Structure
The regiment currently consists of:
- 110th Air Defence Battery;
- 111th Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) Battery;
- 1st Air Ground Ops Battery; and
- Combat Services Support Battery.
The 110th Air Defence Battery is equipped with the RBS-70 surface to air missile system and the Portable Search and Target Acquisition Radar – Extended Range (PSTAR-ER). For mobility they currently use Land Rover Perentie 6x6 variants however these are soon to be replaced with an air defence variant of the Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle. The 111th Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) Battery is equipped with the AN/TPQ-48 Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar (LCMR) and the GIRAFFE Full Operational Capability Radar for detection of rockets and mortars. 1st Air Ground Ops Battery controls the Australian Army's Joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) Troop. It also contains two air-land integration cells.
The regiment houses a training centre equipped with an Advanced Air Defence Simulator. This consists of high definition projectors inside a dome structure allowing a single RBS-70 detachment to simulate a realistic 360 degree training environment. The simulator is maintained by BAE Systems and was upgraded in 2011.
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