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Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Ministry of Defence

Mar. 29 2023

Source Page: UK and Sweden strengthen defence relationship as ministers sign agreement on self-propelled guns
Document: UK and Sweden strengthen defence relationship as ministers sign agreement on self-propelled guns (webpage)

Found: Alongside naval vessels, commandos, and RAF Typhoons, soldiers from the 1st Battalion the Mercian Regiment

Select Committee
First Report - Ready for War?

Report Feb. 04 2024

Committee: Defence Committee (Department: Ministry of Defence)

Found: only one medium-range and one short-range SAM regular regiments, plus one short-range Army Reserve regiment

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Ministry of Defence

Jul. 30 2024

Source Page: Ministry of Defence annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024
Document: (PDF)

Found: Soldiers from the reconnaissance platoon, 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles, run off the back of

Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Ministry of Defence

Mar. 30 2023

Source Page: Training and exercise deaths in the UK Armed Forces: 2023
Document: (ODS)

Found: Marine 17 17 0 Army 106 87 19 [r] in cells C8 and D8 The Royal Armoured Corps 9 5 4 Royal Regiment

Written Question
Army
Thursday 23rd February 2023

Asked by: Lord Beamish (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the order of battle is of the 7th Infantry Brigade.

Answered by James Heappey

The current structure of 7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team can be found at the table below:

7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

1st Battalion, the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment

4th Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland

1st Battalion, the Yorkshire Regiment

2nd Battalion, the Royal Anglian Regiment

1st Battalion, the Rifles

4th Regiment, Royal Artillery

105 Regiment, Royal Artillery

32 Regiment, Royal Engineers

1 Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

6 Regiment, the Royal Logistic Corps

5 Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps

The Army is currently reshaping its structures under Future Soldier plans. This means that some details will change as Future Soldier continues to be developed and implemented. The future structure of 7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team can be found on page 39 of the Future Soldier Guide: https://www.army.mod.uk/media/15057/adr010310-futuresoldierguide_30nov.pdf.

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Ministry of Defence

Mar. 22 2023

Source Page: FOI responses released by MOD: week commencing 20 March 2023
Document: Request for information on the Defence clothing catalogue (PDF)

Found: Royal Tank Regiment.

Written Question
Ukraine: Military Aid
Tuesday 31st January 2023

Asked by: John Healey (Labour - Rawmarsh and Conisbrough)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what regiments have been involved in Operation Interflex.

Answered by James Heappey

Since Operation Interflex began in June 2022, personnel from across the Army have been deployed in support of the training of Ukrainian recruits in the UK. The regiments involved include:

  • 7 Regimental Royal Logistic Corps

  • 3rd Battalion The Rifles

  • 5th Battalion The Rifles

  • The Light Dragoons

  • The Scots Guards

  • The Irish Guards

  • 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment

  • The Royal Lancers

  • 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment

  • 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment

  • The Welsh Guards

  • 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland

  • The Ranger Regiment

The Royal Marines and Royal Air Force Regiment have also deployed personnel to Operation Interflex.

Commons Chamber
Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill
3rd reading - Fri 24 Mar 2023
Ministry of Defence

Mentions:
1: Danny Kruger (CON - Devizes) the Minister knows what the following have in common: the Signals, the Royal Military Police, the Rifles - Speech Link
2: Jonathan Gullis (CON - Stoke-on-Trent North) Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke will be home to many who served in the Staffordshire Regiment - Speech Link

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Ministry of Defence

Feb. 28 2023

Source Page: FOI responses released by MOD: week commencing 28 February 2023
Document: Request for copies of Defence Clothing Catalogues (PDF)

Found: Royal Tank Regiment.

Written Question
Army: Deployment
Tuesday 24th January 2023

Asked by: Lord Beamish (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what constitutes the lead deployable armoured infantry Brigade Combat Team by (a) unit, (b) manpower and (c) platform.

Answered by James Heappey

The lead Armoured Brigade Combat Team (BCT) is a scalable force trained for warfighting up to joint medium operations.

As the lead Armoured Brigade Combat Team, 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team has a current, Regular strength of 4,473. It is equipped with Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicles and Challenger 2 as well as Bulldog, AS90, Titan and Trojan.

As of January 2023, 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team is structured as follows:

12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team

Headquarters 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team

The King’s Royal Hussars

The Royal Tank Regiment

The Royal Wessex Yeomanry (Reserve)

1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh

3rd Battalion, The Royal Welsh (Reserve)

1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment

4th Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Reserve)

3rd Battalion, The Rifles

4th Regiment, The Royal Logistics Corps

4 Battalion, The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

4 Armoured Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps

Where required, other units are drawn from across the Field Army. The BCT

will be structured with a Brigade Headquarters, one Armoured Regiment, two Armoured Infantry Battalions, one Armoured Cavalry Regiment and other supporting units.