102nd (Ulster) Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery

April 2022 102nd (Ulster) Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery 1967-1993 United Kingdom United Kingdom Air defence 3 Batteries Newtownards, Northern Ireland Javelin surface-to-air missile 102nd (Ulster) Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery was part of the Territorial Army and used to have sub-units initially in Scotland and Northern Ireland and, latterly, just in Northern Ireland. History The regiment was formed as 102 (Ulster and Scottish) Light Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) in 1967, from the amalgamation of 245 (Ulster) Light Air Defence Regiment RA, 445 (Lowland) Light Air Defence Regiment RA, and 278 (Lowland) Field Regiment RA (The City of Edinburgh Artillery).http://www.win.tue.nl/~drenth/BritArmy/Lineage/RA/#102rra Royal Regiment of Artillery, Volunteer Regiments 12 May 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040315024235/http://www.win.tue.nl/~drenth/BritArmy/Lineage/RA/ 15 March 2004 Its units initially were Headquarters Battery at Newtownards, 206 (Ulster) Light Air Defence Battery at Coleraine and 207 (Scottish) Light Air Defence Battery in Glasgow. The regiment was equipped with the Javelin surface-to-air missile.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19850704&id=Sv49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=X0kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4155,1114614 The constant drive to recruit more part-time soldiers Glasgow Herald 4 July 1985 12 May 2014 In 1969 212 Battery was formed at Arbroath from the Highland Regiment RA and joined the regiment. The regiment was renamed 102 (Ulster and Scottish) Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers) in 1976. In 1986 207 Battery and 212 Battery (the Scottish-based batteries) left the regiment and 215 Battery was formed at Newtownards and joined the regiment at which point the regiment was renamed 102nd (Ulster) Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery. The regiment was disbanded under Options for Change in 1993. Batteries Immediately prior to disbandment its batteries were as follows: Headquarters Battery, based at Newtownards - Suspended Animation 206 (Coleraine) Battery, based at Coleraine - transferred to 105th Regiment Royal Artillery 215 (North Down) Battery, based at Newtownards - Suspended Animation References Bibliography Litchfield, Norman E H, 1992. The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988, The Sherwood Press, Nottingham. 0-9508205-2-0 Category:Royal Artillery regiments Category:Air defence regiments of the British Army Category:Military units and formations in Northern Ireland Category:British organisations established in 1967 Category:Military units and formations established in 1967 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1993