The 16th Regiment

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The 16th Regiment RAA provides force protection for land forces against air and surface-to-surface fire through ground-based air defence (GBAD); a sense, warn, and locate (SnWL) capability; and command and control of Joint Air Land Integration. The Regiment was formerly the 16th Air Defence Regiment, RAA (16 AD Regt), which was established on 16 January 2012, following the amalgamation of 1st Ground Liaison Group into 1st Air Ground Operations (AGO) Battery. The current structure of 16 Regiment RAA is:

  • 110th and 111th Air Land Batteries, which are responsible for:
    • defending land forces from enemy air attack using the RBS-70 short range missile system and the PSTAR-ER Radar
    • detecting and warning land forces of incoming artillery attack, as well as locating the point of origin of those attacks to enable joint effects on the enemy using the Giraffe Agile Multi Beam (GAMB) radar and Light-weight Counter Mortar Radar (LCMR).
  • 1st AGO Battery, which is responsible for the coordination and allocation of friendly air assets in support of the land force in the joint war fighting environment
  • Combat Service Support (CSS) Battery, which is responsible for the sustainment and maintenance of the Regiment both in the barracks and field environment, and includes logisticians, vehicle mechanics, and technical electricians.

The Regiment is rapidly developing and enhancing capabilities to respond to the requirements of the modern battle space. The GBAD capability has been enhanced by the arrival of the Protected Mobility – Air Defence Variant (PM-ADV) vehicle, which will allows the Regiment to maintain a rapid rate of advance, commensurate with the supported land force. The SnWL capability has been enhanced through the arrival of the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) which allows communication between SnWL detachments and friendly Artillery units. The AGO Battery is continuing to refine its processes, and aims to be able to coordinate air assets at all levels of command, as well as providing a strike capability through the Battery’s Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) Troop. The Regiment has in recent history deployed soldiers to the Iraq Gulf, Timor-Leste, and Afghanistan, and currently supports Operation OKRA in the Middle East. The Regiment is based at Woodside Barracks in South Australia. Source: https://www.army.gov.au/our-people/units/forces-command/6th-combat-support-brigade/16th-air-land-regiment-royal-australian 

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