Strategic Defence Review
On 1 July 1999, a new TA "war establish reserve" air defence artillery regiment, 106 (Yeomanry) Regiment RA(V), was formed from the transfer and conversion of existing sub-units, including 269 Battery, which converted to the Rapier Field Standard B2 surface-to-air missile system and supported 22 Regiment RA 'The Welsh Gunners', then based at Rapier Barracks, Kirton-in-Lindsey.
When the decision was made in 2004 to scrap Rapier FSB2 and disband 22 Regiment RA, 269 Battery converted to Rapier FSC and their support role was transferred to 16 Regiment RA, based in Woolwich, London.
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