We specialise in delivering vital Close Support Air Defence to the UK’s manoeuvre forces, providing protection to critical assets from a range of airborne threats.  

Specialist trade areas: 

• Guided missile operator
• Armoured vehicle operator
• Advanced communicator
• Parachutist

We are also the premier sporting regiment within the Royal Artillery.

Estonia: Deployed to provide Close Support Air Defence to NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence in the Baltics.

Canada: Supporting operational brigades as they conduct large scale manoeuvre training.

USA: Working with US partners to provide Close Range Air Defence in a coalition environment.

Hungary: Working with NATO allies to develop joint Close Range Air Defence tactics and techniques.

Kenya: Supporting light-role operational brigades as they conduct dismounted infantry training. 

Past deployments: We have been involved in every major operational deployment, and every major exercise for the past 20 years.

Recent Deployment:  Soldiers from 12th Regiment Royal Artillery, deployed as part of the UK’s enhanced Force Presence commitment Op CABRIT, conduct a joint live firing exercise with their Estonian Army counterparts. The exercise, which saw the deployment of the British Army’s Stormer - High Velocity Missile Self Propelled – and Estonian Mistral, CV90 and Heavy Machine Gun.

Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire

The jewel in the crown of Royal Artillery locations, Thorney Island is located on the South coast of England and forms part of the beautiful Chichester harbour. Only 10 miles East along the coast from Portsmouth city centre, it is the only Royal Artillery camp to boast its own sandy beach!