Royal Armoured Corps - Present Day Units

Present Day Units

The Royal Armoured Corps is divided into those regiments that operate main battle tanks (armoured regiments) and those that operate reconnaissance tanks (formation reconnaissance regiments). Of these, three regiments are designated as Dragoon Guards, two as Hussars, two as Lancers and one as Dragoons. The remaining two are the two regiments of the Royal Tank Regiment. In the regular army there are five armoured regiments and five formation reconnaissance regiments:

  • Regular Army
    • 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards - Formation Reconnaissance
    • The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) - Armoured
    • The Royal Dragoon Guards - Armoured
    • The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish) - Armoured
    • 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) - Formation Reconnaissance
    • The King's Royal Hussars - Armoured
    • The Light Dragoons - Formation Reconnaissance
    • The Queen's Royal Lancers - Formation Reconnaissance
    • 1st Royal Tank Regiment - Armoured and training/demonstration
    • 2nd Royal Tank Regiment - Armoured

The Household Cavalry Regiment (consisting of the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals) is not part of the RAC; instead it is part of the Household Cavalry, which is classed as a corps in its own right. However, for operational purposes, the Household Cavalry Regiment is considered to be part of the RAC and constitutes the fifth formation reconnaissance regiment.

  • Territorial Army
    • The Royal Yeomanry - CBRN Reconnaissance
    • The Royal Wessex Yeomanry - MBT crew replacement
    • The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry - MBT crew replacement
    • The Queen's Own Yeomanry - Formation Reconnaissance
  • Role Affiliations - The four TA regiments are affiliated to the regular army regiments by role:
    • RY - SCOTS DG, QRL, RTR
    • R WX Y - RDG, KRH, RTR
    • RMLY - QRH, RTR
    • QOY - HCR, QDG, 9/12 L, LD

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