RAA Liaison Letter 2024 - 2025 Edition

RAA Liaison Letter – 2024 / 2025 Edition 55 105 Battery mission at SWBTA on Exercise Barce in March 2024. New Capability Note In October 2023, the Regiment went online as part of Army’s Ready Battle Group (RBG) framework. Just days after achieving online status, elements of the Regiment deployed on short notice contingency operations—validating months of combat preparation and demonstrating the ability to project firepower and command-and-control capability anywhere in the world. This operational validation was reinforced in 2024, as multiple elements deployed again at short notice, embedding a high-readiness culture that continues to shape the Regiment’s posture. Combined Arms Integration and Realism in Training The Regiment actively integrated with 7 Brigade Battlegroups, refining joint fire support missions and mutual support under realistic combat simulations. Key capabilities rehearsed included tactical air-land deployment of artillery assets, gun group resupply, and quick action drills during defence of fire support positions. 105 Battery TALO of 2x M777s into RAAF Scherger as part of 6 RAR RBG high - readiness call out training on Exercise Diamond Trident in August 2024. The Regiment also ensured its Joint Fires Teams, Command posts and gunlines achieved Danger Close certification, preparing them for complex call-for-fire missions in proximity to friendly forces. This included mounted and dismounted danger close combat team battle runs, with troops advancing as close as 350m in the open and a Danger Close Battlegroup Defensive practice, with a linear target at 350m. 104 Battery live fire defence of the gun position, with 105 Battery providing Danger Close fires in support, coordinated by ‘A’ Battery JFTs on the 7 Brigade CATA in May 2024. 105 Battery JFT proving the MPI ahead of a CT LFX battle run with 6 RAR on Exercise Diamond Strike in TFTA in 2023. 104 Battery JFTs with BG Ram elements exiting a V22 Osprey helicopter from the MRF-D during Exercise Diamond Strike 2023 in TFTA Evolving Battery Structures to Meet the Mission In early 2023, ‘A’ Battery was reorganised into an Observation Post (OP) Battery, enhancing the Regiment’s capacity to fully man gunlines in 104 Battery and 105 Battery. This restructure supported deeper integration with 8/9 RAR and 6 RAR respectively - enhancing fire support to