, in
Bury St Edmunds
Bury St Edmunds (), commonly referred to locally as Bury, is a historic market town, market, cathedral town and civil parish in Suffolk, England.OS Explorer map 211: Bury St.Edmunds and Stowmarket Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – ...
(Infantry - Reserve)
** 4th Battalion,
Yorkshire Regiment
The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) (abbreviated YORKS) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, created by the amalgamation of three historic regiments in 2006. It lost one battalion as part of the Army 2020 defence ...
, in York (Infantry - Reserve)
** 4th Battalion,
Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) (LANCS) is an infantry regiment of the line within the British Army, part of the King's Division. Headquartered in Preston, it recruits throughout the North West of England. The Du ...
, in
Preston (Infantry - Reserve)
** 6th Battalion,
The Rifles
The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of four Regular battalions and three Reserve battalions, plus a number of companies in other Army Reserve battalions. Each battalion of The Rifles was formerly ...
, in
Exeter
Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...
(Infantry - Reserve)
**
6th Battalion,
Royal Regiment of Scotland
The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the British Army Order of Precedence, senior and only Scottish regiment, Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry. It consists of three regular (formerly five) and two Army Reserve (United ...
, in
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
(Infantry - Reserve)
**
7th Battalion,
Royal Regiment of Scotland
The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the British Army Order of Precedence, senior and only Scottish regiment, Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry. It consists of three regular (formerly five) and two Army Reserve (United ...
, in
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
(Infantry - Reserve)
** 8th Battalion,
The Rifles
The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of four Regular battalions and three Reserve battalions, plus a number of companies in other Army Reserve battalions. Each battalion of The Rifles was formerly ...
, in
Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland () is a market town and civil parish at the confluence of the River Wear and the River Gaunless in County Durham, northern England. It is northwest of Darlington and southwest of Durham.
Much of the town's early history surro ...
(Infantry - Reserve)
8 Engineer Brigade
8 Engineer Brigade commands the army's two engineer specialist groups: 12 Group provides land and air force support engineering. 29 Group provides
Explosive Ordnance Disposal
Bomb disposal is an explosives engineering profession using the process by which hazardous explosive devices are rendered safe. ''Bomb disposal'' is an all-encompassing term to describe the separate, but interrelated functions in the militar ...
, and
Counter-Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear capabilities.
*
8 Engineer Brigade, in
Minley
Minley is a slightly depopulated rural, well-wooded village in the Hart District of Hampshire, England. It has the only church of the C of E ecclesiastical parish of Minley and is in the civil parish of Blackwater and Hawley. It straddles on the ...
(restructure by 2023)
**
12 Force Support Group, at
RAF Wittering
Royal Air Force Wittering or more simply RAF Wittering is a Royal Air Force station within the unitary authority area of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and the unitary authority area of North Northamptonshire. Although Stamford, Lincolnshire, Sta ...
***
36 Regiment, Royal Engineers, in
Maidstone
Maidstone is the largest Town status in the United Kingdom, town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies 32 miles (51 km) east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the c ...
(Force Support Engineers; moves to Cottesmore by 2028)
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39 Regiment, Royal Engineers, in
Kinloss Barracks
Kinloss Barracks is a military installation located near the village of Kinloss, on the Moray Firth in the north of Scotland. Until 2012 it was a Royal Air Force (RAF) station, RAF Kinloss.
History
RAF Kinloss
The Royal Air Force station ...
(Force Support (Air) Engineers)
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71 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, in
Leuchars
Leuchars (pronounced or ; gd, Luachar "rushes") is a small town and parish near the north-east coast of Fife in Scotland.
The civil parish has a population of 5,754 (in 2011) Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Populat ...
(Force Support Engineers - Reserve)
*** 20 Works Group, Royal Engineers, at
RAF Wittering
Royal Air Force Wittering or more simply RAF Wittering is a Royal Air Force station within the unitary authority area of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and the unitary authority area of North Northamptonshire. Although Stamford, Lincolnshire, Sta ...
(Specialist Air Infrastructure Support)
*** 62 Works Group, Royal Engineers, in
Chilwell
Chilwell is a village and residential suburb of Nottingham, in the borough of Broxtowe of Nottinghamshire, west of Nottingham city. Until 1974 it was part of Beeston and Stapleford Urban District, having been in Stapleford Rural District until ...
(Infrastructure Support; moves to
Stafford
Stafford () is a market town and the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies about north of Wolverhampton, south of Stoke-on-Trent and northwest of Birmingham. The town had a population of 70,145 in t ...
in 2026)
*** 63 Works Group, Royal Engineers, in Chilwell (Infrastructure Support; moves to Stafford in 2026)
*** 65 Works Group, Royal Engineers, in Chilwell (Infrastructure Support - Reserve; moves to Stafford in 2026)
*** 66 Works Group, Royal Engineers, in Chilwell (Infrastructure Support; moves to Stafford in 2026)
**
29 EOD & Search Group, in Aldershot
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11 EOD Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in
Didcot
Didcot ( ) is a railway town and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire and the historic county of Berkshire. Didcot is south of Oxford, east of Wantage and north west of Reading. The town is noted for its railway heritage, Di ...
(EOD and Search Regiment)
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28 Regiment, Royal Engineers, in
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Places
Australia
*Woodbridge, Western Australia formerly called ''West Midland''
*Woodbridge, Tasmania
Canada
*Woodbridge, Ontario
England
*Woodbridge, Suffolk, the location of
** Woodbridge (UK Parliament constituency ...
(Counter CBRN)
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33 Regiment, Royal Engineers, in
Wimbish
Wimbish is a village and civil parish within Uttlesford, in Essex, England. The first recorded mention of the village was in 1042, when it was referred to as Winebisc. It was subsequently referred to as Wimbeis in the Domesday Book
Domesday ...
(Explosive ordnance disposal and Search Regiment)
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35 Regiment, Royal Engineers, in Wimbish (EOD and Search Regiment)
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101 Regiment, Royal Engineers, in
Catford
Catford is a district in south east London, England, and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Lewisham. It is southwest of Lewisham itself, mostly in the Rushey Green (ward), Rushey Green and Catford South Ward (electoral subdiv ...
(EOD and Search Regiment - Reserve)
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1st Military Working Dog Regiment
The 1st Military Working Dog Regiment, Royal Army Veterinary Corps is a British Army animal unit. It is responsible for providing trained dogs and handlers to support the main brigade of British troops deployed to Afghanistan in Operation Herric ...
, in
North Luffenham
North Luffenham is a village in Rutland, in the East Midlands of England. The population of the civil parish at the 2001 census was 704, decreasing to 679 at the 2011 census. It lies to the north of the River Chater, east of Uppingham and west ...
