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UK defence in numbers

A snapshot of the United Kingdom’s defence capability in numbers.

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
From:
Ministry of Defence
Published
7 September 2016
Last updated
2 April 2024 — See all updates

Figures from a wide range of published official statistics and other releases.

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Updates to this page

Published 7 September 2016
Last updated 2 April 2024 + show all updates

  1. Added UK defence in numbers 2023.

  2. Added UK defence in numbers 2022.

  3. Added UK defence in number 2019.

  4. Added UK defence in numbers 2018.

  5. Added link to UK defence in numbers 2017 release.

  6. First published.

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