Chapter 4 - Formations, Vessels, Aircraft and Vehicles of the Armed Forces
                               
Table 4.2 Number of Regiments, Infantry battalions & Major Headquarters, in the Regular &                      Territorial Army, at 1 April each year
Combat arms  
1990
 
1997
 
2003
2004
2005
2006
 1
2007
2008
 
2009
  
Armour  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                  Regular Army Regiments
19
 
11
 
10
10
10
10
 
10
10
 
10
 
                                  Territorial Army Regiments
5
 
6
 
4
4
4
4
 
4
4
 
4
 
Infantry  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                  Regular Army Battalions
55
 
40
 
40
40
40
36
 
36
36
 
36
 
                                  Territorial Army Battalions
41
 
33
 
15
15
15
15
 
14
14
 
14
 
                                  Home Service Forces Battalions
11
 
7
 
4
4
4
-
 
-
-
 
-
 
Special Forces  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                  Regular Army2 Regiments
1
 
1
 
*
*
*
*
 
*
*
 
*
 
                                  Territorial Army2 Regiments
2
 
2
 
*
*
*
*
 
*
*
 
*
 
Aviation  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                  Regular Army3 Regiments
4
 
5
 
*
*
*
*
 
*
*
 
*
 
                                  Territorial Army3 Regiments
..
 
1
 
*
*
*
*
 
*
*
 
*
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Combat support  
1990
 
1997
 
2003
2004
2005
2006
 1
2007
2008
 
2009
 
Artillery  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                  Regular Army4 Regiments
22
 
15
 
15
14
14
14
 
14
14
 
14
 
                                  Territorial Army5 Regiments
7
 
6
 
7
7
7
7
 
7
7
 
7
 
Engineers  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                  Regular Army Regiments
13
 
10
 
11
11
11
11
 
11
11
 
11
 
                                  Territorial Army Regiments
8
 
9
 
5
5
5
5
 
5
5
 
5
 
Signals  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                  Regular Army Regiments
13
 
11
 
12
11
11
11
 
12
12
 
12
 
                                  Territorial Army Regiments
11
 
11
 
11
11
11
11
 
11
11
 
5
 6
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Combat service support  
1990
 
1997
 
2003
2004
2005
2006
 1
2007
2008
 
2009
 
Equipment support  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                  Regular Army Battalions
. .
 
6
 
7
7
7
7
 
7
7
 
7
 
                                  Territorial Army Battalions
. .
 
5
 
4
4
4
4
 
4
2
7
2
 
Logistics  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                  Regular Army Regiments
. .
 
24
 
21
21
22
17
 
17
17
 
17
 
                                  Territorial Army Regiments
. .
 
19
 
17
17
17
15
 
17
17
 
17
 
Medical Regiments / Field Hospitals8  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                  Regular Army Number
16
 
12
 
8
8
8
11
 
8
8
 
8
 
                                  Territorial Army Number
17
 
18
 
15
15
15
13
 
13
13
 
13
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corps, Division & Brigade HQ9  
1990
 
1997
 
2003
2004
2005
2006
 1
2007
2008
 
2009
 
NATO Corps HQ  
. .
 
. .
 
1
1
1
1
 
1
1
 
1
 
Division / District HQ: deployable  
. .
 
. .
 
2
2
2
2
 
2
2
 
2
 10
                                  non-deployable  
. .
 
. .
 
5
5
5
5
 
5
5
 
5
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Brigade HQ:               deployable  
. .
 
. .
 
9
9
9
8
 
8
7
 
7
 
                                  non-deployable  
. .
 
. .
 
13
13
13
10
 
9
9
 
9
 
Source: MOD Resources and Plans
1.   The numbers for 2006 reflect the Army's implementation of the Future Army Structure (FAS), announced on 16 December 2004.
2.   From 1 April 2000 these units form part of Direct Special Forces. See Table 4.4.
3.   From 1 April 2000 these units form part of the Joint Helicopter Command. See Table 4.4.
4.   Excludes 14th Regiment Royal Artillery.
5.   Includes the Honourable Artillery Company.
6.   As a result of Planning Round 2009, 6 R Signals Regts (V) were removed from the force structure.
7.   Restructuring of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers was announced in 2008.
8.   Field Ambulance structures have been subsumed into the Medical Regiment concept as part of structural changes across the Medical Services. Field       Ambulances still exist in the Territorial Army.
9.   Does not include temporary structures such as 6 Division HQ or 11 Light Brigade.
10. There are 3 Divisional HQs this year. Only two are complete Divisions; a third, 6 Division HQ, was created for a specific operational task, and will then fold.