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British Army
The Official Flag of the British Army
Founded	1707
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Army
Part of	British Armed Forces
Army Headquarters	Whitehall, London
Size	275,000 active personnel
Commanders
Chief of the General Staff	General Sir Richard Dannatt
Notable Commanders	The Duke of Wellington John French Douglas Haig Alan Brooke Bernard Montgomery
Insignia
Army Crest
Combat equipment
Tanks	Challenger 2
Reconnaissance vehicles	CVR(T), Alvis Stormer, FV721 Fox
APCs	FV510 Warrior, FV430, Bushmaster PMV
Artillery	AS90 Braveheart, L118 Light Gun, MLRS, FH-70
Air Defence	Starstreak HVM, Rapier FSC, Land Dart
Small Arms
Rifle	L85A2 5.56mm Rifle
Machine guns	L108/L110 Minimi, L7A2 GPMG, L2A1 HMG
Pistols	L9A1 Browning
Aircraft flown
Attack Helicopter	Westland Apache AH.1
Transport Helicopter	Westland Lynx AH.7, Westland Blackhawk AH.1, Bell 212 AH.1, Aerospatiale Dauphin AH.1, Agusta A109 AH.1
Reconnaissance	Aerospatiale Gazelle AH.1, Britten-Norman Defender AL.1, Desert Hawk UAV

The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with unification of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England and Scotland and was administered by the War Office from London. Since 1963, it has been managed by the Ministry of Defence.

The full-time element of the British Army has also been referred to as the Regular Army since the creation of the reservist Territorial Army in 1908. The British Army is deployed in many of the world's war zones as part of both Expeditionary Forces and in United Nations Peacekeeping forces.

In contrast to the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force, the British Army does not include "Royal" in its title, although many of its constituent Regiments and Corps are styled Royal.

The professional head of the British Army is the Chief of the General Staff, currently General Sir Richard Dannatt.

Non-Ceremonial Flag of the British Army

Contents 1 Structure 2 Land Command 2.1 Combat Arms 2.1.1 Royal Armoured Corps 2.1.2 Infantry 2.1.3 Army Air Corps 2.2 Combat Support Arms 2.2.1 Royal Regiment of Artillery 2.2.2 Corps of Royal Engineers 2.2.3 Royal Corps of Signals 2.2.4 Intelligence Corps 2.2.5 Joint CBRN Regiment 2.3 Combat Service Support Arms 2.3.1 Royal Logistic Corps 2.3.2 Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 2.3.3 Army Medical Services 3 Adjutant General's Corps 4 Territorial Army 4.1 Structure 5 Equipment 5.1 Small Arms 5.1.1 Pistols 5.1.2 Submachine Guns 5.1.3 Rifles and Carbines 5.1.4 Sniper Rifles 5.1.5 Machine Guns 5.1.6 Infantry Support Weapons 5.1.7 Infantry Anti-Armour Weapons 5.1.8 Less-Lethal Weapons 5.2 Armoured Vehicles 5.2.1 Tanks 5.2.2 Armoured Personnel Carriers 5.2.3 Reconnaissance Vehicles 5.2.4 Counter-Insurgency/Protected Patrol Vehicles 5.2.5 Engineering and Support Vehicles 5.3 Artillery 5.4 Anti Tank 5.5 Air Defence 5.6 Aircraft 5.6.1 Historical Aircraft Flight 5.7 Aerial Weapons 5.8 Support Vehicles 5.9 Army Watercraft 5.10 Engineering Equipment 6 Rank Insignia 6.1 Officers 6.2 Other Ranks

Structure

The British Army has a highly complex structure due to its diverse origins. The British Army into two commands, Land Command is the Army's operational command, while the Adjutant-General's Corps is responsible for for most of the recruitment and personal and professional training of personnel.

Land Command

Land Command is organised into several brigades, which contain men and women from all combat arms, combat support arms, and combat service support arms. The British Army brigade are fully integrated fighting units, capable of operating independently, as well as integrated with with other British, and Allied units.

