16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery

16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery

The 16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery is an Australian Army regiment. As the Australian Defence Force's only ground based air defence unit the Regiment is responsible for protecting a wide range of military assets during wartime, ranging from Army units in the field to providing point defence to the Royal Australian Navy's support ships and air defence to Royal Australian Air Force air bases. Prior to being equipped with the currently used RBS-70 missiles, the Regiment was equipped with the Rapier systems for 25 years. The Regiment is based at Woodside, South Australia, but frequently deploys with other Australian and allied units on operations and defence exercises.

The Regiment includes Regiment Headquarters Battery, 110 and 111 Air Defence Batteries, and a Technical Support Battery. Each firing Battery is equipped with 15 fire systems and five target search radars.

External links

* [https://16airdefence.org/ 16th Air Defence Regiment Members website]


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