(Military working dogs; moves to Cottesmore in 2023)
102 Operational Sustainment Brigade
102 Operational Sustainment Brigade moves troops and equipment to the battle area and logistically sustains fighting formations.
*
102 Operational Sustainment Brigade, in
Grantham
Grantham () is a market and industrial town in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road. It lies some 23 miles (37 km) south of the Lincoln and ...
(Will move to York in 2024)
**
7 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in Cottesmore (Force Logistic Regiment; will move to
Abingdon in 2023)
**
150 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from the North Sea and south-east ...
(Transport Regiment - Reserve)
**
158 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in
Peterborough
Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...
(Aviation Support Regiment - Reserve)
**
159 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in
Coventry
Coventry ( or ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its ...
(Supply & Transport Regiment - Reserve)
**
2 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in
Leuchars
Leuchars (pronounced or ; gd, Luachar "rushes") is a small town and parish near the north-east coast of Fife in Scotland.
The civil parish has a population of 5,754 (in 2011) Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usually Resident Populat ...
(Force Support)
** 101 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in
Keynsham
Keynsham ( ) is a town and civil parish located between Bristol and Bath in Somerset, England. It has a population of 16,000.
It was listed in the Domesday Book as ''Cainesham'' (as it is pronounced), which is believed to mean the home of Sai ...
(Force Support - Reserve)
1st Divisional Integrated Effects Group
* 1st Divisional Integrated Effects Group, in Catterick
**
1 Military Intelligence Battalion
The Intelligence Corps (Int Corps) is a corps of the British Army. It is responsible for gathering, analysing and disseminating military intelligence and also for counter-intelligence and security. The Director of the Intelligence Corps is a br ...
,
Intelligence Corps, in Catterick (Military Intelligence)
**
5 Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps, in
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...
(Military Intelligence - Reserve)
**
2 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in York (Communication and Information Support; will move to Catterick by 2028)
**
37 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in
Redditch
Redditch is a town, and local government district, in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately south of Birmingham. The district has a population of 85,000 as of 2019. In the 19th century, it became the international centre for the ...
(Signal Regiment - Reserve)
3rd (UK) Division
*
3rd (UK) Division, in
Bulford
Bulford is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, close to Salisbury Plain. The village is close to Durrington and about north of the town of Amesbury. The Bulford Camp army base is separate from the village but within the parish. ...
12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team
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12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team, in
Bulford
Bulford is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, close to Salisbury Plain. The village is close to Durrington and about north of the town of Amesbury. The Bulford Camp army base is separate from the village but within the parish. ...
**
King's Royal Hussars
The King's Royal Hussars (KRH) is a Royal Armoured Corps regiment of the British Army formed in 1992. Based at Tidworth it serves as the armoured regiment of the 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team (ABCT). Under Army 2020 Refine, it is intended to e ...
, in
Tidworth
Tidworth is a garrison town and civil parish in south-east Wiltshire, England, on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain. Lying on both sides of the A338 about north of the A303 primary route, the town is approximately west of Andover, south o ...
(Armoured Cavalry)
**
Royal Tank Regiment
The Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) is the oldest tank unit in the world, being formed by the British Army in 1916 during the First World War. Today, it is the armoured regiment of the British Army's 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade. Formerly known as th ...
, in Tidworth (Armoured)
**
Royal Wessex Yeomanry
The Royal Wessex Yeomanry (RWxY) is a Reserve armoured regiment of the British Army Reserve consisting of five squadrons. Formerly part of 43 (Wessex) Brigade, the regiment joined 3rd (UK) Division in July 2014, to provide armoured (main battle ...
, in
Bovington
Bovington Camp () is a British Army military base in Dorset, England. Together with Lulworth Camp it forms part of Bovington Garrison.
The garrison is home to The Armour Centre and contains two barracks complexes and two forest and heathland tr ...
(Armoured - Reserve)
** 1st Battalion,
Mercian Regiment
The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, which is recruited from five of the counties that formed the ancient kingdom of Mercia. Known as 'The Heart of England's Infant ...
, in Bulford (Mechanised Infantry)
** 4th Battalion, Mercian Regiment, in
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunian ...
(Infantry - Reserve)
** 1st Battalion,
Royal Welsh
The Royal Welsh (R WELSH) ( cy, Y Cymry Brenhinol) is an armoured infantry regiment of the British Army. It was established in 2006 from the Royal Welch Fusiliers (23rd Foot) and the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot).
History
The ...
, in Tidworth (Mechanised Infantry)
** 3rd Battalion, Royal Welsh, in
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
(Infantry - Reserve)
**
4 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in
Abingdon (Close Support Logistics; will move to Catterick in 2028)
**
4 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Tidworth (Armoured Close Support)
**
2 Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps, in Tidworth (Close Support Medical Regiment; redesignation from 4 Medical Regiment by May 2023)
20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team
*
20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team, in
Bulford
Bulford is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, close to Salisbury Plain. The village is close to Durrington and about north of the town of Amesbury. The Bulford Camp army base is separate from the village but within the parish. ...
**
Royal Dragoon Guards
The Royal Dragoon Guards (RDG) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1992 by the amalgamation of two other regiments: The 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards. Based in Battlesbury Bar ...
, in
Warminster
Warminster () is an ancient market town with a nearby garrison, and civil parish in south west Wiltshire, England, on the western edge of Salisbury Plain. The parish had a population of about 17,000 in 2011. The 11th-century Minster Church of S ...
(Armoured Cavalry)
**
Queen's Royal Hussars
The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish) (QRH) is a British armoured regiment. It was formed on 1 September 1993 from the amalgamation of the Queen's Own Hussars and the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars. The regiment and its antece ...
, in Tidworth (Armoured)
** 1st Battalion,
Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (often referred to as the Royal Fusiliers or, simply, the Fusiliers) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division. Currently, the regiment has two battalions: the 1st battalion, part of ...
, in Tidworth (Mechanised Infantry)
** 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, in
Alnwick
Alnwick ( ) is a market town in Northumberland, England, of which it is the traditional county town. The population at the 2011 Census was 8,116.
The town is on the south bank of the River Aln, south of Berwick-upon-Tweed and the Scottish bor ...
(Infantry - Reserve)
** 5th Battalion, The Rifles, in Bulford (Mechanised Infantry)
** 7th Battalion, The Rifles, in
Kensington
Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in the West End of London, West of Central London.
The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up b ...
(Infantry - Reserve)
** 1st Battalion,
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (or PWRR, also known as 'The Tigers') is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, second in the line infantry order of precedence to the Royal Regiment of Scotland and part of the Qu ...
, in
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
(Mechanised Infantry; will move to Tidworth or Bulford in 2024)
** 3rd Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, in
Canterbury
Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour.