• 7 Armoured Brigades
• 7 Mechanised Brigades
• 5 Infantry Brigades
• 1 Airmobile Brigade
• 1 Airborne Brigade

Brigade organisation

Combat Arms

The Combat Arms provide combat units to the Brigades.

Royal Armoured Corps

Regiments of line cavalry and the armoured regiments together form the Royal Armoured Corps which has units equipped with either main battle tanks or with light armour for formation reconnaissance. The main equipment of these formations is either the Challenger 2, or the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked). An additional reconnaissance regiment is provided by the Household Cavalry Regiment, of the Household Cavalry, which is not considered to be part of the RAC.

• Armoured Regiments
  • 2nd Royal Tank Regiment
  • 3rd Royal Tank Regiment
  • 4th Royal Tank Regiment
  • 5th Royal Tank Regiment
  • 6th Royal Tank Regiment
  • 7th Royal Tank Regiment
  • 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars
  • 3rd The King's Own Hussars
  • 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own)
  • 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own)
  • The Queen's Own Hussars
  • 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards
  • Royal Scots Greys
  • 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards

• Force Reconnaissance Regiments
  • 13th Hussars
  • 1st King's Dragoon Guards
  • 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards
  • 5th Royal Irish Lancers
  • 12th Royal Lancers
  • 18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary’s Own)
  • 16th The Queen's Lancers
  • 14th King's Hussars
  • 15th The King's Hussars
  • 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
  • Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)
  • The Life Guards
  • Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons)
  • 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)
  • 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
  • 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards)
  • The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars
  • 20th Hussars
  • 21st Lancers (Empress of India's)
  • 19th Royal Hussars (Queen Alexandra's Own)

1st Royal Tank Regiment operates dual roles, with two squadrons allocated to each:

• Contribution to the Joint CBRN Regiment in the NBC protection role.
• Main battle tank training squadrons within the Combined Arms Training Battlegroup at Land Warfare Centre, Warminster.

Infantry

The Infantry is divided for administrative purposes into regiments with battalions being trained and equipped to operate in one of seven main roles:

• Airborne Infantry
• Airmobile Infantry
• Armoured Infantry
• Light Infantry
• Mechanised Infantry
• Public Duties
• Counter-Insurgency (Northern Ireland)

Regiments in the British Infantry include:

• Royal Hampshire Regiment
• Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment
• Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
• Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
• Royal Leicestershire Regiment
• East Anglian Regiment
• The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire
• The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment)
• Mercian Regiment
• Duke of Wellington's Regiment
• Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry
• The Light Infantry
• The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
• Royal Scots Borderers
• Parachute Regiment
• Royal Welsh
• Royal Gurkha Rifles
• Royal Irish Regiment
• Grenadier Guards
• Coldstream Guards
• Scots Guards
• Irish Guards
• Welsh Guards

Outside the normal infantry structure are the following

• Ulster Defence Regiment
  • Maintains the British Army presence in Northern Ireland
• Territorial Army
  • Reserve for the Regular Army
• Royal Gibraltar Regiment
  • Part of the Gibraltar Defence Force
• Falkland Islands Defence Force
  • Part of British Forces South Atlantic Islands
• British Military Garrison Brunei
  • 1 Battalion of Light Infantry
• Royal Hong Kong Regiment
  • Locally recruited auxiliary militia force
• British Forces Overseas Hong Kong
  • 1 Battalion of Light Infantry
• British Forces Belize
  • 1 Battalion of Light Infantry

Army Air Corps

The Army Air Corps provides battlefield air support with 6 Regiments and 4 independent squadrons and flights. Each Brigade usually contains a detachment from the Army Air Corps. Transport helicopters are provided by the RAF.

