229240244 UK Army Combat Capability for the Future

Combat Capability for the Future

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Foreword 03The Armoured Cavalry Regiment 04The Armoured Regiment 06The Armoured Infantry Battalion 08The Heavy Protected Mobility Battalion 10The Air Assault Battalion 12The Light Cavalry Regiment 14The Light Protected Mobility Battalion 16The Light Infantry Battalion 183rd (United Kingdom) Division Combat Units 2216 Air Assault Brigade 221st (United Kingdom) Division Combat Units 23

Contents

This set of information notes is designed to explain how life will look and feel

for soldiers in combat units under the Army 2020 design. It is written for soldiers,

addressing those aspects of their professional life that are likely to be of greatest

interest to them: how they will live, how they will train and how they will fight.

There is a wealth of comprehensive literature, explaining the complexities and

nuances of how the Army will transform in the forthcoming decade. This set of

brief notes is not intended to capture all of those complexities and nuances. It is

deliberately designed to distil some of the complexity associated with this ambitious

change programme and offer a straight-forward explanation of the way that we will

operate in the future, from a soldiers perspective. It should be read in that context.

We are in the process of transforming now, and it is inevitable that some of our

plans will have to be adapted as we deliver this programme of radical change.

But I hope this set of notes will sit in squadron and company offices and provide

a useful reference, illustrating the many opportunities that undoubtedly exist for

all ranks in the combat arms as we re-structure for unpredictable times.

November 2013

Foreword

Brigadier R B Bruce DSO

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The Armoured Cavalry RegimentDoctrine. Armoured Cavalry regiments will be manned and

equipped to provide the formation level ground manned

reconnaissance capability within the three Reaction Force

brigades, in 3 (UK) Division. They will be equipped with

CVR(T) initially and, from 2020, with SCOUT Specialist

Vehicle (SV). They will be capable of effectively conducting

reconnaissance tasks and a wide range of enabling tasks

in all environments. Armoured Cavalry soldiers will either

form part of an Armoured Cavalry battlegroup or work in

squadrons supporting the Armoured or Armoured Infantry

battlegroups within their Brigade.

Organisation. Each Armoured Cavalry regiment will be

structured around three Sabre squadrons, optimised for

reconnaissance tasks, a Command and Support squadron

and a Headquarters squadron. The Sabre squadrons will

have three Reconnaissance troops, each with four vehicles,

and a Support troop. The Command and Support squadron

will contain three Guided Weapons troops and a Surveillance

troop. The Armoured Cavalry battlegroup headquarters will

retain the capability to plug into the brigade headquarters,

but will also be prepared to command an independent

reconnaissance or all arms battlegroup.

Training. Each regiment will move through a 3 year readiness

cycle. The Training year will include live training, such as

mounted and dismounted ranges in the UK, as well as some

simulated training such as CATT and CAST. It will build

towards a major battlegroup exercise in BATUS which will

include live firing as well as a Tactical Engagement Simulation

battle against an opposing force. For one squadron the main

exercise will be on Salisbury Plain working with the Heavy

Protected Mobility Infantry battlegroup. At the end of this

training, during their Contingency year, the regiments will be

ready to support operations worldwide and squadrons could

deploy as part of the Lead Armoured Task Force. Mission

Specific Training will be conducted prior to deployment.

Finally, during the Other Tasks year, the focus will be on

career courses and individual skills, building the foundation

for further training. It will also include support to the training

of other units.

Equipment. Armoured Cavalry regiments will initially be

equipped with CVR(T) vehicles, but by 2020 they will be

converting to SCOUT SV. At a cost of 5.4 billion it will deliver

a family of vehicles to the Armoured Cavalry regiments.

At its heart, SCOUT SV will provide the most capable

reconnaissance vehicle in the world. With state of the art

thermal and visual sensors and a Wide Area Search and

Detect capability, it will be unmatched in its ability to find

and track the enemy in all environments. It will also offer

Armoured Cavalry troops potent firepower with a 40mm

automatic stabilised cannon, using a cased telescopic round.

