47th Regiment Royal Artillery is a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army. It serves in the air defence role, and is equipped with Desert Hawk and Hermes UAV's.
It is located at Baker Barracks, Thorney Island in West Sussex. This is the former airfield RAF Thorney Island.
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