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47th Regiment Royal Artillery

British Army artillery regiment

Field	Value
unit_name	47 Regiment Royal Artillery
dates	1947 – present
allegiance	United Kingdom
branch
role	UAV
size	5 Batteries
457 personnel
command_structure	Joint Aviation Command
garrison	Horne Barracks, Larkhill, Wiltshire
nickname	The Hampshire & Sussex Gunners
equipment	Thales Watchkeeper WK450
equipment_label	Equipment
disbanded
notable_commanders

457 personnel

47 Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It is equipped with the Thales Watchkeeper WK450. It is located at Horne Barracks, Larkhill in Wiltshire. It falls under command of Joint Aviation Command.

History

The regiment was formed in 1947 when 4th Coast Training Regiment Royal Artillery was renamed 47 Coast Training Regiment Royal Artillery. It was reformed as 47 Guided Weapons Regiment Royal Artillery and equipped with the Corporal missile in 1957.

In September 2019, the regiment changed from their Royal Artillery headdress to that of the aviation light blue beret.

Role

The regiment is the sole operator of the Thales Watchkeeper WK450 UAS. By March 2025, the regiment's fleet of Watchkeeper drones will be retired from service. The Army is expected to replace the Watchkeeper with a more advanced drone system.

Batteries

The Regiment currently comprises four equipment Batteries and one HQ Battery. The fourth equipment Battery (57 Battery) was added in 2019:

10 (Assaye) Battery Royal Artillery
31 (Headquarters) Battery Royal Artillery
43 Battery (Lloyd's Company) Royal Artillery
57 (Bhurtpore) Battery Royal Artillery
74 Battery (The Battle Axe Company) Royal Artillery

Previous Batteries

4 (Sphinx 1742–1993) Battery Royal Artillery
3 Battery Royal Artillery
21 (Gibraltar) Battery Royal Artillery
25/170 (Imjin) Battery Royal Artillery

References

"Army – Question for Ministry of Defence".
"Regular Basing Plan". [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom).
. (9 July 2020). ["British Army Newsletter Issue 5"](https://www.army.mod.uk/media/10192/adr009405_in_front_5.pdf). *British Army*.
"47th Regiment Royal Artillery". British Army Units 1945 on.
(November 2014). "[[AirForces Monthly]]". [[Key Publishing.
(3 October 2019). "Military: Gunners change berets".
Ripley, Tim. (21 March 2018). "UK Watchkeeper fails to achieve full operating capability milestone". [[Jane's Information Group]].
Allison, George. (2024-11-20). "Britain to retire fleet of Watchkeeper drones".
Sheridan, Danielle. (2024-11-20). "Army drones among swathe of defence projects to be axed in post-Budget cuts". The Telegraph.
"47th Regiment Royal Artillery". Ministry of Defence.

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