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The British Army

Armata Britanică (în engleză The British Army) este ramura forțelor armate terestre ale Forțelor Armate ale Majestății Sale din Regatul Unit (în engleză Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom ). Acesta a luat ființă odată cu unificarea Regatelor Anglia și Scoția în Regatul Marii Britanii în 1707. Noua armată britanică a încorporat regimentele care existau deja în Anglia și Scoția și a fost administrată de Oficiul pentru război (în engleză War Office) din Londra. Apoi a fost administrat

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The British Army

Armata Britanică (în engleză The British Army) este ramura forțelor armate terestre ale Forțelor Armate ale Majestății Sale din Regatul Unit (în engleză Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom ). Acesta a luat ființă odată cu unificarea Regatelor Anglia și Scoția în Regatul Marii Britanii în 1707. Noua armată britanică a încorporat regimentele care existau deja în Anglia și Scoția și a fost administrată de Oficiul pentru război (în engleză War Office) din Londra. Apoi a fost administrat

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THE BRITISH ARMY-TODAY

“Being combat ready for operations is our highest priority. The British Army is ever vigilant, always
ready and steadfast in its commitment to the defence of the UK and its citizens.”

British army, in the United Kingdom, the military force charged with


national defense and the fulfillment of international mutual defense
commitments.

The army of England before the Norman Conquest consisted of the king’s


household troops (housecarls) and all freemen able to bear arms, who
served under the fyrd system for two months a year. After 1066 the
Normans introduced feudalism and mounted troops (knights) and
their auxiliaries, infantry, and military artisans. Mercenaries were
employed during the Hundred Years’ War (1337–1453) and the Wars of
the Roses (1455–85) in combination with the militia. With the Battle of
Crécy in 1346, archers became important, the longbow being a
major innovation of warfare.

The first English standing army was formed by Oliver Cromwell in 1645
during the Civil War. His New Model Army was highly disciplined and well
trained. Associated with the excesses of Cromwell’s Commonwealth,
however, it was disbanded by Charles II in 1660 except for a
household brigade (now the Coldstream Guards). After the Glorious
Revolution (1688–89), the English Bill of Rights (1689) gave Parliament the
control of the army that it maintains today.

HOW IS IT STRUCTURED?
82.000 Regular Soldiers, 30.000 Reserve Personnel,
12.000 Civilian Personnell, structured and shared into an:
AIR ASSAULT TASK FORCE

A rapidly deployable force of up to 1,800 troops drawn from a Parachute


Battalion, a company from the Royal Gurkha Rifles with support from
engineers, artillery and logistic units.

LEAD ARMOURED TASK FORCE


Based on an armoured infantry battlegroup of up to 3,000 troops
including one armoured squadron, two armoured infantry companies and
a fire support company.

ARMOURED INFANTRY BRIGADE

A scalable structure of up to 6,000 troops drawn from: one armoured


regiment and two armoured infantry battalions supported by aviation,
reconnaissance, intelligence, engineers, logistics and medical specialists.

3 (UK) DIVISION

The division is the first level of command at which operations in the Land,
Air, Maritime and Cyber domains come together. It is designed to win in
war-fighting operations. It contains up to 40,000 troops.

UK AND REGIONAL STANDBY BATTALIONS

Five battalions of light infantry, each of up to 600 troops provide a


versatile and rapidly deployable force to respond to a wide range of UK
and overseas crises.

ENABLING FORCES

Rapidly deployable and scalable array of forces of up to 6,000 troops to


provide theatre enabling, medical, aviation, logistic, engineering and
equipment support.

WHERE IS THE BRITISH ARMY TODAY?

In addition to the soldiers stationed in the UK there are over 3,500


assigned to the operating bases in Gibraltar, Cyprus and the Falkland
Islands and another 3,500 on operations. At home the Army has over
10,000 troops held at short notice to reinforce the police nationwide in
response to a major terrorist attack, to provide aid to civil society or to
protect critical national infrastructure.
HOW DOES THE ARMY PREPARE FOR TOMORROW?

The Army recognises the world is changing, the threats we face today
include rapid technological advances and financial pressures. Embracing
this era of transformation the Army’s focus will be on three distinct but
mutually supporting areas: • Modernisation of our equipment and how
we fit into wider government. • Proving to Defence and government that
the Army is optimised to achieve maximum effectiveness and efficiency. •
The quality of our soldiers is our key strength and the Army places due
emphasis on maximising their talent. The Army has now removed the last
genderbased constraints on employment. The Army is central to our
nation’s identity; it must remain connected and representative of the
population.

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