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| Field Army Troops Land Forces Troops | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1 April 2008 – 2012 2022 – Present |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Part of | Land Forces Command |
| Field Army HQ | Marlborough Lines, Andover |
Land Forces Troops (previously called Field Army Troops until March 2026) is a formation of the British Army under direct control of Land Forces Command. Its purpose is to "centrally command high-demand, low-volume capabilities."
2019 reorganisation
[edit]In 2019, under the Field Army Reorganisation Plan (FARP), the role of Deputy Commander, Field Army was expanded with the moving of several commands and formations (by 2021) coming under direct control of CFA. Those units included the following:[1]
- Land Operations Command, at Trenchard Lines, Upavon[2][3]
- Land Warfare Centre, HQ at Waterloo Lines, Warminster Garrison[4]
- 16 Air Assault Brigade, HQ at Merville Barracks, Colchester Garrison[5][6][7][8]
- Collective Training Group (also Training Branch, Field Army)[a],[9] at Warminster Garrison[10]
- Field Training Unit[b]
Future Soldier reorganisation
[edit]On 25 November 2021, the Future Soldier programme was announced, which is due to be completed by 2030 and will reorganise the British Army from bottom to top. The role of "Field Army Troops" has been described as follows: "Field Army Troops – will centrally command high-demand, low-volume capabilities."
Under the new programme, the name 'Field Army Troops' was re-established, but was later renamed to Land Forces Troops in March 2026, upon the Field Army being renamed to Land Forces Command.[11]
Structure
[edit]Headquarters, Land Forces Troops
[edit]Source:[12]
- Surveillance Group
- Understand Group[13]
- Cyber and Electro-Magnetic Activities Effects Group[14]
- Land Warfare Centre
- Land Special Operations Force[15]
- 11th Brigade[16]
Footnotes
[edit]Notes
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ↑ Ministry of Defence (September 2020). "How Defence Works (Version 6.0)" (PDF). Parliamentary publishings. p. 30. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ↑ "FOI(A) regarding Land Operations Command" (PDF). What do they know?. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ↑ "Future Soldier". www.army.mod.uk. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "Head of Programmes for the Land Warfare Centre - Gov.uk". p. 3. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ British Army Review Winter 2021, p. 56.
- ↑ Allwood, Greg. "Know Your Army – Weapons And Organisation". Forces Network. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ↑ "Parachute Regiment Marks 50 Years In Aldershot". Forces Network. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ↑ "Google Earth". earth.google.com. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ "Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament". questions-statements.parliament.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ "Training Readiness in The British Army: Designing, managing, and evaluating objective based training" (PDF). 4C Strategies. March 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ "Army announces three senior leadership appointments". 16 March 2026. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ "Field Army Troops | The British Army". 11 November 2024.
- ↑ "Understand Group | The British Army". 11 November 2024.
- ↑ "Cyber and Electro Magnetic Activities Effects Group | The British Army". 11 November 2024.
- ↑ https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/land_special_operations_force/response/3182064/attach/html/3/20251008%20FOI2025%2023710%20JZacci%20LSOF.pdf.html
- ↑ "SOLDIER - December 2024". edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk. p. 15. Retrieved 2 December 2024.