His Majesty's Armed Forces

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activeIn ~150,000 (2023)
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Nations
gptkb:Five_Eyes
gptkb:NATO
gptkb:AUKUS
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:British_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:annualRecruitment ~10,000 (varies by year)
gptkbp:budget £50.4 billion (2023)
gptkbp:commanderInChief gptkb:Monarch_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Sierra_Leone_Civil_War
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Kosovo_War
gptkb:Libyan_Civil_War_(2011)
gptkbp:founded 1707
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkb:Aldershot
gptkb:RAF_Brize_Norton
gptkbp:headquarters Whitehall, London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label His Majesty's Armed Forces
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Defence_Act_1964
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Special_Air_Service
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Royal_Marines
gptkb:Air_Force
gptkb:Navy
gptkb:Special_Boat_Service
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Be_the_Best_(British_Army)
gptkb:Per_Ardua_ad_Astra_(Royal_Air_Force)
gptkb:Si_vis_pacem,_para_bellum_(Royal_Navy)
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Admiral_Lord_Nelson
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Bernard_Montgomery
gptkbp:nuclearDeterrent gptkb:Trident
gptkbp:nuclearWeapons Yes
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_(UK)
gptkbp:president gptkb:King_Charles_III
gptkbp:primaryMission defend the United Kingdom and its interests
gptkbp:reservePersonnel ~82,000 (2023)
gptkbp:responsibleFor gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_Defence
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Union_Jack
gptkb:Roundel
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Tonga_Defence_Services
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5