British Armed Forces

[Jaeger]

British Eurofighter, American F-22 and French Rafale during a exercise

 

[Jaeger]

Royal Air Force Voyager MRTT refueling a Tornado and Eurofighter over UK's airspace

 

[Lieutenant]

45 Billion Euros (equivalent to 69 Billion dollars USD)

UK has decreased its defense budget recently and limited soldiers number.

 

[Gabriel92]

@Bundeswehr @WebMaster @Scorpion

UK announced to commit to spend 2% of their GDP each year to defence,this means that their budget will increase in real terms every year.
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Concerning the size,the army will see its numbers still shrinking to (in 2020) ;

Army ; ~82.000
RAF ; ~35.000
Navy ; ~30.000​

So about ~147.000 active personnels in 2020.

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According to the datas of the UK gov,in February 2016,the British armed forces had ; 140.720 active personnels.
In February 2015,the British armed forces had ; 144.920 active personnels.

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The surplus/deficit against the number of personnels needed is at -4.3% (In February 2015 it was at -4.1% this means that over the years the full trained strenght is decreasing and the deficit increasing.)

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/506104/Monthly_service_personnel_statistics-_Feb_2016.pdf
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This means overall that the British Armed Forces are well below what it was planned.

 

[Jaeger]

HMS Queen Elizabeth

 

[Jaeger]

British Eurofighter being refueled by an American MRTT over Iraq 2015 during Operation Shader

 

[Jaeger]

HMS Ambush returning back to HMNB Clyde, Scotland

 

[Jaeger]

HMS Vanguard at HMNB Clyde, Scotland after a patrol

 

[Jaeger]

HMS Vanguard with HMS Dragon

 

[Jaeger]

HMS Victorious

 

[arthnel]

These are amazingly beautiful pictures. They always looked great in movies and magazines, but these up-close and personal ones give a much clearer idea of how massive and phenomenal they are.

 

[Jaeger]

British soldiers training in Grafenwöhr

 

[Scorpion]

British soldiers training in Grafenwöhr
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Great gear. Old helmet

 

[Ajax]

good photos about our military. I will also add photos of my country's military along with Australia's and Canada's.

 

[Strike Eagle]

good photos about our military. I will also add photos of my country's military along with Australia's and Canada's.

Does Australia have an AWACs and what type of fighter jets do they have brother?