...
(Infantry - Reserve)
**
1 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in
Bicester
Bicester ( ) is a historical market towngarden town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Cherwell (district), Cherwell district of northeastern Oxfordshire in Southern England that also comprises an Eco-towns, eco town at North Wes ...
(Close Support Logistics)
**
3 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Tidworth (Armoured Close Support)
**
1 Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps, in Tidworth (Close Support Medical Regiment)
1st Deep Recce Strike Brigade Combat Team
*
1st Deep Recce Strike Brigade Combat Team, in
Tidworth
Tidworth is a garrison town and civil parish in south-east Wiltshire, England, on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain. Lying on both sides of the A338 about north of the A303 primary route, the town is approximately west of Andover, south o ...
**
Household Cavalry Regiment
The Household Cavalry Regiment (HCR) is an Armoured Cavalry regiment of the British Army based in Bulford Camp in Wiltshire. It is the brother regiment of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) based at Hyde Park Barracks in London - both ...
, in
Bulford
Bulford is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, close to Salisbury Plain. The village is close to Durrington and about north of the town of Amesbury. The Bulford Camp army base is separate from the village but within the parish. ...
(Armoured Cavalry)
**
Royal Lancers
The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths' Own) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed by an amalgamation of 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) and the Queen's Royal Lancers on 2 May 2015. It serves as the Formati ...
, in
Catterick (Armoured Cavalry; will move to Tidworth in 2026)
**
1st Queen's Dragoon Guards, in
Swanton Morley
Swanton Morley is a village and civil parish situated in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated in the heart of Norfolk 18 miles from the centre of Norwich and three miles from Dereham, at the geographical centre of Norfolk. It covers an ...
(Light Cavalry; will move to
Caerwent
Caerwent ( cy, Caer-went) is a village and community in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located about five miles west of Chepstow and 11 miles east of Newport. It was founded by the Romans as the market town of ''Venta Silurum'', an important settle ...
by 2027)
**
Royal Yeomanry
The Royal Yeomanry (RY) is the senior reserve light cavalry regiment of the British Army. Equipped with Supacat Jackal variants, their role is to conduct mounted and dismounted formation reconnaissance. The Regimental Headquarters is located in ...
, in
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...
(Light Cavalry - Reserve)
**
1st Regiment,
Royal Horse Artillery
The Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) was formed in 1793 as a distinct arm of the Royal Regiment of Artillery (commonly termed Royal Artillery) to provide horse artillery support to the cavalry units of the British Army. (Although the cavalry link ...
, in
Larkhill
Larkhill is a garrison town in the civil parish of Durrington, Wiltshire, England. It lies about west of the centre of Durrington village and north of the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge. It is about north of Salisbury.
The settlement ...
(Armoured Close Support Artillery)
**
3rd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, in
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is ...
(Deep Fires)
**
5th Regiment, Royal Artillery, in Catterick (Surveillance and Target Acquisition)
**
19 Regiment, Royal Artillery, in Larkhill (Armoured Close Support Artillery)
**
26 Regiment, Royal Artillery, in Larkhill (Deep Fires)
**
101 Regiment, Royal Artillery, in
Gateshead
Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...
(Deep Fires - Reserve)
**
104 Regiment, Royal Artillery, in
Newport (Close Support Artillery - Reserve)
**
6 Armoured Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Tidworth (Close Support)
7 Air Defence Group
*
7 Air Defence Group
7th Air Defence Group (7 AD Gp) is a formation of the British Army and part of 3rd (United Kingdom) Division. It is responsible for all the army's ground based air defence assets. All of the organisation's subordinate units are drawn from the Roy ...
, in
Thorney Island
**
12 Regiment, Royal Artillery, in Thorney Island (Short Range Air Defence)
**
16 Regiment, Royal Artillery, in Thorney Island (Medium Range Air Defence)
**
106 Regiment, Royal Artillery, in London (Air Defence - Reserve)
25 (Close Support) Engineer Group
*
25 (Close Support) Engineer Group
25 (Close Support) Engineer Group is an engineering group of the British Army's Corps of Royal Engineers.
History
The group was formed in 2014 under the Army 2020 programme.
Current structure
After the Army 2020 Refine, the group now has the f ...
, in
Bulford
Bulford is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, close to Salisbury Plain. The village is close to Durrington and about north of the town of Amesbury. The Bulford Camp army base is separate from the village but within the parish. ...
**
21 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, in
Ripon
Ripon () is a cathedral city in the Borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. The city is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the city ...
(Force Support Engineers; will move to Catterick in 2025)
**
22 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, in
Perham Down
Perham Down is a village in Wiltshire, England, in Tidworth parish on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain. It lies on a minor road about east of the town of Tidworth and southwest of the town of Ludgershall. The county border with Hampshire is ...
(Close Support Engineers)
**
26 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, in Perham Down (Close Support Engineers)
**
Royal Monmouthshire, Royal Engineers, in
Monmouth
Monmouth ( , ; cy, Trefynwy meaning "town on the Monnow") is a town and community in Wales. It is situated where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. Monmouth is northeast of Cardiff, and west of London. I ...
(Engineers - Reserve)
101 Operational Sustainment Brigade
*
101 Operational Sustainment Brigade, in
Aldershot
Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council. The town has a population of 37,131, while the Alders ...
**
10 Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment, in Aldershot (Divisional Support Logistics)
**
27 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in Aldershot (Divisional Support Logistics; will gain an additional squadron by June 2023)
**
151 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in
Croydon
Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensi ...
(Transport Regiment - Reserve)
**
156 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
(Supply Regiment - Reserve)
**
157 (Welsh) Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
(Transport Regiment - Reserve)
**
5 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in
Lyneham (Force Support)
** 103 Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in
Northampton
Northampton () is a market town and civil parish in the East Midlands of England, on the River Nene, north-west of London and south-east of Birmingham. The county town of Northamptonshire, Northampton is one of the largest towns in England; ...
(Force Support - Reserve)
7 Signals Group
*
7 Signals Group, in Bulford
**
1 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in
Perham Down
Perham Down is a village in Wiltshire, England, in Tidworth parish on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain. It lies on a minor road about east of the town of Tidworth and southwest of the town of Ludgershall. The county border with Hampshire is ...
(Communication and Information Support)
**
3 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in Bulford (Communication and Information Support)
**
15 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in Perham Down (Communication and Information Support)
**
71 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in
Bexley Heath
Bexleyheath is a town in South London, south-east London, England. It had a population of 31,929 as at 2011.
Bexleyheath is located south-east of Charing Cross, and forms part of the London Borough of Bexley. It is identified in the London Pla ...