Modern armour and intelligent design will give it unparalleled

protection for its weight and size. Other SV variants wil

provide command and control, recovery and repair, protected

mobility reconnaissance support and ambulance capability,

making Armoured Cavalry regiments a very powerful force.

Infrastructure. The Armoured Cavalry regiments will be

based in Windsor (Household Cavalry Regiment) and Catterick

(Royal Dragoon Guards and Royal Lancers). Most dry training

will take place on Salisbury Plain, with live firing taking place

on Castlemartin ranges. The introduction of SCOUT SV will

also see a state-of-the-art training package with individual

and crew training simulators, a number of which will be held

within the regiment. Further simulators will be held in central

locations, probably Catterick and Salisbury Plain. This will

allow crews to hone their skills before deploying with their

vehicles for operations or live training exercises.

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The Armoured RegimentDoctrine. Armour will continue to provide a crucial combat

capability in the Army 2020 construct. The primary role of the

Armoured regiment will be support to the infantry, closely

followed by its secondary role, the destruction of enemy

armour. Armour and Armoured Infantry will train together

to exploit fully these facets of the capability. A change to a

4-tank troop construct will mean operating in pairs within

the troop, though this change of organisation will not

dramatically alter how the commander will employ Armour.

Organisation. There will be three Regular Type 56

regiments, supported by a single Reserve Armoured

regiment, in the Reaction Force. The regiments will be

organised into three Sabre squadrons of four 4-tank

troops, delivering 18 tanks and an enhanced echelon.

The Command & Reconnaissance squadron will include

Reconnaissance troop, Command troop, the ISTAR troop

and the Training Wing. These elements will be deployed

as battlegroup troops, with the squadron headquarters

reinforcing battlegroup headquarters. Headquarters

squadron will be re-titled Support squadron and will

continue its role of delivering regimental CSS.

Training. The Armoured regiment will move through a

three year readiness cycle. In its Training year the regiment

will conduct troop and squadron training on Salisbury Plain

Training Area (SPTA) and live firing on Castlemartin Ranges.

The Training year will also include simulated training events

in CATT and CAST. This will all culminate in squadron

and battlegroup training in BATUS. In the Contingency

year the regiment will continue to conduct troop and

squadron training whilst being held at readiness to deploy

on operational missions, with a regiment nominated as the

Armoured regiment on the Lead Armoured Task Force. An

Other Tasks year will follow. The priority during this year will

be to support the training of the wider Army. The regiment

will continue to conduct low-level training and also focus on

individuals career courses and driver training.

Equipment. The Armoured regiments will continue to be

equipped with the Challenger 2 (CR2) Main Battle Tank. CR2

will be progressing through a Life Extension Project in 2020,

replacing the thermal imaging system, the fire control systems

and gun control equipment. This will extend the platforms out

of service date to 2035. Opportunities will also be taken to

enhance the capability by replacing current information systems

on the CR2, adding cameras for situational awareness and

providing new ammunition types. Training systems will also be

improved to be more realistic. The Close Reconnaissance troop

will be equipped with the new SCOUT SV from 2020, which

will greatly improve the regiments ability to find the enemy.

Command and control roles currently filled by Panther and

Spartan are likely to be replaced by the Armoured Battlefield

Support Vehicle (an adapted Warrior) in 2019.

Infrastructure. All three Armoured regiments (Kings Royal

Hussars, Queens Royal Hussars and the Royal Tank Regiment)

will be collocated in Tidworth. Accommodation and feeding

for single soldiers will be provided centrally. Officer and

Senior NCO accommodation and messing will be provided,

and where there are shared facilities separate regimental

public rooms will exist in order to maintain regimental ethos.

Service Families Accommodation will be allocated centrally,

with the intention that all those at regimental duty will be

accommodated within 10 miles of the barracks. Vehicle

technical facilities will be shared and the vehicle fleet will be

allocated centrally and managed locally to meet the needs

of all three regiments. The Precision Gunnery Training

Equipment will be located centrally and be managed at unit

level, ensuring each regiment can maximise the use of the

facilities available.


