As the British Army’s only regiment equipped with Mini Unmanned Aircraft Systems, we specialise in finding the enemy working directly alongside the infantry and armoured corps. Our trades include: 

• Drone operators and pilots
• Parachutists
• Armoured vehicle drivers and commanders
• Communications
• Logistics

32nd Regiment Royal Artillery deploys all over the world.

On-going commitments include:

• Deploying as part of the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence in Estonia and Poland
• Supporting exercises in Kenya, Canada and elsewhere
• Annual exercises in California

Past deployments:

• Iraq – Operation TELIC
• Afghanistan – Operation HERRICK
• United Kingdom – Resilience Operations

Based in the Wiltshire countryside, Larkhill is the home of the Gunners and also to the Stonehenge World Heritage Site. It is approximately 12 miles from Salisbury city centre and less than an hour’s drive from Bath, Bournemouth and Southampton. 

The Regiment is known as The Wessex Gunners and has strong links with the local community in Wiltshire and the South West.

Lance Bombardier Jay Bradshaw:

 "It’s a really exciting time to be in 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery. We’ve got Batterys deployed in places such as Canada, Kenya, Estonia and Poland. Soldiers in all trades have the ability to gain experience by deploying overseas. Despite the high tempo, members of the Regiment have still maintained high standards across all sports in which we compete, with a number of individuals competing at Army level. Due to the nature of our job we work in small teams, which allows the junior commanders, like myself, to have more responsibility and ownership of their workload.

Lieutenant Ben Magenheimer:

 “As a Troop Commander I lead 20 intelligent soldiers who are experts in operating drones. I often have to brief officers much senior to my rank on sighting reports and present my recommendations. In addition to this, there are plenty of opportunities to play sports and get away on Adventurous Training activities such as Skiing or Sailing.”

32nd Regiment Royal Artillery has 5 Equipment Batteries, most having a continuous history back to the 18th century.  Between them the Batteries have contributed to every major conflict the British Army has been involved in in the last 200 years.  The Batteries are:

• 22 (Gibraltar 1779-1783) Battery
• 21 (Gibraltar 1779-1783) Air Assault Battery
• 18 (Quebec 1759) Battery
• 57 (Bhurtpore) Battery
• 46 (Talavera) Battery