(Signal Regiment - Reserve)
3rd UK Divisional Integrated Effects Group
* 3rd UK Divisional Integrated Effects Group, in Bulford
**
4 Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps, in Bulford (Military Intelligence)
**
7 Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps, in
Bristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...
(Military Intelligence - Reserve)
6th (UK) Division
*
6th (UK) Division, in
Upavon
Upavon is a rural village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, England. As its name suggests, it is on the upper portion of the River Avon which runs from north to south through the village. It is on the north edge of Salisbury Plain ...
Army Special Operations Brigade
*
Army Special Operations Brigade
The Army Special Operations Brigade (Army Spec Ops Bde) (previously called the Specialised Infantry Group) is a formation of the British Army, initially created as a result of the Army 2020 Refine reorganisation, intended to Military advisor, tr ...
, in
Aldershot
Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council. The town has a population of 37,131, while the Alders ...
** 1st Battalion,
Ranger Regiment, in
Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...
(Army Rangers; former
1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland)
** 2nd Battalion, Ranger Regiment, in Aldershot (Army Rangers; former 2nd Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment)
** 3rd Battalion, Ranger Regiment, in
Pirbright
Pirbright ( ) is a village in Surrey, England. Pirbright is in the borough of Guildford and has a civil parish council covering the traditional boundaries of the area. Pirbright contains one buffered sub-locality, Stanford Common near the nati ...
(Army Rangers; former 2nd Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment; will move to Aldershot in 2027)
** 4th Battalion, Ranger Regiment, in Aldershot (Army Rangers; former 4th Battalion, The Rifles)
** 255 Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals, in
Perham Down
Perham Down is a village in Wiltshire, England, in Tidworth parish on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain. It lies on a minor road about east of the town of Tidworth and southwest of the town of Ludgershall. The county border with Hampshire is ...
(Communication and Information Support; will move to Aldershot in 2027)
77th Brigade
*
77th Brigade, in
Hermitage (Will move to Pirbright in 2026)
** Staff Corps, in Hermitage (Capacity Building; will move to Pirbright in 2026)
** Deployed Information Activities, in Hermitage (Deployed Information Activity; will move to Pirbright in 2026)
** Stand-off Information Activities, in Hermitage (Stand-off Information Activity; will move to Pirbright in 2026)
**
6 Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps, in
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
(Military Intelligence, hybrid active/reserve unit; will move to Pirbright by 2026)
**
The Honourable Artillery Company
The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) is a reserve regiment in the British Army. Incorporated by royal charter in 1537 by King Henry VIII, it is the oldest regiment in the British Army and is considered the second-oldest military unit in the w ...
, in
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
(Surveillance and Target Acquisition - Reserve)
Field Army Troops
![British Army Field Army Troops - Future Soldier organization 2025-27](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/British_Army_Field_Army_Troops_-_Future_Soldier_organization_2025-27.png)
* Field Army Troops, in
Andover
Andover may refer to:
Places Australia
* Andover, Tasmania
Canada
* Andover Parish, New Brunswick
* Perth-Andover, New Brunswick
United Kingdom
* Andover, Hampshire, England
** RAF Andover, a former Royal Air Force station
United States
* Ando ...
16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team
*
16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, in
Colchester
Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian.
Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colches ...
**
2nd Battalion,
Parachute Regiment, in Colchester (Airborne Infantry)
**
3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, in Colchester (Airborne Infantry)
**
4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment, in
Leeds
Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...
(Airborne Infantry - Reserve)
** 2nd Battalion,
Royal Gurkha Rifles
The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) is a rifle regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. Unlike other regiments in the British Army, RGR soldiers are recruited from Nepal, which is neither a dependent territory of the Unite ...
, in
Brunei
Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...
(Air Assault Infantry; will move to
Folkestone
Folkestone ( ) is a port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs. It was an important harbour and shipping port for most of the 19th and 20t ...
in 2022)
** 1st Battalion,
Royal Irish Regiment, in
Ternhill
Tern Hill, also known as Ternhill, is a village in Shropshire, England, notable as the location of the former RAF Tern Hill station, which is now operated by the British Army as Clive Barracks. The settlement is named after the River Tern whic ...
(Light Recce Strike Infantry; will move to Edinburgh by 2027)
**
7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, in Colchester (Airborne Close Support Artillery; will gain an additional group by May 2023)
**
23 Parachute Engineer Regiment
23 Parachute Engineer Regiment is a Royal Engineers regiment in the British Army that was formed in 2003. It provides engineer support to 16 Air Assault Brigade in both the parachute and air assault role. The regiment is currently based at Rock ...
, Royal Engineers, in
Woodbridge Woodbridge may refer to:
Places
Australia
*Woodbridge, Western Australia formerly called ''West Midland''
*Woodbridge, Tasmania
Canada
*Woodbridge, Ontario
England
*Woodbridge, Suffolk, the location of
** Woodbridge (UK Parliament constituency ...
(Close Support Air Manoeuvre Engineers)
**
13 Air Assault Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in Colchester (Air Assault Logistics; will gain an additional squadron by December 2022)
** 16 Medical Regiment,
Royal Army Medical Corps
The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace. The RAMC, the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, the Royal Army Dental Corps a ...
, in Colchester (Air Manoeuvre Medical Regiment)
**
216 Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals, in Colchester (Communication and Information Support)
**
Pathfinders, in Colchester
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group
*
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, in
Upavon
Upavon is a rural village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, England. As its name suggests, it is on the upper portion of the River Avon which runs from north to south through the village. It is on the north edge of Salisbury Plain ...
**
32 Regiment, Royal Artillery, in Larkhill (Miniature Un-crewed Aerial Systems)
**
47 Regiment, Royal Artillery, in Larkhill (Tactical Un-crewed Aerial Systems:
Watchkeeper WK450
The Thales Watchkeeper WK450 is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for all weather, intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) use by the British Army. It is provided under an £800 million contract with UAS Tactica ...
)
**
2 Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps, in Upavon (Intelligence Exploitation, hybrid active/reserve unit)
**
3 Military Intelligence Battalion, Intelligence Corps, in London (Military Intelligence - Reserve)
** Specialist Group Military Intelligence, in
Hermitage (Military Intelligence - Reserve; will move to Aldershot by 2026)
** Land Intelligence Fusion Centre, in Hermitage (Will move to Andover in 2027)
2nd Medical Group
*
2nd Medical Group, in
Strensall
Strensall is a village in the Strensall with Towthorpe civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England, on the River Foss north of York and north-east of Haxby. From the 2011 Census, the civil parish of St ...
** 21 Multi-Role Medical Regiment, in Strensall (Restructured 34 Field Hospital)
** 22 Multi-Role Medical Regiment, in
Aldershot
Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council. The town has a population of 37,131, while the Alders ...