• 1 Regiment, AAC
• 2 Regiment, AAC - Training Regiment
• 3 Regiment, AAC - Attack Regiment - 16 Airmobile Brigade
• 4 Regiment, AAC - Attack Regiment - 16 Airmobile Brigade
• 5 Regiment, AAC - Northern Ireland
• 6 Regiment, AAC - Attack Regiment
• 7 (Volunteer) Regiment, AAC - Attack Regiment
• 8 Regiment, AAC - Attack Regiment
• 9 Regiment, AAC - Attack Regiment - 16 Airmobile Brigade
• 10 Regiment, AAC - Attack Regiment
• 11 Regiment, AAC - Attack Regiment
• 12 Regimkent, AAC - Attack Regiment
• 14 Regimkent, AAC - Fixed-wing Support/Surveillance Regiment
• 667 Squadron, AAC
• 7 Flight - Aviation support to British Forces in Brunei
• 8 Flight - Joint Special Forces Air Wing
• 660 Squadron (Defence Helicopter Flying School)
• 674 Squadron (Defence Elementary Flying Training School)
• The Band Of The Army Air Corps
• Army Air Corps Historic Aircraft Flight
• The Army Air Corps Blue Eagles Display Team
• The Army Air Corps Parachute Display Team

Attack Regiments attached to 16 Airmobile Brigade are structured differently to other Regiments. A sample structure is as follows:

• 3 Regiment, AAC
  • Regimental Headquarters
  • Assault Helicopter Squadron (12 Westland Blackhawk AH.1)
  • Assault Helicopter Squadron (12 Westland Blackhawk AH.1)
  • Attack Helicopter Squadron (12 Westland Apache AH.1)
  • Scout/Utility Helicopter Squadron (6 Westland Gazelle AH.1, 6 Westland Lynx AH.7)

Attack Regiments not attached to 16 Airmobile Brigade (of which there are 6) contain three Scout/Utility Helicopter Squadrons consisting of 8 Westland Gazelle AH.1, and 8 Westland Lynx AH.7. A single squadron is allocated to a Brigade commander. These provide a capability in scouting, anti-tank duties, liaison, and a limited transport capability.

The Regiment deployed to Northern Ireland is structured around Scout/Utility Helicopter Squadrons, however the aircraft carry special equipment, and are totally unarmed. The Apache is not intended to be deployed to Northern Ireland for counter insurgency operations.

The British Army is looking for a new scout/utility helicopter to replace the Gazelle and Lynx.

14 Regiment operates Britten-Norman Defender, a troop of which are normally allocated to each Brigade in the field. The Defenders operated by 14 Regiment have EO/IR turrets, defensive aids, and laser designators.

Combat Support Arms

The Combat Support Arms provide direct support to the Combat Arms and include artillery, engineer, and signals.

Royal Regiment of Artillery

The Royal Artillery consists of 35 regiments, four of which retain the cap badge and traditions of the Royal Horse Artillery.

• 1 Home Defence (Mounted ceremonial) regiment
• 2 Air Defence Regiments (Starburst, Starstreak) (6 Batteries)
• 1 Air Defence Regiment (Rapier FSC, GDF-005) (4 Batteries)
• 7 Air Defence Regiments (Stormer HVM, Challenger Marksman) (28 Batteries)
• 6 Air Defence Regiments (Land Dart) (18 Batteries)
• 5 General Support Regiments (MLRS)
• 14 Medium Regiments (AS90)
• 2 Close Support Regiments (L118 Light Gun)
• 5 Field Regiments (FH-70)
• 3 Surveillance and Target Acquisition Regiments
• 1 Training Regiment

Corps of Royal Engineers

The Royal Engineers is a corps of 19 regiments in the regular army providing military engineering (civil engineering, assault engineering and demolition) capabilities to the field army and facilities management expertise within garrisons.

Royal Corps of Signals

The Royal Signals is a corps of 13 Regiments and 13 independent squadrons which provides communications and information systems support to formations of Brigade level and above. Below the Brigade level support is provided by Battalion Signallers drawn from the parent unit. Within the deployable brigades the Signal Regiment also provides support to the HQ function including logistics, life support and force protection capabilities.

Intelligence Corps

The Intelligence Corps provides intelligence support including collection, interpretation and counter-intelligence capabilities with three battalions and a joint service group.

