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- 1. Main Points and Trends
- 2. Introduction
- 3. Maritime Equipment and Formations
- 4. Land Equipment and Formations
- 5. Air Equipment and Formations
- 6. Further Information
- 7. Glossary
Maritime
At 1 April 2023, there were 10 submarines and 72 vessels in the UK armed forces (59 vessels in the Royal Navy Surface Fleet; 13 vessels in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary).
Land
Due to an ongoing process to improve the quality of field army equipment data, the currently published numbers are provisional. This publication will be amended once the process is complete and the numbers are finalised.
In the UK armed forces, there were 3,207 pieces of Combat Equipment at 1 April 2023, consisting of:
•845 Armoured Personnel Carriers
This is an annual publication which provides information on the numbers and types of equipment and formations of the UK armed forces. Equipment and formations statistics have been presented based on the UK armed forces areas: maritime, land and air. Statistics are also provided on militarily-useful British-registered vessels (including passenger, tanker and fishing vessels).
Prior to 2016, equipment and formations statistics were published in the National Statistics publication Formations, Vessels and Aircraft. An internal review was held during March 2016, followed by a six-week public consultation. Based on consultation feedback, a number of changes were made to the publication, including a name change to better reflect the publication’s content.
The term ‘equipment’ for the purposes of this publication refers collectively to vessels, submarines, vehicles, aircraft, artillery and engineering equipment pieces.
Data have been obtained from various Ministry of Defence sources: Navy Command, Army Equipment Department, Army Organisation Branch, Air Command and Joint Helicopter Command (JHC). Data on militarily-useful British-registered vessels has been provided by the Department for Transport. Further information about the data sources and data quality can be found in the Background Quality Report. Data on Army Field equipment is currently provisional. For more information see the Background Quality Report.
3.1 Submarines
There were 10 submarines in the Royal Navy Submarine Service as at 1 April 2023, consisting of: 6 Nuclear Submarines 4 Ballistic Nuclear Submarines
3.2 Vessels
At 1 April 2023, there were 72 vessels in the UK armed forces: 59 vessels in the Royal Navy and 13 in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). The reduction of 62 Royal Navy vessels 62 in 2022 to 59 is due to the planned retirement of 2 Mine Countermeasures Vessel and 1 Survey ship. The increase of Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships to 13 from 11 in 2022 is due to 1 Mine Hunting Capability vessel and 1 Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance vessel entering service. Worksheet 1 provides further statistics on Maritime vessels and submarines
3.3 Maritime Formations
The Royal Navy has 16 Reserve Units and a Fleet Diving Squadron consisting of 13 Units up from 10 in 2022. This is due to a planned restructuring of the Royal Navy Fleet Diving Squadrons. The Royal Marines consists of 3 Commando Brigade, the Royal Marine Band Service, the Commando Training Centre and 4 Reserve Units. For information on the changes to Royal Marines formation data, please see Background Quality Report. Worksheet 2 provides further breakdowns of maritime formations (excluding the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm which are included in Table 9).
4.1 Land Equipment
There were 3,207 pieces of Combat Equipment at 1 April 2023, a reduction of 433 platforms since 2022. This is predominantly due the planned retirement of the Scimitar from service to be replaced by Ajax, as well as platforms gifted in kind to Ukraine. Most Combat Equipment Platforms at 1 April 2023 were Protected Mobility Vehicles (46%), with Armoured Fighting Vehicles and Armoured Personnel Carriers making up 28% and 26% respectively. The most common types of land platforms in the UK armed forces are: Bulldog (APC) - 746 Warrior (AFV) - 625 The UK armed forces had 212 Artillery and 148 Engineering Equipment pieces at 1 April 2023. The reduction of Artillery from 244 to 212 is due to gifting in kind to Ukraine. At 1 April 2023, there were 14,108 pieces of Combat Support Equipment in the UK armed forces of which 46% were Landrovers and 47% were Wheeled Support Vehicles. Worksheet 5 provides further statistics on land equipment platforms.