The Armoured Infantry BattalionDoctrine. Armoured Infantry battalions will be the core

of the Reaction Forces combat power in the newly named

Armoured Infantry brigades, nested in 3 (UK) Division.

Battlegroups will be able to operate with an integrated

Reconnaissance squadron, Armoured squadron and a

Heavy Protected Mobility company, in addition to their own

Armoured Infantry and Support companies. They will be

equipped and trained for warfighting tasks anywhere in the

world and will be able to be adapted for other tasks.

Organisation. The battalion will continue to operate three

Rifle companies, complemented by Support and Headquarter

companies, with the additional capability provided by

an Assault Pioneer platoon. Armoured Infantry section

manpower will be reduced from 10 to 9 soldiers.

Training. Battalions will operate in a 3 year readiness cycle.

The Training year will focus on collective training, culminating

with events such as battlegroup deployments to BATUS. This

will be followed by a Contingency year, where a battalion will

form the Lead Armoured Battlegroup in the Lead Armoured

Task Force, held at readiness and prepared to deploy on any

given operational mission. A year of Other Tasks such as career

courses, driver training and support to other units training

completes the cycle. With the introduction of the Warrior

Capability Sustainment Project (WCSP) in 2018, there will be

changes to how and where individual training is conducted

with more centralisation at Bovington and around Salisbury

Plain Training Area. New and highly realistic Armoured Infantry

training simulators will be introduced and NCOs will receive

formal tactics training at the Land Warfare School, similar to

that received by platoon commanders.

Equipment. WCSP will bring a new 40mm cannon, able to

defeat all known Infantry Fighting Vehicles, on a stabilised

gun and sighting system allowing firing on the move, in

addition to enhanced protection and electronic systems

inside the vehicle, such as situational awareness screens

for dismounts. It will also make a new range of high-tech

simulation training systems available. In addition, CVR(T) will

be replaced by SCOUT SV, a brand new reconnaissance and

Mortar Fire Controller vehicle. Armoured Battlefield Support

Vehicle (ABSV), an adapted Warrior, will provide increased

mobility and protection for CSMs, medics, Mortar and Anti-

tank platoons, as well as Battlegroup Headquarters.

Logistics. Battlegroup CSS will be far more responsive in

2018 with the introduction of the ABSV and the upgrade of

REME repair and recovery vehicles. A1 and A2 echelons will

be wheeled, in the new MAN Support Vehicle.

Infrastructure. All Armoured Infantry units will move to base

locations around Salisbury Plain Training Area. 1 YORKS will

be based in Warminster, 1 PWRR, 5 RIFLES and 1 MERCIAN

will be based in Bulford, with 1 RRF and 1 R WELSH based

in Tidworth.


The Heavy Protected Mobility Battalion

Doctrine. Heavy Protected Mobility (PM) battalions will be

nested in the Armoured Infantry brigades as part of the

Reaction Force. They will have numerous roles, whether

providing a Rifle coy to an Armoured Infantry or Armoured

(tank) battlegroup or being the lead troops within a

deployment where tracked vehicles may be unsuitable.

Organisation. The battalion will continue to operate three

Rifle companies, complemented by Support and Headquarter

companies, and with the additional capability provided by an

Assault Pioneer platoon. Heavy PM infantry platoons will be

formed of 30 soldiers mounted in 4 Mastiffs.

Training. Battalions will operate in a 3 year readiness cycle.

The Training year will see collective training take place on

local training areas and Salisbury Plain Training Area. This will

be followed by a Contingency year, where a battalion will

provide companies to the Lead Armoured Battlegroup in the

Lead Armoured Task Force. A year of Other Tasks follows,

where the focus will be on individual training, career courses

and support to other units training. Individual training

will be delivered in unit lines and on local training areas,

including the qualifying of drivers and commanders. This will

be delivered by in-unit Driving and Maintenance Instructors,

trained at the Armour Centre in Bovington.

