To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to make changes to the Royal Artillery as part of the development of the Army's new warfighting concepts.
Answered on
28 March 2017
Following the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, the Army is reconfiguring to be capable of fighting at the divisional level as its primary role. The core purpose of the Royal Artillery remains unchanged and regiments will reorganise to support the modernised warfighting division. A summary of the roles of each regiment is included below:
Unit | Current Role | Future Role |
1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | Support to armoured infantry brigade | Support to armoured infantry brigade |
3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | Support to Adaptable Force brigade | Support to Strike brigade |
7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery | Support to air assault brigade | Support to air assault brigade |
4th Regiment Royal Artillery | Support to Adaptable Force brigade | Support to Strike brigade |
5th Regiment Royal Artillery | Surveillance and target acquisition | Surveillance and target acquisition |
12th Regiment Royal Artillery | Ground based air defence | Ground based air defence |
16th Regiment Royal Artillery | Ground based air defence | Ground based air defence |
19th Regiment Royal Artillery | Support to armoured infantry brigade | Support to armoured infantry brigade |
26th Regiment Royal Artillery | Support to armoured infantry brigade | Divisional support |
29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery | Support to Commando brigade | Support to Commando brigade |
32nd Regiment Royal Artillery | Unmanned aerial system | Disband in 2021 |
47th Regiment Royal Artillery | Unmanned aerial system | Unmanned aerial system |
The Honourable Artillery Company | Reserve surveillance and target acquisition | Reserve surveillance and target acquisition |
101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery | Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) | Reserve divisional support |
103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery | Light gun | Reserve support to Strike brigade |
104th Regiment Royal Artillery | Unmanned aerial system | Reserve support to armoured infantry brigade |
105th Regiment Royal Artillery | Light gun | Reserve support to armoured infantry brigade |
106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery | Ground based air defence | To be determined |