26 Engineer Regiment is an Armoured Engineer Regiment that provides close engineer support to 12 Mechanised Brigade.

The Regiment is located in Swinton Barracks Perham Down, a site it shares with 22 Engineer Regiment. The Barracks has seen significant investment the Regiment benefits from new purpose built working and living accommodation.

The Regiment consists of 4 Squadrons, 38 Headquarters and Support Squadron, 8 Armoured Engineer Squadron (AES), 30 AES, 33 AES and has its own REME Light Aid Detachment (LAD). Having been stood down from Op TELIC 14 at the start of 2009, the Regiment prepared for Exercise WARPAINT, a construction exercise at the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) in Canada. During this deployment the Regiment updated the training area, giving it a more current operational feel. Also at this time 33 AES deployed on Op HERRICK 10 and participated in Op PANTHERS CLAW, the Brigade clearance of Babaji.

While in Canada, 8 AES were stood up to deploy on Op HERRICK 11 for Op BAM, the updating of forward operating bases throughout Afghanistan. 30 AES were also stood up at short notice to deploy an armoured troop to Helmand Province, to clear routes in support of Op MOSHTARAK. This deployment would see the first operational usage of the TROJAN engineer vehicle and the PYTHON mine clearing system.

Having recovered both 8 AES and Armd Tp 30 AES, the Regiment is looking forward to the upcoming deployment of 33 AES to Kenya. 8 AES will begin preparations for assuming the TALISMAN route clearing role when the Regiment deploys on Op HERRICK in the future. Early in 2011, 30 and 33 AES will deploy on ASKARI THUNDER in Kenya to provide close support to their respective Battlegroups. Later that year all squadrons will deploy to BATUS to practice their armoured skills on the PRAIRIE THUNDER series of exercises.