Equipment. Heavy PM battalions will be equipped with

a full spectrum of PM vehicles, including Mastiff for Rifle

companies, Ridgback ambulances, Husky for CSMs and the

Mortar platoon, Jackal for the Reconnaissance, Anti-Tank and

Machine Gun platoons, Wolfhound for the CQMS and Panther

for battlegroup headquarters. By 2018 many of these vehicles

will be upgraded to be more appropriate for contingency

roles, with improved suspensions, vehicle mounted radios

and increased under-belly protection for Jackal as examples.

Ultimately the Mastiff fleet will be replaced by the Utility

Vehicle, with a current predicted in-service date of 2022. Other

equipment that is currently fitted to vehicles in Afghanistan will

be available such as the BOOMERANG shot detection system,

Vehicle Mounted ISTAR and mine-rollers for Mastiff and Husky.

Logistics. Battlegroup CSS will become far more responsive

with the introduction of PM vehicles, including Husky

and MAN SV recovery vehicles. Ridgback will provide the

ambulances in company and regimental aid posts and A1 and

A2 echelons will be wheeled, similar to those of Armoured

Infantry battalions, with the new MAN Support Vehicle.

Infrastructure. Heavy PM battalions are planned to have

moved to occupy enduring locations by the end of 2015

(Catterick for 4 SCOTS and Aldershot for 4 RIFLES and 1 SG,

the Foot Guards battalion rotating in role). Each location

will house a Basic Unit Fleet of vehicles which will be

sufficient for company level training.


The Air Assault BattalionDoctrine. Air Assault forces will continue to use air

manoeuvre in order to achieve decisive effect within the

land environment. They will be best suited to providing

a point of entry for land operations through Air Assault,

Airborne and Air-Land operations.

Organisation. The two Parachute battalions within

16 Air Assault Brigade will form the core of the Air Manoeuvre

Battlegroup, fully integrated with the Reserve Parachute

battalion, as part of the Air Assault Task Force. Each Regular

battalion will continue to have 3 Rifle companies, an ISTAR

company, including the Reconnaissance and Communications

platoons, and a Support company with Mortars, Machine

Gun and Anti-Tank platoons. The brigade will remain a light,

adaptable and potent force, packing a powerful punch

wherever required around the world.

Training. Training for the Air Assault role takes 12 months.

The force is then held at readiness to deploy for a further 12

months. During training, soldiers transition through individual

skills to platoon and company training.

A battlegroup deployment to Kenya follows, which tests the

fundamental skills of all soldiers in a demanding environment.

Training culminates in Exercise JOINT WARRIOR, the largest

exercise of its kind in Europe, during which soldiers practice

Air Assault missions. Due to 16 Air Assault Brigades

contingent role there will also be training with international

partners such as the American 82nd Airborne Division and

the French 11th Parachute Brigade.

Equipment. An Air Assault battalion will be equipped

with the best equipment that the British Army has to offer.

They will be fully capable of operating at night through the

complete spectrum of operations:

Tactical mobility on the battlefield will be achieved

through a combination of foot, quad bike, Jackal or

support helicopters.

Air manoeuvre will be supported by the Royal Air Force

operating the C-130 Hercules, C-17 and in the future the

A-400M Atlas aircraft, as well as support helicopters such

the Puma 2, Chinook and Merlin.

Airborne Soldiers will continue to utilise the Low Level

Parachute for parachute operations.

Infrastructure. Based in Colchester, all soldiers will

continue to have access to an updated Dismounted Close

Combat Trainer, a modern gym, assault course, ranges and a

back door training area on which they can practice low level

skills and drills.


The Light Cavalry RegimentDoctrine. Light Cavalry regiments will provide a highly

mobile find, understand and influence capability. They will

combine the mounted reconnaissance skills of the Light

Cavalry soldier with capable, battle-proven wheeled vehicles

to provide a force that can operate at reach and across

a wide range of different physical environments. These

characteristics will ensure Light Cavalry regiments can deliver

a wide range of tactical actions, from reconnaissance tasks

such as scouting, screening and patrolling, to offensive

actions such as the attack or raid. Light Cavalrys versatility

will ensure it will be widely employable, including in Major

Combat, Counter Insurgency or Peace Support operations.

