The King’s Gurkha Artillery (KGA) will be a new unit in the Brigade of Gurkhas and will operate within the Royal Regiment of Artillery.
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The King’s Gurkha Artillery (KGA) will be a new unit in the Brigade of Gurkhas and will operate within the Royal Regiment of Artillery.
The regiment will strengthen the UK’s military capabilities by taking on 400 Gurkha personnel. A new Gurkha cap badge has also been created – the first in 14 years – to represent the new unit and the expanded breadth of specialisms that the Brigade of Gurkhas deliver, continuing their proud tradition of military service to the UK.
The KGA will become an integral part of the UK Armed Forces’ artillery capabilities. As part of the new offer for Gurkha soldiers, and in recognition of the demands of modern warfare, personnel who join the KGA will be trained on advanced equipment, including the Archer and Light Gun artillery systems. In the future they will also train on the remote-controlled Howitzer 155 artillery system.
The first recruits will finish initial training in November 2025 before going to Larkhill Garrison in Wiltshire, the home of the Royal Artillery for trade training. Currently, around 4,000 Gurkhas serve across many trades in the British Army. All Gurkhas are recruited from Nepal, with thousands of candidates competing annually for a limited number of places.
Source: UK Ministry of Defence
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