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The Corps Warrant, which is the official list of which bodies of the British Military (not to be confused with naval) Forces were to be considered Corps of the British Army for the purposes of the Army Act, the Reserve Forces Act, 1882, and the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act, 1907, had not been updated since 1926 (Army Order 49 of 1926 ...
Royal Gibraltar Regiment - 1 + 0 battalion [ 44] Royal Bermuda Regiment - 0 + 1 battalion [ 45] Royal Montserrat Defence Force - 0 + 1 platoon [ 46] Cayman Islands Regiment - 0 + 1 company [ 46] Turks and Caicos Regiment - 0 + 1 platoon [ 46] Falkland Islands Defence Force - 0 + 1 company [ 47]
The British Army has a network of permanent operating bases overseas, primarily in: [5] British Army Training Unit Kenya, [10] British Army Training Unit Suffield, in Canada, [11] British Army Training and Support Unit Belize [12] Omani-British Joint Training Area, in Oman, used as a Land Regional Hub (LRH). [13]
This is a list of equipment of the British Army currently in use. It includes current equipment such as small arms, combat vehicles, explosives, missile systems, engineering vehicles, logistical vehicles, vision systems, communication systems, aircraft, watercraft, artillery, air defence, transport vehicles, as well as future equipment and equipment being trialled.
The history of the British Army spans over three and a half centuries since its founding in 1660 and involves numerous European wars, colonial wars and world wars. From the late 17th century until the mid-20th century, the United Kingdom was the greatest economic and imperial power in the world, and although this dominance was principally achieved through the strength of the Royal Navy (RN ...
Joint Service Support Unit, at RAF Digby (Army Reserve elements) 63 (Special Air Service) Signal Squadron, at Stirling Lines, Hereford and a troop in Portsmouth. Central Volunteer Headquarters, Royal Corps of Signals, at Basil Hill Barracks, Corsham [ 83] 254 (Specialist Group Information Services) Signal Squadron.
The command structure within the British Army is hierarchical; with divisions and brigades controlling groupings of units from an administrative perspective. Major units are battalion -sized, with minor units being company sized sub-units. In some regiments or corps, battalions are called regiments, and companies are called squadrons or ...
SOLDIER Magazine, the official monthly publication of the British Army, is produced by an in-house team and published by the Ministry of Defence.It strives to offer an effective means of communication aimed primarily at junior ranks but also of interest to all ranks of the British Army, cadets and the wider military community, including veterans and members of the public with an interest in ...