Organisation. Regular and Reserve Light Cavalry regiments

will be fully integrated, with each pair in the same Adaptable

Force brigade. Each Regular Light Cavalry regiment will consist

of a Headquarters squadron, three Sabre squadrons, and

a Command and Support squadron. Each Sabre squadron

will have three Find troops of twelve men mounted on four

vehicles. Three Support troops will train together as part of the

Command and Support squadron in barracks. When deployed

they will work with one of the Sabre squadrons to provide

additional specialist capabilities such as Javelin and Snipers.

Yeomanry soldiers will integrate throughout this structure at

crew, troop and squadron level for exercises and deployments.

Training. Each regiment will operate in a three year readiness

cycle. The Training year will include live training, such as

mounted and dismounted ranges in Castlemartin or Otterburn,

as well as simulated training at CATT and CAST. The exercise

programme will build towards a major exercise on Salisbury

Plain which will bring all these skills together. Regular and

Yeomanry soldiers will be working collectively throughout,

delivering a fully integrated capability. At the end of the

Training year regiments will be ready to support operations

worldwide during their Committed year, with Mission Specific

Training readying the regiment for the tasks that lie ahead.

These tasks might include, for example, Op TOSCA or Defence

Engagement tasks across the world. During the Other Tasks

year, the focus will be on career courses and individual skills,

including driver training and support to other units training.

Career Structure. Light Cavalry soldiers will complete their

Phase 2 training in Bovington, where bespoke Light Cavalry

courses will be delivered. These will ensure all soldiers are not

only mounted specialists but also effective when operating

away from their vehicles. For Regular soldiers, this training

will continue through to a Light Cavalry Junior Commanders

Course and, as a Corporal, a bespoke Light Cavalry Crew

Commanders Course. Reserve commanders will receive

bespoke training to an equally high standard, all of which will

remain central to maintaining overall mounted excellence.

Equipment. For the Regular Light Cavalry regiments, the

primary platforms will be Jackal and Coyote, both highly

capable vehicles already proven on operations. Yeomanry

regiments will train on R-WMIK but could convert to Jackal

and Coyote for a deployment depending on the task.

Critically, all these platforms provide excellent tactical mobility

which will allow the Light Cavalry to operate over long

distances. They also have great strategic mobility and can

be easily and quickly moved by aircraft into an operational

theatre. Each troop will have a potent mix of HMG, GMG and

GPMG providing their mounted firepower. All Light Cavalry

soldiers will have the full issue of Future Integrated Soldier

Technology equipment ensuring they are highly effective

when operating dismounted. Each Support troop will deliver

Anti-Tank capability with Javelin and precision effect with

Snipers. DEWDROP and SSARF will provide thermal target

acquisition capabilities to assist with reconnaissance tasks.

Infrastructure. All Light Cavalry Regiments will be UK based

from 2015, with LD in Catterick, SCOTS DG in Leuchars and

QDG in Swanton Morley. This basing solution will ensure that

the regiments are closer to their recruiting areas, have easy

access to training facilities and will be close to their paired

Yeomanry regiments.


The Light Protected Mobility Battalion

Doctrine. The Light Protected Mobility (PM) capability,

comprising Regular and Reserve infantry battalions will

be unique and critical in the new Army 2020 structure.

The integrated battalion will provide a highly deployable

wheeled battlegroup capability nested within four of the

infantry brigades in 1 (UK) Division, as part of the

Adaptable Force.They will be prepared for numerous roles,

such as reinforcing task forces or being the lead elements

of an overseas operation where dismounted troops or

tracked vehicles may not be the best options.

Organisation. Light PM battalions will be fully integrated

with their Reserve paired battalion, from the outset of the

re-role to Light PM. By 2018, the Reserve will be providing

fully capable platoons to each Light PM Rifle company, and

sections to Support company, during key collective training

exercises and on operational deployments. Additionally, Light

PM Regular battalions will receive a significant uplift to their

REME Light Aid Detachments.

