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A Leopard AS1 MBT of the 1st Armoured Regiment during an exercise in Queensland; June 25, 2005

The 1st Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Australian Army, and is the senior regiment of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps. The regiment is also the only one in the Australian Army to be equipped with main battle tanks. The 1st Armoured Regiment was formed in 1948 and has seen active service as part of the 1st Australian Task Force during the Vietnam War. The regiment is currently based in Darwin and provides the basis for one of two battlegroups within the 1st Brigade, the other coming from 5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.