Joint CBRN Regiment

The Joint CBRN Regiment provides detection and defence against nuclear, biological, radiological and chemical weapons. A joint unit it includes Army and RAF assets.

Combat Service Support Arms

Royal Logistic Corps

The Royal Logistic Corps is the largest single corps in the British Army; responsible for a range of supply, sustainment and movement tasks. Within the corps there are 21 regiments and 6 independent sub-units.

Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is a corps which provides maintenance support to equipment. Most units will have either a Light Aid Detachment (LAD) or Workshop (Wksp) attached. Seven battalions provide support to formations of brigade level and abov

Army Medical Services

The Army Medical Services provide primary and secondary care for the armed forces in fixed locations and whilst deployed on operations.

• Royal Army Medical Corps
• Royal Army Dental Corps
• Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps
• Royal Army Veterinary Corps

Adjutant General's Corps

• Royal Army Pay Corps
• Royal Army Ordnance Corps
• Royal Army Educational Corps
• Royal Army Legal Corps
• Royal Military Police
• Military Provost Staff (military prisons)
• Military Provost Guard Service
• Army Physical Training Corps
• Corps of Army Music
• Royal Army Chaplains' Department
• Small Arms School Corps

Territorial Army

The Territorial Army (TA) is the volunteer reserve force of the British Army, the land armed forces branch of the United Kingdom, and composed mostly of part-time soldiers paid at a similar rate, while engaged on military activities, as their Regular equivalents. Modern Territorial soldiers, or Territorials, are volunteers who undergo military training in their spare time either as part of a formed local unit or as specialists in a professional field. TA members have a minimum commitment to serve 27 training days per annum, with specialists only required to serve 19 days, which normally includes a two-week annual camp.

Many Territorial Army infantry units are battalions of existing Regiments. The Territorial Army has units in all British Army corps, and in many cases specialised TA members use their civilian job skills in their TA service, for example, many TA medical personnel are also NHS employees, while TA Military Police are often also civlian Constables.

Territorial soldiers can volunteer for regular units for a tour of duty in a combat zone.

Territorial Army battalions are also the hosts for companies of the Home Service Force. The Home Service Force is a modern equivalent to the Second World War Home Guard. The role of the Home Service Force is Key Point Defence, that is guarding sites deemed essential to the defence, and government of the United Kingdom.

It recruits men with previous military experience (in all services, and either Regular, Reserve, or Cadets). The HSF is also open to police officers who are Authorised Firearms Officers or Specialised Firearms Officers (or are otherwise armed police).

Structure

The Territorial Army is structured into Regional Brigades. Each Regional Brigade contains one or two infantry battalions, plus various other units including other combat, combat support, and combat service support units. The only Territorial Units outside the Regional Brigades are those assigned to the London District.

• 15th (North East) Brigade
  • 3 Infantry Battalions
• 42nd (North West) Brigade
  • 1 Infantry Battalion
• 51st (Scottish) Brigade
  • 2 Infantry Battalions
• 2nd (South East) Brigade
  • 2 Infantry Battalions
• 49th (East) Brigade
  • 1 Infantry Battalion
• 145th (Home Counties) Brigade
  • 2 Infantry Battalions
• 43rd (Wessex) Brigade
  • 1 Infantry Battalion
• 143rd (West Midlands) Brigade
  • 1 Infantry Battalion
• 160th (Wales) Brigade
  • 2 Infantry Battalions
• 38th (Irish) Brigade
  • 1 Infantry Battalion
• London District
  • 1 Infantry Battalion (Territorial component)
  • Honourable Artillery Company (oldest regiment in the British Army)

Equipment

Small Arms

Pistols

• Browning L9A1 9mm SAA Pistol
• L47A1 7.65mm Pistol (Walther PP)
• L102A1 9mm SAA Pistol (Walther P5)
• L105A1 9mm SAA Pistol (SIG P226)
• L117A2 9mm SAA Pistol (SIG P229)

