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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[b] regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises thirteen Regular Army regiments, the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and five Army Reserve regiments.[4]

Royal Regiment of Artillery

1716–present

 United Kingdom

 British Army

Artillery

13 Regular regiments
5 Reserve regiments

Larkhill Garrison

Ubique Quo Fas Et Gloria Ducunt[a]

The guns are regarded as the regimental colours

British Grenadiers / Voice Of The Guns (Quick); The Royal Artillery Slow March colloquially known as The Duchess of Kent (Slow); The Keel Row (Trot); "Bonnie Dundee" (Canter)

The King

Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Gregory

/unmanned air systems

Surveillance and target acquisition

and airborne artillery

Commando

Self-propelled artillery

Multiple launch rocket systems

Air defence

Equipment[edit]

Air defence[edit]

The Royal Artillery utilises two air defence weapons:

Blowpipe

Javelin

Starburst

Thunderbird

Rapier

– In service with the 27th and 47th Guided Weapons Regiment RA from 1954 to 1966. See Project E

Corporal

– In service with the 24th, 39th, 47th and 50 Missile Regiment Royal Artillery from 1960 to 1977.

Honest John

– In service with the 50 Missile Regiment Royal Artillery from 1976 to 1993.

Lance

Lieutenant General , KBE, CB (also Master Gunner, St James's Park)

Sir Andrew Gregory

Major General Neil Marshall, OBE

Major General Robert Weighill, CBE

Major General Jeremy Bennett, CBE

Brigadier Ian Harrison, CBE

Colonel Barry Jenkins

Major General Richard M. Clements, CBE 1 June 2023

[69]

Colonel L. M. Forbes, TD VR 1 June 2023

[69]

Brigadier B. W. Bennett, CBE 1 January 2024

[70]

Brigadier M. N. Pountain, CBE 1 January 2024

[70]

Brigadier S. C. Williams, OBE 1 January 2024

[70]

Colonel J. A. B. Kinloch, TD 1 January 2024

[70]

Colonel S. O. Thomas, CBE 1 January 2024

[70]

The Royal Artillery, due to its large size, has 11 Colonel Commandants and a Master Gunner concurrently. As of June 2021, these are:[68]

Museum[edit]

The Regimental museum, "Firepower" located in the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich closed in 2017.

  – Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Canada

  – Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery

Australia

  – Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery

New Zealand

  – Regiment of Artillery

India

  – Regiment of Artillery

Pakistan

  – Sri Lanka Artillery

Sri Lanka

  – Singapore Volunteer Artillery

Singapore

  – Armed Forces of Malta

Malta

  – Rejimen Artileri Diraja

Malaysia

  – The Royal Gibraltar Regiment

Gibraltar

  – South African Artillery Formation

South Africa

The Royal Artillery have a traditional rivalry with the Royal Engineers (the Sappers).[72]

List of Royal Artillery Batteries

Artillery

Honourable Artillery Company

Royal Artillery Mounted Band

Royal Artillery Band

Royal Artillery Memorial

Royal Artillery Barracks

Royal School of Artillery

Firepower – The Royal Artillery Museum

Bermuda Militia Artillery

Royal Malta Artillery

Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery

Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery

Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery

Manx Regiment

List of vehicles used by the British Army

Graham, C A L (1939). The Story of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. RA Institution, Woolwich.

Watson, Mike (April 2019). A Concise History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. Larkhill SP4 8QT: The Royal Artillery Association.{{}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

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Royal Regiment of Artillery