4.2 Land Formations
The Army can be split into three main parts: Combat Forces, Combat Support Forces and Combat Service Support. The Combat Forces includes the Infantry and Royal Armoured Corps. At 1 April 2023, there were 32 Regular Army and 16 Army Reserves Infantry Battalions, and 15 Royal Armoured Corps Regiments (11 Regular; four Reserves). There has been a reduction in the number of Royal Army Medical Corps regiments from 9 to 7 regular regiments and 15 to 12 reserve regiments. This is in line with restructuring plans under the Future Soldier program. Worksheet 6 provides further breakdowns of Army formations (excluding the Army Air Corps which are included in Table 9).
5.1 Fixed-wing Aircraft
Typhoons are the most common type of Fixed-wing platform with 137 aircraft at 1 April 2023. The UK armed forces had 564 Fixed-wing platforms at 1 April 2023, a increase of 8 since 2022. This is to the introduction of 2 Envoy IV to replace the retired BAE 146 as well as increases to the size of the Lightning and A400M fleets. Of the 426 Fixed-wing aircraft (for which ‘in service’ figures are recorded), 308 (72%) are ‘in service’ which is a greater proportion than 2022 (66%). ‘In service’ figures are not available for platforms operated under contracts. ‘In service’ Fixed-wing platforms are all aircraft in active fleet management, which can include aircraft in storage.
5.2 Unmanned Aircraft Systems
There were 55 Unmanned Aircraft Systems as at 1 April 2023, a decrease of 230 since 2022. This is due to the planned retirement of the Desert Hawk III.
5.3 Rotary-wing Aircraft
Chinook are the most common type of Rotary-wing platform with 59 aircraft at 1 April 2023. The UK armed forces had 265 Rotary-wing platforms at 1 April 2023, 29 more than 2022. Since April 2022, the number of Apache AH-64E platforms has increased as they continue to be brought in to service. Of the 258 Rotary-wing aircraft (for which ‘in service’ figures are recorded), 193 (75%) were in ‘service’ which is a lesser proportion than 2022 (79%). The definition of ‘in service’ differs slightly for aircraft owned by Navy Command. Worksheets 7 and 8 provide further Fixed-wing and Rotary-wing aircraft statistics.
6.1 Definitions
Definitions and further information about the types and categories of UK armed forces equipment and formations can be found on each of the Services’ websites: Royal Navy and Royal Marines Army Royal Air Forces Some definitions have been provided in the Glossary for additional information.
6.2 Rounding
All figures in this report are actuals and have not been rounded.
6.3 Revisions
Corrections to the published statistics will be made if errors are found, or if figures change as a result of improvements to methodology or changes to definitions. When making corrections, we will follow the Ministry of Defence Statistics Revisions and Corrections Policy. All corrected figures will be identified by the symbol “r”, and an explanation will be given of the reason for and size of the revision. Corrections which would have a substantial effect on the utility of the statistics will be corrected as soon as possible, by reissuing the publication. Minor errors will also be corrected, but for convenience these corrections may be timed to coincide with the next annual release of the publication.
Ballistic Nuclear Submarine - A Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear (SSBN) is a nuclear-armed, nuclear-powered submarine.
Combat Equipment - Collective term used for Protected Mobility Vehicles, Armoured Personnel Carriers and Armoured Fighting Vehicles.
In Service - The definition of ‘in service’ varies across equipment types and between services. To assist interpretation, a definition of ‘in service’ has been provided in the footnotes for each table where ‘in Service’ figures have been used. Note that in service figures are not available for platforms operated under contracts. See footnotes for further information.
Militarily-useful British-registered vessels - Vessels that could be requisitioned in appropriate circumstances in support of the armed forces. It is required by international law for all merchant ships to be registered in a country, called its flag state. Flag refers to the country in which the ship is registered. Other types of ship might also be used in certain cases. Foreign-flagged but British-owned ships could also be requisitioned in certain circumstances.
Nuclear submarine - A Ship Submersible Nuclear (SSN) is a conventionally armed, nuclear powered submarine.
Protected Mobility Vehicle - A wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier serving as a military patrol, reconnaissance or security vehicle. Protected Mobility vehicles were developed in response to the threats of modern counter insurgency warfare, with an emphasis on Ambush Protection and Mine Resistance. Until recently these vehicles were termed ‘Protected Patrol Vehicles’.
Jul 24, 2024 · Types of UK Royal Navy submarine. The SDA is responsible for the procurement, in-service support and disposal of decommissioned UK nuclear submarines. The Royal Navy operates both Attack ...
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