700/1st Heavy Armoured Regiment
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| 700/1st Heavy Armoured Regiment | |
| Active | III.1751 AN |
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| Type | Heavy Manoeuvre Regiment with organic drone swarm |
| Role | Breakthrough, exploitation, armoured advance in high-FPV-threat environment |
| Size | ~1,200 personnel (augmented with UAV Squadron) |
| Part of | 700th Combined Arms Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Baracoa, Boriquén |
Developed under the Force 1752 initiative, the 700/1st Heavy Armoured Regiment was conceptualised as a fully integrated “drone-enabled armoured fist” capable of advancing under intense FPV/loitering-munition threat while retaining its own reconnaissance-strike capability.
Regimental history
Organisation (Table of Organisation & Equipment – Drone-Enabled Variant)
| Regimental Summary | |
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| Personnel | 1,200 (incl. Drone Squadron) |
| Main Battle Tanks (MBT-3 Sovereign) |
48 |
| Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV-20 Puma) |
24 |
| Common Platforms Vehicle (Ahvaz Psilos IMV) |
28 |
| Total drones | 148 |
| Drone operators/maintenance | 84 (Dedicated Drone Squadron) |
The regiment is augmented by a full Drone Squadron (UAS Sqn) permanently attached, making the formation self-sufficient in counter-FPV defence, reconnaissance and light strike.
Regimental Headquarters & HQ Squadron
- Command element: 65 pers.
- 2× Drone Control Vehicles (command posts for swarm management)
Three Tank Squadrons (A, B, C)
- Each: 14 MBT + 2 IFV (command) + 1 CPV
- Total tanks: 42 (plus 6 in HQ/Reserve Sqn → 48)
Mechanised Infantry Squadron (D Squadron)
- 14 IFV (3 troops) + 10 dismounts per vehicle
- Total IFV used for troops: 14 + 10 command/reserve IFV → 24
Combat Support Squadron
- Recon Troop
- Engineer Troop
- Air Defence Troop
- 10 CPV
Reserve / Heavy Squadron (E Squadron)
- 6 additional MBT
- Recovery, maintenance, fuel, medical, supply vehicles (18 of the 28 CPV)
Drone Squadron (F Squadron) – Organic UAS Swarm
Dedicated unit of 84 personnel providing 24/7 drone coverage.
| Type | Role | Quantity | Unit cost (approx.) | Notes |
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| Counter-FPV Interceptor Drone (e.g. tube-launched, net/ramming, 1–2 kg) |
Active protection against incoming FPV/loitering munitions | 48 | NAX€2,000–NAX€4,000 | 1 per combat vehicle (48 MBT + 24 IFV = 72) carried as reserve; 48 active/reloadable |
| Medium Reconnaissance Drone (e.g. 1 hr endurance, 15 km range) |
Persistent ISR, artillery spotting, FPV operator hunt | 60 | NAX€12,000–NAX€18,000 | 12–15 aloft continuously; 4–5 per tank/mech sqn + rgt pool |
| Light Strike Drone (e.g. fiber-optic FPV, 1–3 kg warhead) |
Offensive counter-drone, light vehicle/infantry kill | 40 | NAX€6,000–NAX€10,000 | 8–10 per tank/mech sqn + rgt reserve; launched in 5–10 drone salvos |
| Total drones | 148 | ~NAX€1.3–1.8 million | Easily replaceable monthly | |
Drone Squadron (F Sqn) Structure
- Company HQ (4 pers.) + 2 Drone Control Vehicles
- 3× Drone Troops (each 24 pers.)
- 1st Troop – Counter-FPV Interceptors (48 drones)
- 2nd Troop – Reconnaissance Swarm (60 drones)
- 3rd Troop – Strike / Kamikaze Swarm (40 drones)
- Maintenance & Logistics Team (12 pers.)
- 4× Mobile drone workshop / recharging trucks
- Spare parts, batteries, launch tubes for 100% daily replenishment
- Total F Sqn: 84 personnel (4 officers, 18 NCOs, 62 soldiers/technicians)