Training. The integrated battalion will operate in a 3

year readiness cycle. The Training year, with events such

as Exercise WESSEX STORM on Salisbury Plain, will be

followed by a Committed year, where the integrated

battalion will be prepared to deploy to new operational

tasks. A year of Other Tasks will follow, focussed on

individual skills, driver training, career courses and support

to other units training. Drivers and commanders will be

trained in unit lines by Driving and Maintenance Instructors

who will be NCOs, specially selected from within the

companies of both the Regular and Reserve battalions,

who have attended courses delivered at the Armour Centre

in Bovington. Integrated cadres will be conducted locally,

with collective training taking place on local training areas,

Salisbury Plain and overseas.

Equipment. Light PM battalions will be equipped with a wide

variety of PM vehicles including Foxhound and Ridgeback

for Rifle companies and battlegroup headquarters, Husky for

the Mortar platoon and RWMIK+ for the Reconnaissance,

Sniper, Anti-Tank and Machine Gun platoons. By 2018 many

of these vehicles will have been upgraded for contingency

roles with improvements such as new suspensions and vehicle

mounted radios. Other kit that is currently fitted to vehicles

in Afghanistan will continue to be available such as the

BOOMERANG shot detection system and Vehicle Mounted

ISTAR. Initially, all PM vehicles will be held in the Regular

battalions but as capability increases it may become possible to

transfer elements to Reserve units.

Logistics. Battlegroup CSS will be far more responsive with

the introduction of PM vehicles, including Husky and new

MAN SV recovery vehicles. A1 and A2 echelons will be

wheeled, similar to those of Armoured Infantry battalions

and Future Battlefield Ambulance (FBFA) will operate in

company and regimental aid posts.

Infrastructure. Pairing between the Regular and Reserve

battalions will be based on geographic locations, as opposed

to cap-badge, to best support the integrated delivery of the

Light PM capability. The Light PM battalion locations will be

balanced around the UK with a number moving location prior

to 2018 (1 WG and 3 RIFLES) with Queens and Kings Division

battalions continuing to rotate through Cyprus.


The Light Infantry BattalionDoctrine. Regular and Reserve Light Infantry will continue

to be at the core of the modern Armys combat capability.

Under Army 2020, they will train and operate together as

integrated battalions. The Light Infantrys primary role will

remain to close with and defeat the enemy in close combat.

It will be especially suitable for operations in complex terrain

but will also be trained and prepared for a wide range of

tasks including mentoring or partnering with another nations

forces, providing security to vital locations and reinforcing high

readiness forces such as the Lead Armoured Task Force or 16

Air Assault Brigade.

Organisation. Light Infantry battalions will be nested in

the seven infantry brigades of 1 (UK) Division, as part of

the Adaptable Force. An integrated battalion will consist

of both Regular and Reserve elements delivering up to four

Rifle companies, a Fire Support company and a Headquarters

company. The integrated Light Infantry Rifle company will

consist of three Rifle platoons, one of which will be found

from the Reserve, and a Machine Gun platoon.

Fire Support company includes the specialist Reconnaissance,

Sniper, Anti-Tank, Assault Pioneer and Mortar platoons. The

Headquarters company exists to command and sustain the

battalion, supported by specialist platoons including the

Communications and Information Systems platoon, ISTAR

platoon, a Mobility Support and Training Wing and the

Quartermasters department.

Integrating with combat support and CSS elements generates

a highly capable and flexible battlegroup capable of a wide

variety of missions from war-fighting to stabilisation operations.

Training. A Light Infantry battalion will operate in a three

year readiness cycle. In the Training Year the battalion will

conduct integrated section and platoon level training. Live

firing and other collective training, including command post

exercises, will take place in preparation for deployment on

an overseas exercise to train as integrated companies in a

battle group context. A Committed year will follow, with a

wide variety of tasks available, such as integrated company

group deployments as the Falkland Islands Roulement Infantry

Company, overseas training exercises to reinforce links with

allies, or other deployments overseas on an operational tour

or short term training task. Supporting other units training

and ensuring career courses are undertaken will be priorities

in the Other Tasks year. Training in this period will focus upon

maintaining individual and specialist skills of both Regular and

Reserve elements in barracks and on local training areas.

