It is operationally paired with the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, based at Leuchars Station in Fife, Scotland.

[1][2] The new regiment was also to include the Lothians and Border Horse, which was re-raised shortly thereafter.

[3] As of October 2021, it consists of:[4] In accordance with the Strategic Defence and Security Review (2020), the regiment is paired with the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in the light cavalry role.

It is primarily equipped with the Jackal reconnaissance vehicle, having converted from the RWIMIK platform.

[1] The regiment recruits soldiers from around the Scottish counties of Lanarkshire, Lothian, Angus and Ayrshire, and from Northern Ireland.