Royal Armoured Corps

Royal Armoured Corps
Badge of the Royal Armoured Corps
Active1939 – present
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeArmoured corps
RoleArmoured warfare
CBRN defense
Reconnaissance
Size12 regiments
Garrison/HQBovington Garrison
VehiclesChallenger 2, Challenger 3, Ajax
Websitewww.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-armoured-corps/
Commanders
Colonel CommandantMaj-Gen Nicholas C. L. Perry, DSO, MBE
Insignia
AbbreviationRAC

The Royal Armoured Corps is the armoured arm of the British Army, that together with the Household Cavalry provides its armour capability, with vehicles such as the Challenger 2 and the Warrior tracked armoured vehicle. It includes most of the Army's armoured regiments, both the Royal Tank Regiment and those converted from old horse cavalry regiments. In September 2024, it comprised fourteen regiments: ten Regular Regiments; four Army Reserve. Although the Household Cavalry Regiment (the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals) provide an armoured regiment, they are not part of the RAC.