British Armed Forces

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The British Armed Forces are the combined military forces of the United Kingdom, encompassing its army, navy, and air force responsible for national defense and overseas operations.


Statements (71)
Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
military organization
alliance North Atlantic Treaty Organization
alsoKnownAs Her Majesty's Armed Forces
His Majesty's Armed Forces
UK Armed Forces
budgetCurrency Pound sterling
ceremonialHead British monarch
component British Army
Defence Nuclear Organisation
Royal Air Force
Royal Marines
Royal Navy
Strategic Command
UK Space Command
UK Strategic Command
conflictParticipation Falklands War
First World War
Gulf War
Iraq War
Korean War
Libya intervention (2011)
Second World War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
cooperatesWith Australian Defence Force
Canadian Armed Forces
New Zealand Defence Force
United States Armed Forces
country United Kingdom
garrison British Overseas Territories
Brunei
Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas
Gibraltar
United Kingdom
hasCapability air power projection
amphibious operations
conventional warfare
expeditionary warfare
nuclear weapons
special operations
headOfStateAsCommanderInChief British monarch
historicalPredecessor English Army
Royal Air Force predecessors
Royal Scots Navy
legalBasis Armed Forces Act
memberOf NATO
ministry UK Ministry of Defence
motto Defence of the Realm
oversightBody UK Parliament
politicalHead Secretary of State for Defence
recruitmentArea Commonwealth citizens (with restrictions)
Republic of Ireland (certain units historically)
United Kingdom
responsibleFor defence of the United Kingdom
homeland security tasks
nuclear deterrent
overseas military operations
protection of UK overseas territories
support of UK foreign policy
serviceBranch air forces
land forces
naval forces
specialForcesUnit Special Air Service
Special Boat Service
Special Reconnaissance Regiment
usesEquipment Challenger 2 main battle tank
Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft
F-35B Lightning II aircraft
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers
Trident nuclear missile system
Type 45 destroyers

