| Sep 39 | Formed – Malta Command | Malta |
| Jun 40 | Designated Heavy Anti-Aircraft | Malta |
| May 45 | Suspended animation |
Batteries
| Sep 39 | 20, 21 |
| Sep 40 | 20, 21, 22 LAA |
| 1940 | 20, 21, 22 LAA, 30 LAA |
| Mar 41 | 20, 21, 23 |
| Nov 43 | 5, 20, 21, 23 |
5 Coast Regiment Royal Malta Artillery
5 Coast Regiment Royal Malta Artillery was formed in June 1942 at Floriana with two batteries. A third battery joined a month later. The Regiment was disbanded in July 1944.
| Jun 42 | Formed | Malta |
| Jun 42 | Malta Command | Malta |
| Jul 44 | Disbanded |
Batteries
| Jun 42 | 4 Coast Battery RMA, 17 Coast Battery RMA |
| Jul 42 | 4, 17, 13 Defence |
| Nov 42 | 11, 12, 13 Defence |
4 Searchlight Regiment Royal Malta Artillery
4 Searchlight Regiment Royal Malta Artillery was formed with one RA Battery, one RMA Battery and an RE Company in November 1940. The RE Company was disbanded on handover to the RA. In January 1944, RHQ 4 Searchlight Regiment Royal Malta Artillery moved from Tal Balal to St Andrews and was disbanded in the May.
Illustrations of the formation badges under which a unit served or supported are given. This is no guarantee that the unit used this formations badge.
| Nov 40 | Formed | Malta | |
| Nov 40 |  |
7 Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight Brigade | Malta |
| May 44 | Disbanded |
Batteries
| Nov 40 | 484 Searchlight Battery RA, 8 Searchlight Battery RMA, 16 Fortress Company Royal Engineers |
| Jan 44 | 8 – independent, 484 – to Middle East |
Equipment
| Aug 42 | A Few 150 cm Searchlights with No 2 Mk VI SLC (‘Elsie’). |
3 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Malta Artillery
3 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Malta Artillery was formed in March 1941 from three Heavy Anti-Aircraft Batteries. In June 1945 RHQ moved from G’Mangia to Handak and was disbanded 2 months later. It reformed in October 1952 at St Elmo as 3 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Malta Artillery (T).
| Mar 41 | Formed with batteries from 2 & 11 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiments RMA | Malta |
| Mar 41 | Malta Command | Malta |
| Aug 45 | Disbanded |
Batteries
| Mar 41 | 10, 22, 30 |
| Jun 42 | 10, 15, 22, 30 |
| Mar 45 | 10, 30 |
2 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Malta Artillery
2 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Malta Artillery was raised at Paceville in December 1939 with three batteries. In January 1940, the Regiment had two gun batteries and a Searchlight Battery. It reverted to 3 gun batteries in November the same year. In August 1945 it was re-designated as 2 Anti-Aircraft (Composite) Regiment Royal Malta Artillery.
| Dec 39 | Formed from batteries from 7 Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA | Malta |
| Dec 39 | Malta Command | Malta |
| May 40 | 6 Battery, Spinola & San Pietru; 7 Battery, Tigne; 8 Battery Ta Karach | Malta |
| Aug 45 | Re-designated 2 Anti-Aircraft (Composite) Regiment RMA | Malta |
Batteries
| Dec 39 | 5, 6, 7 |
| Jan 40 | 6, 7, 8 Searchlight |
| Nov 40 | 6, 7, 9 |
| Dec 40 | 6, 7, 9, 10 LAA |
| Mar 41 | 6, 7, 9 |
| Jun 42 | 6, 7, 9, 14 |
| May 43 | 6, 7, 9 |
1 Coast Regiment Royal Malta Artillery
1 Coast Regiment Royal Malta Artillery was formed by the re-designation of 1 Heavy Regiment RMA. This occurred because in December 1940 all Heavy Regiments and Batteries were re-designated as “Coast”. The Regiment was converted to 1 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RMA in June 1956.
| Dec 40 | Formed from 1 Heavy Regiment RMA | Malta |
| Dec 40 | Malta Command | Malta |
Batteries
| Dec 40 | 1, 2 , 3, 4 |
| Jun 42 | 1, 2 , 3 |
| Oct 42 | 1, 2 , 3, 16 |
| Nov 42 | 1, 2 , 3, 4 (16 Battery re-designated) |
| Dec 44 | 1, 2 , 3 |
| May 45 | 1, 3 |
Locations
| Aug 39 | 1, 2 & 3 Batteries | Harbour Fire Command, Fort St Elmo |
| Jun 40 | 1 Battery | Fort San Rocco & Delimara |
| 2 Battery | Fort Tigne & Campbell Battery | |
| 3 Battery | Fort St Elmo & Fort Ricasoli |
1 Heavy Regiment Royal Malta Artillery
Harbour Fire Command was re-designated 1 Heavy Regiment Royal Malta Artillery in February 1940. By June 1940 the batteries were as follows – 1 Battery, Fort San Rocco & Delimara; 2 Battery, Fort Tigne & Campbell Battery; 3 Battery, Fort St Elmo & Fort Ricasoli. In December 1940 all Heavy Regiments were re-designated Coast Regiments. The Regiment converted to 1 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RMA in June 1956.
| Aug 39 | Formed by re-designation of Harbour Fire Command, Fort St. Elmo | Malta |
| Aug 39 | Harbour Fire Command | Malta |
| Dec 40 | Became 1 Coast Regiment RMA | Malta |
Batteries
| Aug 39 | 1, 2, 3 |
| Oct 40 | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Royal Malta Artillery Regiments
Originally formed as the Maltese Militia in 1801, the Maltese Militia Coast Artillery was added the same year and in 1802 the Malta Provincial Battalion was raised. In 1815 they were merged to form the Royal Malta Fencible Regiment and re-organised in 1861 to form the Royal Malta Fencible Artillery. They were adopted as a regular corps of the British Army in 1889 becoming the Royal Malta Artillery.