His Majesty's Armed Forces

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/His_Majesty's_Armed_Forces

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)

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