Referenced by (172)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
British Army
British Chiefs of Staff Committee ("British defence establishment")
British India Command
Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
Commander-in-Chief, North America
Home Guard (United Kingdom)
JFC ("UK Armed Forces")
James Robb
John de Robeck ("British armed forces")
Joint Forces Command (United Kingdom)
Joint Forces Command (United Kingdom) ("UK Armed Forces")
Joint Forces Cyber Group ("UK Armed Forces")
Joint Helicopter Command
Middle East Command
Royal Air Force
Royal Engineers
Royal Navy
Strategic Command
UK Reserve Forces
UK Space Command
partOf
Allied Combined Operations Headquarters
Bari ("British military")
Brimstone missile ("United Kingdom Armed Forces")
Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas
DFC
Deputy Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force
Director Special Forces
Distinguished Service Order
FGR4 ("United Kingdom armed forces")
Flags of the United Kingdom
Gatow Airfield
Gold ("British forces")
Jackal armoured vehicle
RAF Ascension Island ("United Kingdom Armed Forces")
RAF roundel ("United Kingdom armed forces")
SA80 assault rifle
STANAG magazine
SUSAT sight
Shaibah Logistics Base ("United Kingdom Armed Forces")
UK Ministry of Defence estate
usedBy
15 Squadron RAF Regiment
27 Squadron RAF Regiment
2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
34 Squadron RAF Regiment
41 (Independent) Commando Royal Marines
51 Squadron RAF Regiment
British Army Air Corps ("United Kingdom Armed Forces")
Fleet Air Arm
Special Forces Support Group
Special Reconnaissance Regiment
allegiance
Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
Bletchley Park
Cross of Sacrifice
Defence Nuclear Organisation
Head Office (UK Ministry of Defence) ("UK armed forces leadership")
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Royal Auxiliary Air Force
The Rocks
associatedWith
21 SAS
3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
No. 10 Group RAF
No. 2 Squadron RAF
No. 47 (Royal Marine) Commando
Parachute Regiment
service
Battle for Basra (2003)
Battle of Gwalior ("British forces")
Capture of Baghdad (1917) ("British forces")
Fallujah ("United Kingdom armed forces")
combatant
Aden Emergency ("United Kingdom Armed Forces")
Battle of Surabaya
Indonesian National Revolution ("British military forces")
Mesopotamian campaign (World War I) ("British forces")
opponent
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Royal Air Force
Royal Marines
Royal Navy
serviceBranchOf
Guomin Gemingjun
Iraqi Interim Government forces ("United Kingdom Armed Forces")
National Revolutionary Army
alliedWith
British Armed Forces ("UK Armed Forces")
British Armed Forces ("Her Majesty's Armed Forces")
British Armed Forces ("His Majesty's Armed Forces")
alsoKnownAs
RAF Regiment
RAuxAF
Royal Naval Air Service
branchOf
Christopher Hartley
Frederick Rosier
Operation al-Fajr
militaryBranch
German occupation of Dunkirk
Greek People’s Liberation Army
Malayan National Liberation Army
opposedBy
Defence Council of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Defence
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
oversees
Army Reserve ("Armed Forces of the United Kingdom")
RAF Coastal Command
RAF Police ("United Kingdom Armed Forces")
parentOrganization
Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
MBDA UK ("United Kingdom Armed Forces")
RAF Brize Norton
serves
Armed Forces Act
Defence of the Realm
appliesTo
Liam Lynch ("British forces")
Odilo Globocnik ("British forces")
arrestedBy
Distinguished Service Order ("United Kingdom Armed Forces")
Military Cross
awardingBody
HMNB Clyde ("United Kingdom Armed Forces")
Mediterranean Fleet
branchOfService
British monarch
King of the United Kingdom
commanderInChiefOf
Charles Portal
Sholto Douglas
employer
Armed Forces of Oman
Bahrain Defence Force ("United Kingdom Armed Forces")
hasTrainingPartner
Minister of State for the Armed Forces ("Armed Forces of the United Kingdom")
Queen's Regulations for the Royal Air Force ("United Kingdom armed forces")
jurisdiction
Educational and Training Services Branch
Royal Navy Reserve ("Armed Forces of the United Kingdom")
militaryBranchOf
Great Siege Tunnels ("British military")
Operation Herrick
operator
Trooping the Colour ("British armed forces")
coronation of Queen Elizabeth II ("British armed forces")
securityProvidedBy
David Craig ("armed forces of the United Kingdom")
George Clive (British Army officer) ("United Kingdom armed forces")
sphereOfActivity
2001 fall of Kabul ("United Kingdom Armed Forces")
UK Cadet Forces
supportedBy
170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group ("United Kingdom Armed Forces")
Commando Helicopter Force ("United Kingdom armed forces")
supports
Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy ("United Kingdom defence structure")
MC
usedIn
Royal Naval College, Osborne
affiliation
Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas ("UK military")
airspaceControl
Anthony Skingsley
alignment
King's Regulations ("United Kingdom armed forces context")
appliesIn
Cambrai Day ("United Kingdom armed forces")
appliesToJurisdiction
Gatow Airfield ("British forces")
capturedBy
Mount Longdon ("British forces")
casualtiesSide
Defence of the Realm ("United Kingdom military")
category
U.S. Seventh Army ("British forces")
coalitionPartner
Operation Desert Fox ("United Kingdom armed forces")
conductedBy
Ledo Road ("British forces")
constructedBy
Czechoslovak military mission in London
cooperatedWith
Saudi Armed Forces ("United Kingdom Armed Forces")
cooperatesWith
Jordanian Armed Forces ("United Kingdom Armed Forces")
cooperation
British intelligence ("UK armed forces")
coordinatesWith
Heinrich Himmler ("British forces")
detainedBy
Operation London Bridge ("armed forces of the United Kingdom")
developedBy
Provost Branch
domain
USS Wasp ("British forces")
enemy
Shaibah Logistics Base ("British forces")
garrison
the Fifteen ("British government forces")
hasBelligerent
United Nations Command ("Armed Forces of the United Kingdom")
hasMember
Allied ABDA Command ("British forces")
hasPart
Second Battle of Fallujah ("British forces")
hasParticipant
Persian Gulf states ("United Kingdom military")
hasSecurityPresenceOf
United Kingdom defence policy
implementedBy
Tripartite Aggression
involvedOrganization
Royal Fleet Auxiliary ("UK Defence")
isPartOf
British Military Administration in Eritrea ("British forces")
occupationBy
Permanent Joint Headquarters Northwood ("UK Armed Forces")
operatedBy
Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command ("United Kingdom defence structure")
operatesWithin
The Troubles ("British security forces")
opposingForce
Royal Marines Commandos ("United Kingdom Armed Forces")
parentOrganisation
Canton Campaign ("British forces")
participant
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
participants
Bloody Sunday (1920) ("British forces")
perpetrator
Junior Soldiers College ("United Kingdom armed forces")
regionServed
funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
securitySupportedBy
SA80 assault rifle
standardIssueWeaponOf
Bofors
suppliedTo
Deputy SACEUR
typicalService
Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme ("United Kingdom Armed Forces")
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