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The British Army's future "broadband for the battlefield" is the Trinity Wide Area Network (WAN). Trinity, which is to be in service by late 2025, will be able to "handle 100 times more data than the current Falcon internet system", due to be retired by 2026. The Army also plans to fit Trinity nodes to the Boxer armoured vehicle. [305] [306]
In 2001, the regiment transferred from Air Defence to the Field Artillery as a Light Gun Regiment. [5] Under Army 2020, 209 (Manchester & St Helens) Battery Royal Artillery increased to a battery size. 210 (Staffordshire) Battery Royal Artillery, based in Wolverhampton, joined this regiment from 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery, and re ...
In 1961, the regiment became 4th Regiment, Royal Artillery, with three batteries moving to 33rd Parachute Light Regiment Royal Artillery, which immediately became 7th Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery. 4th Regiment RA gained 29 (Corunna), 88 (Arracan) and 97 Battery (Lawson's Company) as gun batteries and was posted to Hong Kong.
Under Army 2020 plans, 201st Battery was placed in suspended animation. [20] Luton elements formed part of 678th (The Rifles) Squadron , 6th Regiment , Army Air Corps in April 2014. [ 21 ] 289 Parachute Troop was placed in suspended animation on 31 March 2014 [ 22 ] but was subsequently transferred to Plymouth where they performed the UAV DH3 ...
The FV107 Scimitar is an armoured tracked military reconnaissance vehicle (sometimes classed as a light tank) formerly used by the British Army, until it was retired from active service in April 2023. [2] It was manufactured by Alvis in Coventry.
105th Regiment Royal Artillery (The Scottish & Ulster Gunners) is part of the Army Reserve and has sub-units throughout Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is currently equipped with the L118 Light Gun .
19th Regiment Royal Artillery – The Scottish Gunners (sometimes referred to as the “Highland Gunners”) – is a Scottish regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It currently supports 12 Mechanised Brigade in the armoured field artillery role.
The regiment was formed as 104 Light Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) in 1967. [2] Its units were 210 (Staffordshire) Light Air Defence Battery at Wolverhampton and 211 (South Wales) Light Air Defence Battery at Newport. [2] In 1969, 214 (Worcestershire) Light Air Defence Battery at Malvern joined the regiment. [2]