Special Operations unit of the British Army
Military unit
The Ranger Regiment is a special operations-capable unit of the British Army which was formed on 1 December 2021 under the Future Soldier reform and is part of the Army Special Operations Brigade previously called the Specialised Infantry Group.[ 1] [ 8] It is intended to be used primarily in an unconventional warfare and foreign internal defence capacity in a similar manner to the US Green Berets .[ 9]
^ a b Defence in a Competitive Age (PDF) . Ministry of Defence. March 2021. pp. 46, 68, 69. ISBN 9781528624626 . Retrieved 12 January 2022 .
^ Brown, Larisa (20 March 2021). "Army creates Ranger regiment to free up Special Forces" . The Times . Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2024 .
^ "Ranger Regiment: What we know about the British Army's elite force" . Forces Network . 18 November 2022. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024 .
^ Cotterill, Tom (24 March 2021). "Hampshire infantry unit joins UK's new special forces 'ranger regiment' " . www.portsmouth.co.uk . Retrieved 27 September 2022 . Troops from 2nd Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (2PWRR) will merge with three other units to form the 1,000-strong regiment.
^ Warrell, Helen (19 March 2021). "UK looks to new 'Ranger' regiment to tackle emerging conflicts" . Financial Times . Retrieved 27 September 2022 . UK defence chiefs are launching a special operations "Ranger regiment"...the new 1,000-strong regiment
^ Haynes, Deborah (25 November 2021). "Defence secretary saves 500 troops from army cull, as new elite Ranger regiment is unveiled" . Sky News . Retrieved 27 September 2022 . the creation of a 1,000-strong Ranger Regiment
^ Larisa, Brown (25 November 2021). "British Army's elite Ranger force to fight extremists" . The Times . Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2024 .
^ British Army (25 November 2021). "Future Soldier Guide" (PDF) . pp. 71–72. Retrieved 12 January 2022 .
^ "New British Army brigade: reshaping UK special operations for the better?" . IISS . Retrieved 4 September 2021 .