7th Air Defence Group

7th Air Defence Group (7 AD Gp) is a formation of the British Army under the command of HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps.

A large number of light and heavy anti-aircraft regiments accompanied British Commonwealth field armies to the Western Desert (eg 45th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery), India/Burma, and North-West Europe during the Second World War.

One of the earliest mentions appears to have been in the House of Lords Daily Hansard for 24 February 1999.

It is primarily configured to command British, and other NATO nations’ assigned GBAD units subordinate to HQ Allied Command Operations (ACO) Rapid Reaction Corps (HQ ARRC).

[14] In 2024, the group was resubordinated to the command of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, supporting the NATO High Readiness Force (Land).

A member of the Royal Artillery with a Starstreak High Velocity Missile system.
A member of the Royal Artillery with a Starstreak High Velocity Missile system.