(Restructured 22 Field Hospital; will move to Preston in 2023 and then to Strensall by 2026)
**
202 (Midlands) Multi-Role Medical Regiment, in
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...
(Reserve; restructured 202 Field Hospital)
**
203 (Welsh) Multi-Role Medical Regiment, in
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
(Reserve; restructured 203 Field Hospital)
** 206 (North-West) Multi-Role Medical Regiment, in
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
and
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
(Reserve; merged and restructured 207 and 208 field hospitals)
** 210 (North Irish) Multi-Role Medical Regiment, in
Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...
(Reserve; merged and restructured 204 Field Hospital and 253 Medical Regiment)
** 214 (North-East) Multi-Role Medical Regiment, in
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is ...
and
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...
(Reserve; merged and restructured 201 and 212 field hospitals)
** 215 (Scottish) Multi-Role Medical Regiment, in
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
(Reserve; merged and restructured 205 Field Hospital and 225 Medical Regiment)
**
243 (Wessex) Multi-Role Medical Regiment, in
Keynsham
Keynsham ( ) is a town and civil parish located between Bristol and Bath in Somerset, England. It has a population of 16,000.
It was listed in the Domesday Book as ''Cainesham'' (as it is pronounced), which is believed to mean the home of Sai ...
(Reserve; restructured 243 Field Hospital)
**
254 (East of England) Multi-Role Medical Regiment, in
Cambridge
Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...
(Reserve; restructured 254 Medical Regiment)
**
256 (London and South-East) Multi-Role Medical Regiment, in
Walworth
Walworth () is a district of south London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. It adjoins Camberwell to the south and Elephant and Castle to the north, and is south-east of Charing Cross.
Major streets in Walworth include the Old ...
(Reserve; restructured 256 Field Hospital)
** 306 Hospital Support Regiment, in Strensall (Hospital Support Regiment - Reserve)
**
335 Medical Evacuation Regiment, in Strensall (Medical Evacuation - Reserve)
** Medical Operations Support Unit, in Strensall (Medical Operations Support Unit - Reserve)
Cyber and Electro Magnetic Activities Effects Group
*
Cyber and Electro Magnetic Activities Effects Group
The Cyber and Electro Magnetic Activities Effects Group (CEMA Effects Group) is a combat support formation of the British Army due to form by late 2022. The group will bring together three specialist regiments of the Royal Corps of Signals under ...
, in
Andover
Andover may refer to:
Places Australia
* Andover, Tasmania
Canada
* Andover Parish, New Brunswick
* Perth-Andover, New Brunswick
United Kingdom
* Andover, Hampshire, England
** RAF Andover, a former Royal Air Force station
United States
* Ando ...
**
13 Signal Regiment,
Royal Corps of Signals
The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals – abbreviated to R SIGNALS or R SIGS) is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. Signals units are among the first into action, providing the battlefield communi ...
, in
Blandford
Blandford Forum ( ), commonly Blandford, is a market town in Dorset, England, sited by the River Stour about northwest of Poole. It was the administrative headquarters of North Dorset District until April 2019, when this was abolished and i ...
(Cyber; will move to
Corsham
Corsham is a historic market town and civil parish in west Wiltshire, England. It is at the south-eastern edge of the Cotswolds, just off the A4 national route, southwest of Swindon, southeast of Bristol, northeast of Bath and southwest o ...
by 2028)
**
14 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in
Brawdy
Brawdy ( cy, Breudeth) is a village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Etymology
The Welsh language name appears to be an archaic form of "Bridget" and the parish may originally have been Llanfreudeth. The English name is a corruption of the ...
(Electronic Warfare; will move to
Innsworth
Innsworth is a suburb of Gloucester, it is also a civil parish and forms part of the borough of Tewkesbury, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 2,468.
It contains Imjin Barracks, the h ...
by 2028)
**
21 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in
Colerne
Colerne is a village and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England. The village is about west of the town of Corsham and northeast of the city of Bath. It has an elevated and exposed position, above sea level, and overlooks the Box valley to ...
(Electronic Warfare; will move to Innsworth by 2028)
Land Warfare Centre
*
Land Warfare Centre, in
Warminster
Warminster () is an ancient market town with a nearby garrison, and civil parish in south west Wiltshire, England, on the western edge of Salisbury Plain. The parish had a population of about 17,000 in 2011. The 11th-century Minster Church of S ...
** Collective Training Group
***
British Army Training Unit Suffield
The British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) is a British Army unit located at the vast training area of Canadian Forces Base Suffield near Suffield, Alberta, Canada. BATUS is the British Army's largest armoured training facility, and it can ...
(BATUS), in
Suffield (
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
)
***
British Army Training Unit Kenya
The British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) is a training support unit of the British Army located in Kenya. It provides a location for combined arms light role infantry battle group exercises, forward operating bases and engineering. It constit ...
(BATUK), in
Nanyuki
Nanyuki is a Market town in Laikipia County of Kenya lying northwest of Mount Kenya along the A2 road and at the terminus of the branch railway from Nairobi. The name is derived from Enyaanyukie Maasai word for resemblance.
It is situated just ...
(
Kenya
)
, national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"()
, image_map =
, map_caption =
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, capital = Nairobi
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, ...
)
***
British Army Training and Support Unit Belize
British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB), the successor of the former British Forces Belize, is the name given to the current British Army Garrison in Belize. The garrison is used primarily for jungle warfare training, with access to o ...
(BATSUB), in
Ladyville
Ladyville is the largest village in the country of Belize, eight miles northwest of Belize City in the Belize District. The Philip Goldson Highway connects Ladyville to Belize City.
History
Although originally a separate settlement, Ladyville ...
(
Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
)
*** Command, Staff and Tactical Training Group (CSTTG)
*** Mission Ready Training Centre (MRTC), in
Royston
*** Combat Ready Training Centre
** Army Schools
***
1 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment, in
Chatham
Chatham may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions Canada
* Chatham Islands (British Columbia)
* Chatham Sound, British Columbia
* Chatham, New Brunswick, a former town, now a neighbourhood of Miramichi
* Chatham (electoral district), New Brunswic ...
***
2 Training Regiment,
Army Air Corps Army Air Corps may refer to the following army aviation corps:
* Army Air Corps (United Kingdom), the army aviation element of the British Army
* Philippine Army Air Corps (1935–1941)
* United States Army Air Corps (1926–1942), or its p ...
, at
AAC Middle Wallop
***
3 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment, in
Minley Manor
Minley Manor is a Grade II* listed country manor house, located within a Grade II registered garden, built in the French Gothic style by Henry Clutton in the 1860s with further additions in the 1880s. The Manor is situated 2 miles north of juncti ...
