Formation reconnaissance regiment

The Formation Reconnaissance Regiment (Fmn Recce) is a fighting unit provided by the Royal Armoured Corps or Household Cavalry.

[a] In a large-scale defensive operation, they would delay attacking forces, whilst screening heavier units as they moved to engage the enemy.

Finally, four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army were intended for home defence; these had four reconnaissance squadrons of Foxes, with a small number of Ferret armoured cars.

[4] A fourth was created in the 1998 Strategic Defence Review by converting a conventional armoured regiment to the reconnaissance role.

In wartime, a regiment would have been increased to four reconnaissance squadrons by the activation of reserve personnel and Territorial Army Yeomanry units.