Submachine Guns

• L2A3 Sterling 9mm SAA Submachine Gun (Home Service Force)
  • L34A1 Sterling 9mm SAA Suppressed Submachine Gun
• L80A1 9mm SAA Submachine Gun (Heckler & Koch MP5K)
• L90A1 9mm SAA Submachine Gun (Heckler & Koch MP5KA1)
• L91A1 9mm SAA Submachine Gun (Heckler & Koch MP5SD3)
• L92A1 9mm SAA Submachine Gun (Heckler & Koch MP5A3)

Rifles and Carbines

• SA80 Series
  • L85A2 .223" SAA Rifle
  • L86A2 .223" SAA Designated Marksman Rifle
  • L22A2 .223" SAA Carbine
• L120A1 .223" SAA Rifle (M16A2)
• L119A1 Special Forces Weapon .223" SAA Carbine (Diemaco C8 SFW Carbine)
• L101A1 .223" SAA Rifle (Heckler & Koch HK53)
• Steyr AUG .223" SAA Rifle (Falkland Islands Defence Force)
• L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle .308" SAA Rifle (Home Service Force, Ceremonial)
• Rifle, No. 4 .303 Rifle (Ceremonial)

Sniper Rifles

• L96A1 .308" SAA Sniper Rifle
• L115A1 .338" SAA Sniper Rifle
• AWC .308" SAA Suppressed Sniper Rifle
• AW50F .5" SAA Sniper Rifle
• L82A1 .5" SAA Sniper Rifle

Machine Guns

• L108A1 MINIMI .223" SAA Light Machine Gun
• L110A1 MINIMI Para .223" SAA Light Machine Gun
• L7A2 .308" SAA General Purpose Machine Gun
• L4 Bren .308" SAA Light Machine Gun (Home Service Force)
• L2A1 .5" SAA Heavy Machine Gun

Infantry Support Weapons

• L17A1 40mm Under-slung Grenade Launcher (Heckler & Koch AG36 on L119)
  • L17A2 40mm Under-slung Grenade Launcher (Heckler & Koch AG36 on L85A2)
• L19A1 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher (Heckler & Koch GMG)
• L9A1 2in Light Mortar
• L16 3.1in Mortar
• L74A1 12 Bore Combat Shotgun (Remington 870 Wingmaster)
• L128A1 12 Bore Combat Shotgun (Benelli M4 Super 90)

Infantry Anti-Armour Weapons

• L14A1 Carl Gustav 84mm Recoilless Rifle
• L1A1 66mm Rocket
  • Light Anti-Structures Missile
• LAW 80 Anti Tank Weapon
• L2A1 ILAW (AT4) Anti Tank Weapon
• NLAW (MBT LAW)
• L6 WOMBAT 4.7in Recoilless Rifle

Less-Lethal Weapons

• L1A1 66mm Grenade Discharger
• ARWEN 37mm Multiple Grenade Discharger

Armoured Vehicles

Tanks

• FV4034 Challenger 2 MBT
  • Challenger Marksman
  • Titan Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge
  • Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle (CRARRV)
  • Trojan Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers
• FV4030 Challenger 1 MBT (War Reserve Storage)
• FV 4201 Chieftain MBT (War Reserve Storage)
  • Chieftain Marksman
  • Chieftain AVLB (Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge)
  • Chieftain ARV (Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle)
  • Chieftain ARRV (Armoured Recovery Vehicle)
  • Chieftain AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers)

Armoured Personnel Carriers

• FV510 Warrior Series
  • FV510 Infantry Section Vehicle
  • MILAN Anti-Tank Guided Weapon Carrier
  • FV511 Infantry Command Vehicle
  • FV512 Mechanised Combat Repair Vehicle
  • FV513 Mechanised Recovery Vehicle (Repair)
  • FV514 Mechanised Artillery Observation Vehicle
  • FV 515 Battery Command Vehicle
• FV430 Series
  • FV432 Armoured Personnel Carrier
  • FV434 "Carrier, Maintenance, Full Tracked" - REME Maintenance carrier with hydraulically driven crane.
  • FV435 Wavell communications vehicle
  • FV436 Command and control - some fitted with Green Archer radar, later Cymbeline radar.
  • FV437 Pathfinder vehicle - based on FV432 with integral buoyancy and other waterjets - prototyped only.
  • FV438 Swingfire - Guided missile launcher
  • FV439 Signals vehicle - Many variants.
  • FV430 Mk3 Bulldog
• Saxon APC (Territorial only)
• Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle

