47th Regiment Royal Artillery
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Regiment
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of the Royal Artillery
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
in the British Army
British Army
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. It currently serves in the air defence role, and is equipped with the Starstreak HVM missile.
It is currently located at Baker Barracks, Thorney Island in Hampshire
Hampshire
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. This is the former airfield RAF Thorney Island.
Batteries
- 10 (Assaye) Battery RA
- 21 (Gibraltar 1779–83) Air Assault Battery RA
- 31 (Headquarters) Battery RA
It has now re-roled using DH3 unmanned air vehicle (UAV)