***
14 Regiment, Royal Artillery, in
Larkhill
Larkhill is a garrison town in the civil parish of Durrington, Wiltshire, England. It lies about west of the centre of Durrington village and north of the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge. It is about north of Salisbury.
The settlement ...
***
25 Training Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in
Leconfield
Leconfield is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, about north-west of Beverley town centre on the A164 road. The civil parish consists of Leconfield, the village of Arram and the hamlet of Scorborough. The 2011 ...
** Experimentation and Trials Group
*** Infantry Trials and Development Unit (ITDU)
*** Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU)
*** Royal Artillery Trials and Development Unit (RA TDU)
*** Royal Engineers Trials and Development Unit (RE TDU)
*** Combat Service Support Training and Development Unit (CSS TDU)
*** 2nd Battalion,
Yorkshire Regiment
The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) (abbreviated YORKS) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, created by the amalgamation of three historic regiments in 2006. It lost one battalion as part of the Army 2020 defence ...
, in Catterick
Home Command
*
Home Command, in
Aldershot
Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council. The town has a population of 37,131, while the Alders ...
** Army Personnel Centre (APC), in
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
** Army Personnel Services Group (APSG)
** Arms and Services
Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command
* Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command (ARITC), in
Upavon
Upavon is a rural village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, England. As its name suggests, it is on the upper portion of the River Avon which runs from north to south through the village. It is on the north edge of Salisbury Plain ...
**
Army Officer Selection Board
Army Officer Selection Board (AOSB) is an assessment centre used by the British Army as part of the officer selection process for the regular army and Army Reserve and related scholarship schemes. The board is based at Leighton House, Westbur ...
(AOSB), in
Westbury (Officer Selection)
** Recruiting Group (RG), in Upavon (Recruit enlistment)
** School of Infantry (SCHINF), in Catterick (Infantry training)
**
Initial Training Group (ITG), in
Pirbright
Pirbright ( ) is a village in Surrey, England. Pirbright is in the borough of Guildford and has a civil parish council covering the traditional boundaries of the area. Pirbright contains one buffered sub-locality, Stanford Common near the nati ...
and
Grantham
Grantham () is a market and industrial town in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road. It lies some 23 miles (37 km) south of the Lincoln and ...
(Basic training)
** Army Adventurous Training Group (Army) (ATG(A), in Upavon (Adventurous training)
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Group
* Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Group, in
Sandhurst
**
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS or RMA Sandhurst), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is one of several military academies of the United Kingdom and is the British Army's initial officer training centre. It is located in the town of ...
(RMAS)
**
University Officer Training Corps
The Officers' Training Corps (OTC), more fully called the University Officers' Training Corps (UOTC), are military leadership training units operated by the British Army. Their focus is to develop the leadership abilities of their members whilst ...
(UOTC)
** General Staff Centre (GSC)
** Centre for Army Leadership (CAL)
London District
*
London District
London District (LONDIST) is the name given by the British Army to the area of operations encompassing the Greater London area. It was established in 1870 as ''Home District''.
History
In January 1876 a ‘Mobilization Scheme for the forces in ...
(LONDIST), in
Westminster
Westminster is an area of Central London, part of the wider City of Westminster.
The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Bu ...
**
Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army tasked primarily with ceremonial duties. Part of the Household Division, it is classed as a regiment of guards, and carries out mounted (and some dismount ...
, at
Hyde Park Barracks in
Knightsbridge
Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park, London, Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as one of two international retail centres in London, alongside the West End of London, West End.
...
(Public Duties and State Ceremonial)
**
King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery
The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, is a ceremonial unit of the British Army, quartered at Woolwich. It is a mounted unit and all of its soldiers are trained to care for and drive teams of six horses, each team pulling a First World War-er ...
, at
Royal Artillery Barracks
Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich, is a barracks of the British Army which forms part of Woolwich Garrison. The Royal Regiment of Artillery had its headquarters here from 1776 until 2007, when it was moved to Larkhill Garrison.
History
In 17 ...
in
Woolwich
Woolwich () is a district in southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
The district's location on the River Thames led to its status as an important naval, military and industrial area; a role that was maintained throu ...
(Public Duties and State Ceremonial)
** 1st Battalion,
Welsh Guards
The Welsh Guards (WG; cy, Gwarchodlu Cymreig), part of the Guards Division, is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. It was founded in 1915 as a single-battalion regiment, during the First World War, by Royal Warrant of George V ...
, in
Windsor
Windsor may refer to:
Places Australia
* Windsor, New South Wales
** Municipality of Windsor, a former local government area
* Windsor, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland
**Shire of Windsor, a former local government authority around Wi ...
(Light Infantry)
**
London Regiment, in
Battersea
Battersea is a large district in south London, part of the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. It is centred southwest of Charing Cross and extends along the south bank of the River Thames. It includes the Battersea Park.
History
Batter ...
(Infantry - Reserve; will be retitled 1st Battalion, London Guards by 2024)
**
Public Duties Teams, at
Wellington Barracks
Wellington Barracks is a military barracks in Westminster, central London, for the Foot Guards battalions on public duties in that area. The building is located about three hundred yards from Buckingham Palace, allowing the guard to be able to ...
in London (Public Duties and State Ceremonial; to be established by August 2022)
*** Nijmegen Company, Grenadier Guards
*** No. 7 Company, Coldstream Guards
*** F Company, Scots Guards
** Household Division Bands
***
Mounted Band of the Household Cavalry
The Mounted Band of the Household Cavalry is a British Army band which ceremonially serves the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR). The HCMR Band is the largest symphonic wind band in the British Army. It is one of the bands of the Royal C ...
***
Band of the Grenadier Guards
The Band of the Grenadier Guards is one of the bands in the British Army.
History
In 1685 Charles II allowed the band to maintain 12 "hautbois" (oboe) players. His death in 1685 was so significant for the band that until the Second World War ...
***
Band of the Coldstream Guards
The Band of the Coldstream Guards is one of the oldest and best known bands in the British Army, having been officially formed on 16 May 1785 under the command of Major C F Eley.
History
The band of the Coldstream Guards was officially formed un ...
***
Band of the Scots Guards
The Band of the Scots Guards is one of five bands in the Foot Guards Regiments in the Household Division which primarily guards the British monarch.
The band is based at Wellington Barracks in St James's, London, which is the same place as for a ...
***
Band of the Irish Guards
The Band of the Irish Guards is one of five bands in the Foot Guards Regiments in the Household Division whose main role is to guard the British monarch. The Band supports the Regiment by providing the musical backing to which much of the ceremo ...
***
Band of the Welsh Guards
The Band of the Welsh Guards is the youngest of the five bands in the Foot Guards Regiments in the Household Division, specifically the Welsh Guards which primarily guards the British monarch.