Equipment. By 2018, Regular and Reserve Light Infantry

battalions will be equipped to the same standard, with a

range of modern equipment. Together these systems will

enable the light infantryman to out-see, out-think and

out-fight the enemy.

Personal Equipment. A lot of the excellent personal

equipment used on recent operations will continue to be

fielded to the Infantry. A fighting knife will be introduced

to service from 2015 in order to allow engagements at

the closest ranges, in hand-to-hand combat, along with

training designed to foster controlled aggression and

confidence in light infantrymen.

Protection. Commanders will be trained and expected

to select the appropriate PPE for the mission from

systems such as the current ECBA and Osprey and,

in due course, the new VIRTUS system which will begin

to enter service from 2015.

Firepower. Weapon systems will be complemented by

Future Integrated Soldier Technology surveillance and

target acquisition equipment, allowing infantry soldiers

to see, move and fight at night and detect enemy

forces at increased ranges. The SA80 assault rifle will be

upgraded and trials are being run to see if it is possible to

fit suppressors to all section weapons.


Mobility. TTPs will be reviewed to drive down the weight

for the Light Infantry soldier in the assault to no more than

25kg. This will be delivered by reducing the amount of

equipment expected to be carried and enhancing resupply

in the field, including learning how to make best use of

increased numbers of quad bikes.

Specialist Equipment. The Light Infantry soldier will

be trained to operate increasingly sophisticated

equipment, such as the Black Hornet nano-UAS, with

Light Infantry platoons operating the system during their

exercises in Kenya.

Dismounted Situational Awareness (DSA). The DSA

system will replace Bowman at company level and below.

With this equipment commanders will be able to quickly

and intuitively see where all of their men are, share

information about enemy forces and develop tactical plans.

Infrastructure. By 2018 Light Infantry battalions will

predominantly be based in their permanent A2020 locations.

Extensive investment in some of the key training areas such

as Salisbury Plain and Kenya will be complete in a similar

timeframe. Units can expect to see larger and more demanding

urban training villages to train in, which will be essential

if the Light Infantry are to specialise in fighting in complex

terrain. The Dismounted Close Combat Trainer will continue

to be developed to ensure all weapons systems and sights are

represented and the range of shoots available are realistic,

demanding and reinforce marksmanship skills. The Small Arms

Range Target System will be replacing current range targets

with smart targetry, providing feedback on field firing effect.

Committed Forces. Light Infantry battalions will remain

committed in Cyprus and Brunei. Two Foot Guards battalions

and the permanent Public Duties Incremental Companies

(including Balaklava Company formed from 5 SCOTS) will

continue to conduct State Ceremonial and Public Duties tasks,

working on a 3 year rotation.


UNIT ROTATION AS AT 1 SEPT 16

16 Air Assault Brigade

1st (United Kingdom) Division Combat Units

All locations shown are planned final locations, Reserve units are in black, pairing is shown by shaded boxes

HQ 51st Infantry Brigade & HQ

Scotland(Edinburgh)

HQ 7th Infantry Brigade & HQ

East(Chilwell)


North East(Catterick)


South East(Aldershot)

HQ 38th (Irish) Brigade(Lisburn)

HQ 42nd Infantry Brigade & HQ North West

(Preston)

HQ 160th Infantry Brigade

& HQ Wales(Brecon)

Role

Light Cavalry

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and

Greys)(Leuchars)

1st The Queens Dragoon Guards(Swanton Morley)

The Light Dragoons(Catterick)

Reserve Light Cavalry

The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian

Yeomanry1(Edinburgh)

The Royal Yeomanry(London)

The Queens Own Yeomanry

(Newcastle)

Light Protected Mobility

3rd Battalion The Rifles

(Edinburgh)

2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian

Regiment(Cottesmore)

2nd Battalion The Yorkshire

Regiment(Catterick)

1st BattalionWelsh Guards

(Pirbright)

Reserve Light Role Infantry

5th Battalion The Royal Regiment

of Fusiliers(Newcastle)

3rd Battalion The Royal Anglian

Regiment(Bury St Edmunds)

4th Battalion The Yorkshire

Regiment(York)

3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh

(Cardiff)

