| has gloss | eng: 20 Battery Royal Artillery is a British Air Defence Battery and is one of the five Batteries that make up 16th Regiment Royal Artillery. Both the Battery and 16th Regiment use the Rapier Field Standard C air defence missile system, the last Regiment in the British Armed Forces to do so. 20 Battery Royal Artillery has a long and proud history that can be dated back to its formation on the 1st of January 1771. The Battery has been involved in a number of conflicts and is still heavily involved in current operations. In recent years 20 Battery has deployed to the Falkland Islands, Iraq and Afghanistan. |
