The Iron Fist Brigade
Soldiers serving with the Brigade proudly wear the insignia of a white mailed fist on a blue background as a symbol of the hard punch that this historic and battle-proven armoured formation can give any enemy.
20th Armoured Brigade is the first Brigade to undergo modernisation within the British Army, which will see it field Challenger 3, Ajax, Ares and Boxer. It also has been, and will in the future be held at readiness as the UK’s leading armoured element on elevated readiness, supporting a rapid deployment to undertake any short notice contingency tasks. The Iron Fist can operate within a UK, United States, France or NATO division for warfighting at scale.
Brigade Units
- 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
- 3rd Battalion Princess of Wales Royal Regiment
- 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
- 5th Battalion The Rifles
- 7th Battalion The Rifles
- Royal Dragoon Guards
- Queen's Royal Hussars
Operations and exercises
The Iron Fist is currently and has been deployed in multiple countries around the world. Deployments vary in strength from single military advisors to full Combined Arms Battle Groups supported by Brigade Headquarters.
The Iron Fist conducts various training exercises with the most notable being Combined Arms live and dry training exercises in the UK and abroad, which train its Battlegroups to operate effectively within the Brigade context and support modernisation at all levels, integrating novel equipment and tactics to ensure that the armoured punch of the Iron Division remains ready to provide the British Army's best deterrence for the conventional defence of the UK and Europe.
Locations
- Estonia
- Poland
- Cyprus
- Germany
- Finland
- USA
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
- Spain
- The Falklands (BFSAI)