Light Protected Mobility

The Black Watch 3rd Battalion

The Royal Regiment of Scotland

(Fort George)

1st Battalion The Royal Irish

Regiment(Tern Hill)


51st Highland, 7th Battalion

The Royal Regiment of Scotland

(Perth)

2nd Battalion The Royal Irish

Regiment(Lisburn)

Light Role Infantry

The Royal Highland Fusiliers

2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment

of Scotland(Edinburgh)

1st Battalion The Royal Anglian

Regiment(Woolwich)

1st Battalion Grenadier Guards

(Aldershot)

The Royal Scots Borderers

1st Battalion The Royal Regiment

of Scotland(Belfast)

2nd Battalion The Mercian

Regiment(Chester)

1st Battalion The Rifles

(Chepstow)


52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion

The Royal Regiment of Scotland(Glasgow)

3rd Battalion The Princess of Waless Royal

Regiment(Canterbury)

The London Regiment

(Westminster)

UNPAIRED 4th Battalion The Mercian Regiment

(Wolverhampton)

6th Battalion The Rifles(Exeter)

Light Role Infantry

1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha

Rifles(Shorncliffe)

2nd Battalion The Rifles

(Ballykinler)

2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancasters Regiment(Weeton)


UNPAIRED 7th Battalion The Rifles(Reading)

4th Battalion The Duke of Lancasters Regiment(Preston)

Cyprus1st Battalion The Duke of

Lancasters Regiment(Episkopi)

2nd Battalion The Princess of Waless Royal Regiment

(Dhekalia)

Brunei 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles

(Brunei)

State Ceremonial and Public Duties

Balaklava Company, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland

(Edinburgh)

HQ London District (Whitehall)

State Ceremonial and Public Duties

Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment(Knightsbridge)

The Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery

(Woolwich)

1st Battalion Coldstream Guards

(Windsor)

1st Battalion Irish Guards

(Hounslow)

Public Duties Incremental Companies(London)

3rd (United Kingdom) Division Combat Units


1. Remaining Paderborn Garrison based 20 Armoured Infantry Brigade units will move to their UK locations from 2017.

All locations shown are planned final locations, Reserve units are in black, pairing is shown by shaded boxes

1st Armoured Infantry Brigade(Tidworth)

12th Armoured Infantry Brigade(Bulford)

20th Armoured Infantry Brigade1(Bulford)

Role

Armoured Cavalry Household Cavalry Regiment(Windsor)The Royal Lancers

(Catterick)The Royal Dragoon Guards

(Catterick)

Armour The Royal Tank Regiment(Tidworth)The Kings Royal Hussars

(Tidworth)

The Queens Royal Hussars (The Queens Own & Royal Irish)

(Tidworth)

Reserve Royal Wessex Yeomanry(Bovington)

Armoured Infantry1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of

Fusiliers(Tidworth)

1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment(Warminster)

5th Battalion The Rifles(Bulford)

Armoured Infantry 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment(Bulford)1st Battalion The Royal Welsh

(Tidworth)

1st Battalion The Princess of Waless Royal Regiment(Bulford)

Heavy Protected Mobility

4th Battalion The Rifles(Aldershot)

1st Battalion Scots Guards(Aldershot)

The Highlanders, 4th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland

(Catterick)

16 Air Assault Brigade(Colchester)

Role

Parachute 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment(Colchester)3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment

(Colchester)Reserve Parachute

Battalion4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment

(Pudsey)

Infantry Unit Rotation: Units will also be drawn from across the Adaptable Force to fulfil the standing commitments in Cyprus and Brunei as well as State Ceremonial and Public Duties. There will be two Cyprus rotations: the first between 1 LANCS, 2 LANCS and 2 YORKS and the second between 2 PWRR, 1 R ANGLIAN and 2 R ANGLIAN. 1 RGR and 2 RGR will continue to rotate through Brunei; and State Ceremonial and Public Duties will be provided by two of the five Foot Guards battalions and the incremental companies in London and Scotland.

1. A replacement proposed title is being staffed and will be considered for endorsement

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