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

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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.
 

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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.
 

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

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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?
 
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