Reconnaissance Vehicles

• Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked) Series
  • FV101 Scorpion 90 - Light Tank
  • FV102 Striker - Anti-tank guided missile
  • FV103 Spartan - Armoured Personnel Carrier
  • FV104 Samaritan - Battlefield Ambulance
  • FV105 Sultan - Command and Control Vehicle
  • FV106 Samson - Armoured Recovery Vehicle
  • FV107 Scimitar - Light Tank
  • FV120 Spartan with Milan compact turret - Anti-tank guided missile
• FV721 Fox
• Alvis Stormer Series
  • FV4330 Stormer Light Tank - 30mm RARDEN cannon
  • FV4331 Stormer HVM - Short Range Air defence (with Starstreak High Velocity Missiles)
  • FV4332 Stormer Tank Destroyer - Kværner Eureka TOW turret
  • FV4333 Stormer APC
  • FV4334 Stormer Ambulance
  • FV4335 Stormer ARV
  • FV4336 Stormer Command Vehicle
  • FV4337 Stormer Fire Support Vehicle - GIAT TS 90 turret
  • FV4338 Shielder minelayer

Counter-Insurgency/Protected Patrol Vehicles

• Shorland armoured car
• Snatch Land Rover
• Tempest MPV
• Cheetah MMPV
• Ridgback PPV (Cougar 4x4)
• Antelope MPV (RG-31)
• Mastiff PPV (Cougar 6x6)
• Wolfhound PPV

Engineering and Support Vehicles

• Viking BVS10
• Terrier Armoured Combat Engineer Vehicle
• FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor
• Fuchs Nuclear and Chemical Reconnaissance and Survey Vehicle
• Chubby (mine detection system)
• Buffalo (mine protected vehicle)

Artillery

• AS90 Braveheart 6.1in Self Propelled Howitzer
• L121 6.1in Howitzer (FH-70)
• 33-pounder L118 Light Gun
• Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS)
• Lightweight Mobile Artillery Weapon System-Rocket (LIMAWS-R)
• Ordnance QF 25 pounder (Ceremonial saluting weapon only)
• 33-pounder L5 Pack Howitzer (OTO Melara Mod 56) (War Reserve Storage)
• FV433 Abbot 33-pounder Self Propelled Gun (War Reserve Storage)
• M109A2 6.1in Self Propelled Howitzer (War Reserve Storage)
• M110A2 8in Self Propelled Howitzer (War Reserve Storage)

Anti Tank

• MILAN 2
• Swingfire
• FGM-148 Javelin
• TOW

Air Defence

• Oerlikon 35mm twin anti aircraft gun
  • GDF-005
  • Challenger Marksman
  • Chieftain Marksman
• Rapier FSC (Field Standard C)
• Starburst (being phased out)
• Starstreak HVM (High Velocity Missile)
  • Shoulder Launcher
  • Lightweight Multiple Launcher
  • FV4331 Stormer HVM
• Land Dart

Aircraft

• Aerospatiale Gazelle AH.1
• Westland Lynx AH.7
• Westland Blackhawk AH.1
• Bell 212 AH.1
• Westland Apache AH.1
• Britten-Norman Defender AL.1
  • Britten-Norman Defender AL.2
  • Britten-Norman Defender T.3
• Desert Hawk UAV
• Agusta A109 AH.1 (captured from Argentina on the Falkland Islands)
• Aerospatiale Dauphin AH.1

Historical Aircraft Flight

• Agusta-Bell Sioux AH.1
• Auster AOP.9
• de Havilland Canada Chipmunk T.10
• de Havilland Canada Beaver AL.1
• Sud Alouette AH.2
• Westland Scout AH1

