1 Brigade is a formation of the Australian Army intended as its primary mechanised unit. The Brigade is based at Robertson Barracks in Darwin and forms part of 1st Division/Deployable Joint Force Headquarters.
The 1st Brigade contains a significant proportion of the Army's regular units:
- HQ 1 Brigade
- 1st Armoured Regiment
- 2nd Cavalry Regiment
- 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Mechanized infantry)
- 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Mechanized infantry)
- 8th/12th Medium Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
- 1st Combat Engineer Regiment
- 1st Command Support Regiment
- 1st Combat Service Support Battalion
- 161 Reconnaissance Squadron (Aviation)
The brigade is capable of operating three battlegroups, one formed around 1st Armoured Regiment (armour-heavy) and the other two around 5 RAR and 7 RAR (Mechanised Infantry).
As part of the Hardened and Networked Army initiative the 5th/7th Battalion was de-linked to form two mechanised battalions. The 5th Battalion will remain in the Northern Territory, while the 7th Battalion will be located in Adelaide.
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