History
The Welsh Guards Band was formed in 1915, ...
***
Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra
The Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra (CWSO) is a 24-member string band from the British Army's Royal Corps of Army Music. It is currently the only independent full-time string band in the British Armed Forces. It is named after Sophie, Counte ...
** Regional Bands
***
Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
***
Band and Bugles of The Rifles
The Band and Bugles of the Rifles is a military band serving as the regimental band for The Rifles, the sole rifle regiment and the largest in the British Army. It is the senior most of three bands in the regiment and is the only one that is par ...
***
Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas
The Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas is a British military band based at Shorncliffe. It supports the British Army and the Brigade of Gurkhas in ceremonial settings, pass off parades, concerts and many other musical support tasks. It is a directly ...
***
Prince of Wales Band
***
Catterick Band
***
Tidworth Band
***
Sandhurst Band
Regional Command
*
Regional Command (RC), in Aldershot
** Regional Point of Command South East, in Aldershot
** Regional Point of Command South West, in
Tidworth
Tidworth is a garrison town and civil parish in south-east Wiltshire, England, on the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain. Lying on both sides of the A338 about north of the A303 primary route, the town is approximately west of Andover, south o ...
** Regional Point of Command North (Its exact location remains subject to further work.)
** Regional Point of Command Centre, in
Cottesmore
**
38 (Irish) Brigade, in
Lisburn
Lisburn (; ) is a city in Northern Ireland. It is southwest of Belfast city centre, on the River Lagan, which forms the boundary between County Antrim and County Down. First laid out in the 17th century by English and Welsh settlers, with ...
**
51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland
51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland is an Adaptable Force Brigade of the British Army. It is the regional administrative formation responsible for all the units of the Army Reserve based in Scotland and an Adaptable Force Brigade unde ...
, in
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...
***
Balaklava Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, in Edinburgh
**
160th (Welsh) Brigade
160th (Welsh) Brigade or Brigâd 160 (Cymru), is a regional brigade of the British Army that has been in existence since 1908, and saw service during both the First and the Second World Wars, as part of the 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division. It is ...
, in
Brecon
Brecon (; cy, Aberhonddu; ), archaically known as Brecknock, is a market town in Powys, mid Wales. In 1841, it had a population of 5,701. The population in 2001 was 7,901, increasing to 8,250 at the 2011 census. Historically it was the coun ...
Joint Helicopter Command
*
Joint Helicopter Command
Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) is a tri-service organisation uniting battlefield military helicopters of the British Armed Forces for command and coordination purposes.
History Background
Over the years, the grouping of all battlefield suppor ...
, in
Andover
Andover may refer to:
Places Australia
* Andover, Tasmania
Canada
* Andover Parish, New Brunswick
* Perth-Andover, New Brunswick
United Kingdom
* Andover, Hampshire, England
** RAF Andover, a former Royal Air Force station
United States
* Ando ...
**
Army Aviation Centre, at
AAC Middle Wallop
** Watchkeeper Force HQ, at AAC Middle Wallop
1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team
*
1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team, at AAC Middle Wallop
**
1 Regiment,
Army Air Corps Army Air Corps may refer to the following army aviation corps:
* Army Air Corps (United Kingdom), the army aviation element of the British Army
* Philippine Army Air Corps (1935–1941)
* United States Army Air Corps (1926–1942), or its p ...
, at
RNAS Yeovilton
Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, or RNAS Yeovilton, (HMS ''Heron'') is an airfield of the Royal Navy and British Army, sited a few miles north of Yeovil, Somerset. It is one of two active Fleet Air Arm bases (the other being RNAS Culdrose) ...
(Aviation Reconnaissance)
**
3 Regiment, Army Air Corps, at
Wattisham Flying Station (Attack Aviation)
**
4 Regiment, Army Air Corps, at Wattisham Flying Station (Attack Aviation)
**
5 Regiment, Army Air Corps, at
Aldergrove Flying Station (Aviation Reconnaissance)
**
6 Regiment, Army Air Corps, in
Bury St Edmunds
Bury St Edmunds (), commonly referred to locally as Bury, is a historic market town, market, cathedral town and civil parish in Suffolk, England.OS Explorer map 211: Bury St.Edmunds and Stowmarket Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher:Ordnance Survey – ...
(Aviation Support Regiment - Reserve)
**
7 AS Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Wattisham Flying Station (Aviation Close Support)
Provost Marshal (Army)
Provost Marshal (Army) polices the army and undertakes activities concerned with investigations, custodial matters and security in the UK. The 1st Royal Military Police Group provides police support to the force at an operational level, which includes operational detention, and support to security and stability policing.
* Provost Marshal (Army), in
Andover
Andover may refer to:
Places Australia
* Andover, Tasmania
Canada
* Andover Parish, New Brunswick
* Perth-Andover, New Brunswick
United Kingdom
* Andover, Hampshire, England
** RAF Andover, a former Royal Air Force station
United States
* Ando ...
1st Royal Military Police Group
*
1st Royal Military Police Group, in Andover
**
1 Regiment, Royal Military Police, in Catterick (Military Police, hybrid active/reserve unit)
** 3 Regiment, Royal Military Police, in Bulford (Military Police, hybrid active/reserve unit)
** Special Investigation Branch, in Bulford (Special Investigations Branch)
** Special Operations Unit, in
Southwick Park
Southwick Priory or Our Lady at Southwick () was a priory of Augustinian canons founded in Portchester Castle on Portsmouth Harbour and later transferred north to Southwick, Hampshire, England. It ceased at the Dissolution of the Monasterie ...
(Specialist Operations)
** Military Provost Staff Corps, in
Colchester
Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian.
Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colches ...
(Military Police)
Army units in other parts of Defence
Army units assigned to other parts of Defence:
Navy Command
*
3 Commando Brigade
3 Commando Brigade (3 Cdo Bde), previously called the 3rd Special Service Brigade, is a commando formation of the British Armed Forces. It is composed of the Royal Marine Commandos, alongside commando qualified sailors, soldiers and airmen f ...
, in
Plymouth
Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west.
Plymouth ...
**
29 Commando Regiment
29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery is the Commando-trained unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery, based in Plymouth. The regiment is under the operational control of 3 Commando Brigade, to which it provides artillery support and gunnery ...
, Royal Artillery, in Plymouth (Commando Artillery)
**
24 Commando Regiment, Royal Engineers, in
Chivenor (Commando Engineers)
Air Command
*
No. 22 Group
No. 22 Group is one of five groups currently active in the Royal Air Force, falling under the responsibility of Deputy Commander-in-Chief (Personnel) in Air Command. Its previous title up until 2018 was No. 22 (Training) Group. It is responsible ...