Aerial Weapons

• L7A2 .308" SAA General Purpose Machine Gun
• M230 30mm Chain Gun
• CRV7 Rockets
• BGM-71 TOW
• AGM-114 Hellfire

Support Vehicles

• Landrover
  • Land Rover Wolf Truck Utility Light and Medium (Higher Specification) (designated TUL-HS and TUM-HS)
  • Land Rover Defender Truck Utility Light and Medium (designated TUL and TUM)
  • Battlefield Ambulance - using Land Rover Defender 127" chassis
• Pinzgauer 716M
• Harley Davidson MT350E Motorcycle
• Honda R250 Motorcycle
• Carrier Full-tracked Articulated BV206
• Supacat All Terrain Mobility Platform (ATMP)
• DROPS
  • Leyland Medium Mobility Load Carrier
  • Foden Trucks EKF 6 x 6 Improved Medium Mobility Load Carrier
• Oshkosh Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET)
• Oshkosh Wheeled Tanker
  • 15,000-litre Tactical Air Refueller
  • 20,000-litre Close Support Tanker (Fuel)
  • 18,000-litre Close Support Tanker (Water)
• Bedford TM 6x6 14 tonner
• Bedford TM 4x4 8 tonner
• Leyland/DAF 4 tonner
• Bedford MK and MJ 4 tonne
• JCB Mechanical Handling Equipment
• Kalamar Rough Terrain Container Handler (RTCH)

Army Watercraft

• 2 Ramped Landing Craft Logistic
• Combat Support Boat
• Rigid Raider
• Assault Boat Mk 6
• Assault Boat Mk 5
• Mexeflote Raft
• Army Work Boats

Engineering Equipment

• Logistic Support Bridging (LSB)
• M3 Amphibious Bridging Vehicle
• BR90 Close Support Bridge
  • No 10 Bridge
  • No 11 Bridge
  • Tank Bridge Transporter (TBT)
• No 12 Bridge
• BR90 General Support Bridging (GSB)
  • Automotive Bridge Launching Equipment (ABLE)
  • Bridging Vehicles (BV)
  • Long Span Equipment (LSE)
  • General Support Bridge (GSB) 2 Span Pontoon
  • Medium Girder Over Bridge (MGOB)
  • Heavy Girder Over Bridge (HGOB)
• Air Portable Ferry Bridge (APFB)
  • APFB Over Bridge (OB)
  • APFB Fly Fly Forward (FF)
  • APFB Single Storey (SS)
  • APFB Single Storey Reinforced (SSR)
  • APFB (Ferry) (FY)

Rank Insignia

Officers

Field Marshal is the rank of an Army Chief of the Defence Staff. It is also held by HM The Queen, and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. Chiefs of the General Staff are promoted to Field Marshal on their last day.

Other Ranks

Many Regiments and Corps use their own title for Privates including the following:

• Airtrooper (Atpr) - Army Air Corps
• Bugler - Buglers in The Rifles and formerly also in other Rifle regiments
• Craftsman (Cfn) - Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (women as well as men use this rank)
• Drummer (Dmr) - Drummers in infantry regiments
• Fusilier (Fus) - Fusilier regiments
• Gunner (Gnr) - Royal Artillery
• Guardsman (Gdm) - Foot Guards
• Highlander - The Highlanders
• Kingsman - Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
• Musician (Mus) - Military bands (formerly called Bandsman)
• Piper (Ppr) - Bagpipers in Scottish and Irish regiments
• Ranger (Rgr)- Royal Irish Regiment and Royal Irish Rangers
• Rifleman (Rfm) - Rifle regiments
• Sapper (Spr) - Royal Engineers
• Signaller (Sig) - Royal Corps of Signals (formerly called Signalman)
• Trooper (Tpr) - Household Cavalry, Royal Armoured Corps, Special Air Service and Honourable Artillery Company
• Trumpeter (Tptr) - Trumpeters in the Household Cavalry (and formerly in all cavalry regiments)