Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

THE BRITISH ARMY'S PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS

The Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) provides engineering support to maintain and repair the vast array of British Army equipment. They will be found wherever the Army is operating, at home or overseas. The technical training our soldiers’ receive gives them the confidence to tackle any engineering problem. We are professional, resourceful and resilient, and we strive to keep fit equipment in the hands of the user; to keep the punch in the Army’s fist!

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Types of Equipment Supported

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What we do

We work with modern tools and technologies to care for all of the Army's equipment; tanks, helicopters, vehicles, artillery and weapons systems, engineer plant, generators and more.

Our people make engineering decisions on a daily basis that lead to the success of the mission, and we do this in the most austere environments, under the most challenging conditions.

We invest in our people by giving them the best military and technical training, by supporting their personal and professional development, enriching their lives with challenge, adventure and camaraderie, and supporting their physical and mental wellbeing.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

Belize Canada Falkland Britain & NI Mali Cyprus Oman Somalia Kenya Brunei Germany Poland, Latvia, Estonia Iraq

Deployments

Wherever the British Army is deployed you will find REME supporting the equipment on combat operations, training exercises and in units worldwide.

Equipment REME work on

Elite Fleet The Apache attack helicopter can operate in all weathers, day or night and detect, classify and prioritise up to 256 potential targets in a matter of seconds.

Aircraft

It has been used by the British Army on operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Iraq, and has never experienced a loss at the hands of the enemy.

Combat vehicles

7.62mm The rifle fires a 7.62mm round and has enhanced accuracy of engagement during longer-range firefights.

Small arms and support weapons

Mobility The SV fleet provides far greater mobility than previous generation cargo vehicles

Logistic vehicles

'over the hill' view Desert Hawk is an extremely versatile and small Unmanned Aerial System designed for discrete operations

Artillery and air defence

112 kph Foxhound has a top speed of 112 kph but can still protect against improvised explosive devices thanks to its v-shaped hull.

Protected patrol vehicles

EOD Dragon Runner and Wheelbarrow support EOD activity.

Engineering equipment

Rapid Jackal 2 is a high mobility weapons platform, with a unique air-bag suspension system allowing rapid movement across varying terrain