, at
RAF High Wycombe
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**
11 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, in
Blandford
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(
Defence School of Communications and Information Systems
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)
** 8 Training Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in
Lyneham (REME Training Battalion)
UK Strategic Command
*
Defence Intelligence
Defence Intelligence (DI) is an organisation within the United Kingdom intelligence community which focuses on gathering and analysing military intelligence. It differs from the UK's intelligence agencies (MI6, GCHQ and MI5) in that it is an ...
, in London
**
42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic), Royal Engineers, at
RAF Wyton
Royal Air Force Wyton or more simply RAF Wyton is a Royal Air Force station near St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England. The airfield is decommissioned and is now home to the Joint Forces Intelligence Group.
History Flying station
Wyton has be ...
(Geographical Support)
* Director Overseas Basing, in London
**
Royal Gibraltar Regiment
The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is part of British Forces Gibraltar for the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. It was formed in 1958 from the Gibraltar Defence Force as an infantry unit, with an integrated artillery troop. The regiment is ...
, in
Gibraltar
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, anthem = " God Save the King"
, song = " Gibraltar Anthem"
, image_map = Gibraltar location in Europe.svg
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(Light Infantry)
Graphic overview
Unit changes
The following are the units that will be raised, disbanded, amalgamated, re-designated, and re-roled under the reforms:
Units raised
* 9 Equipment Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Disbandment
*
3 Medical Regiment
*
3 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
Amalgamations
Infantry
* 1st and 2nd Battalions of the
Mercian Regiment
The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, which is recruited from five of the counties that formed the ancient kingdom of Mercia. Known as 'The Heart of England's Infant ...
, as the 1st Battalion.
Royal Army Medical Corps
*
207 (Manchester) Field Hospital and
208 (Liverpool) Field Hospital to form 206 (North West) Multi-Role Medical Regiment.
*
204 (North Irish) Field Hospital and
253 (North Irish) Medical Regiment to form 210 (North Irish) Multi-Role Medical Regiment.
*
201 (Northern) Field Hospital
201 (Northern) Field Hospital is a unit of the Royal Army Medical Corps within the Army Reserve of the British Army.
History
The hospital was formed upon the formation of the TAVR in 1967, from the amalgamation of 1st (Northern) General Hospital, ...
and
212 (Yorkshire) Field Hospital
212 (Yorkshire) Field Hospital is a unit of the Royal Army Medical Corps within the Army Reserve of the British Army.
History
The hospital was formed upon the formation of the TAVR in 1967, from the amalgamation of 146th (West Riding and Midland ...
to form 214 (North East) Multi-Role Medical Regiment.
*
205 (Scottish) Field Hospital and
225 (Scottish) Medical Regiment to form 215 (Scottish) Multi-Role Medical Regiment.
Re-designations
Infantry
*
London Regiment to become the London Guards.
*
Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion,
Royal Regiment of Scotland
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to become 1st Battalion,
Ranger Regiment.
* 2nd Battalion,
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (or PWRR, also known as 'The Tigers') is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, second in the line infantry order of precedence to the Royal Regiment of Scotland and part of the Qu ...
to become 2nd Battalion, Ranger Regiment.
* 2nd Battalion,
Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) (LANCS) is an infantry regiment of the line within the British Army, part of the King's Division. Headquartered in Preston, it recruits throughout the North West of England. The Du ...
to become 3rd Battalion, Ranger Regiment.
* 4th Battalion,
The Rifles
The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of four Regular battalions and three Reserve battalions, plus a number of companies in other Army Reserve battalions. Each battalion of The Rifles was formerly ...
to become 4th Battalion, Ranger Regiment.
Royal Army Medical Corps
* 22 Field Hospital to become 22 Multi-Role Medical Regiment.
* 34 Field Hospital to become 21 Multi-Role Medical Regiment.
*
202 (Midlands) Field Hospital
202 (Midlands) Field Hospital is a unit of the Royal Army Medical Corps within the Army Reserve of the British Army.
History
The hospital was formed upon the formation of the TAVR in 1967, from the amalgamation of 147th (South Midland) Field Ambu ...
to become 202 (Midlands) Multi-Role Medical Regiment.
*
203 (Welsh) Field Hospital
203 (Welsh) Field Hospital is a unit of the Royal Army Medical Corps within the Army Reserve of the British Army, based in Wales. History
The hospital was formed upon the formation of the TAVR in 1967, from the amalgamation of 3rd (Western) Gener ...
to become 203 (Welsh) Multi-Role Medical Regiment.
*
243 (The Wessex) Field Hospital to become 243 (Wessex) Multi-Role Medical Regiment.
*
254 (East of England) Medical Regiment
254 (East of England) Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps, is a regiment of the British Army Reserve. The regiment, based in East Anglia, is part of the Army Medical Services (AMS) and specialises in providing pre-hospital care.
Histor ...
to become 254 (East of England) Multi-Role Medical Regiment.
*
256 (City of London) Field Hospital to become 256 (London and South East) Multi-Role Medical Regiment.
Re-role
Infantry
* 1st Battalion,
Irish Guards
The Irish Guards (IG), is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army and is part of the Guards Division. Together with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish infantry regiments in the British Army. The regiment has parti ...
from Light role infantry to Security force assistance.
* 1st Battalion,
Royal Anglian Regiment
The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It consists of two Regular battalions and one Reserve battalion. The modern regiment was formed in 1964, making it the oldest of the Line Regiments now operating i ...
from Light role infantry to Security force assistance.
* 3rd Battalion, The Rifles from Light mechanised infantry to Security force assistance.
*
Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland from Light mechanised infantry to Security force assistance.
* 1st Battalion,
Welsh Guards
The Welsh Guards (WG; cy, Gwarchodlu Cymreig), part of the Guards Division, is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. It was founded in 1915 as a single-battalion regiment, during the First World War, by Royal Warrant of George V ...
from Light mechanised infantry to Light role infantry.
* 1st Battalion, The Rifles from Light role infantry to Light mechanished infantry
* 2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment from Light role infantry to Light mechanished infantry
* 1st Battalion,
Yorkshire Regiment
The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) (abbreviated YORKS) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, created by the amalgamation of three historic regiments in 2006. It lost one battalion as part of the Army 2020 defence ...
from Armoured infantry to Light mechanised infantry.
*
The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland from Armoured infantry to Light mechanised infantry.
* 1st Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment from Light role infantry to Mechanised infantry.
Royal Armoured Corps
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King's Royal Hussars
The King's Royal Hussars (KRH) is a Royal Armoured Corps regiment of the British Army formed in 1992. Based at Tidworth it serves as the armoured regiment of the 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team (ABCT). Under Army 2020 Refine, it is intended to e ...
from Armoured to Armoured cavalry.
Notes
References
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