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===Air defence=== The Royal Artillery utilises two air defence weapons: * [[Sky Sabre]] - Operated by the [[7th Air Defence Group]] since 2021, replacing [[Rapier (missile)|Rapier]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/formations-divisions-brigades/3rd-united-kingdom-division/7th-air-defence-group/|title=7th Air Defence Group|website=www.army.mod.uk|access-date=8 September 2021|archive-date=4 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804081946/https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/formations-divisions-brigades/3rd-united-kingdom-division/7th-air-defence-group/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/sky_sabre_weapons_system|title=Sky Sabre weapons system - a Freedom of Information request to Ministry of Defence|date=4 October 2020|website=WhatDoTheyKnow|access-date=8 September 2021|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908200414/https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/sky_sabre_weapons_system|url-status=live}}</ref> This system consists of Land Ceptor missiles, [[Giraffe radar#Giraffe AMB|SAAB Giraffe AMB]] radars and [[Rafael Advanced Defense Systems]] Modular Integrated C4I Air & Missile Defense System (MIC4AD), all mounted on [[MAN SE|MAN]] trucks. * [[Starstreak missile|Starstreak HVM]] β Starstreak HVM is a very short range air defence ([[Short range air defense|VSHORAD]]) system that is a continuation of the [[Blowpipe missile|Blowpipe]] and [[Javelin surface-to-air missile|Javelin]] series. It is operated as either a shoulder-launched weapon, in the lightweight multiple launcher mode, or mounted on the [[Alvis Stormer]] armoured vehicle. The weapon is operated by [[12th Regiment Royal Artillery|12 Regiment RA]] and [[106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery|106 Regiment RA]].
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