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Revision as of 14:11, 13 December 2023
This is the structure of the British Armed Forces, as of October 2021.
Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of Defence, at Main Building, Whitehall[1]
- Secretary of State for Defence, The Rt. Hon. Ben Wallace MP[2]
- Minister of State for Defence Procurement, Jeremy Quin MP[3]
- Minister of State for Defence, The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Goldie[4]
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces, James Heappey MP[5]
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Veterans, Johnny Mercer MP[6]
- Defence Council of the United Kingdom
- Chiefs of Staff Committee
- Chief of the Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin
- Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff, General Gwyn Jenkins[10]
- First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Sir Ben Key
- Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Patrick Sanders[11]
- Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston[12]
- Commander Strategic Command, General Sir James Hockenhull[13]
- Secretary of State for Defence, The Rt. Hon. Ben Wallace MP[2]
Defence Infrastructure Organisation
- Headquarters, Defence Infrastructure Organisation, at Sutton Coldfield –to move to DMS Whittington in 2021[14]
- Ministry of Defence Guard Service
- Northern Ireland Security Guard Service
- Defence Fire and Rescue Service, at Marlborough Lines[15]
- Defence Training Estate, at Waterloo Lines
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate Wales & West Midlands, at Sennybridge Training Area[16]
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate South East, at Hythe[17]
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate South West, at Wyvern Barracks[18]
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate North East, at Wathgill Camp[19]
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate North West, at Warcop Training Area[20]
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate East, at West Tofts Camp[21]
- Headquarters, Defence Training Estate Scotland, at Forthside Barracks[22]
- Headquarters, Salisbury Plain Training Area, at Westdown Camp
Defence Equipment and Support
- Headquarters, Defence Equipment and Support, at MoD Abbey Wood[23]
- British Forces Post Office, at RAF Northolt[24]
- Defence Equipment Sales Authority, at MoD Bicester[25]
- Defence Standardization, at Kentigern House, Glasgow
- Defence Munitions
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- Headquarters, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, at Porton Down[27]
- DSTL Fort Halstead
- DSTL Portsdown West[28]
- Defence Wargaming Centre[29]
- DSTL Alverstoke[30]
- DSTL Sandridge[31]
- DSTL Langhurst[32]
Ministry of Defence Police
- Headquarters, Ministry of Defence Police, at MDP Wethersfield[33]
- Criminal Investigation Department, at MDP Wethersfield
- Nuclear Guard Force
- Special Escort Group, at AWE Aldermaston
- Operational Support Units
- Operational Support Unit North, at RAF Linton-on-Ouse
- Operational Support Unit South, at MDP Wethersfield
- Central Support Groups
- Central Support Group Aldershot, at Aldershot Garrison
- Central Support Group Bicester, at MoD Bicester
- Central Support Group Scotland, at HMNB Clyde
- Headquarters, Nuclear Division, at MoD Abbey Wood
- Headquarters, Territorial Division, at Imphal Barracks
Defence Safety Authority
- Headquarters, Defence Safety Authority, at Main Building, Whitehall[34][35]
- Military Aviation Authority, at MoD Abbey Wood[36]
- Military Air Accident Investigation Branch
- Land Accident Prevention and Investigation Team
- Defence Nuclear Safety Regulator
- Defence Maritime Regulator
- Defence Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives Safety Regulator
- Defence Land Systems Safety Regulator
- Land Systems Safety Regulator
- Defence Movement and Transport Safety Regulator
- Defence Fuel and Gas Safety Regulator
- Defence Fire Safety Regulator
Defence Nuclear Organisation
- Headquarters, Defence Nuclear Organisation, at Main Building, Whitehall[37]
- Warhead Directorate
Defence Business Services
- Headquarters, Defence Business Services, at MoD Abbey Wood[38]
Defence Electronics and Components Agency
- Headquarters, Defence Electronics and Components Agency, at MoD Sealand[39][40]
Oil and Pipelines Agency
- Headquarters, Oil and Pipelines Agency, at Petty France, Westminster[41][42]
- Campbeltown Oil Fuel Depot
- Garelochhead Oil Fuel Depot, at HMNB Clyde
- Gosport Oil Fuel Depot, at HMNB Portsmouth
- Loch Ewe Oil Fuel Depot
- Loch Striven Oil Fuel Depot
- Thanckes Oil Fuel Depot, at HMNB Devonport
- Plumley and Cape of Good Hope (oil storage)
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
- Headquarters, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, at Taunton[43]
Submarine Delivery Agency
- Headquarters, Submarine Delivery Agency, at [44]
Service Prosecuting Authority
- Headquarters, Service Prosecuting Authority, at RAF Northolt[45]
Non-departmental Organisations
- Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust
- Single Source Regulations Office, at Finlaison House, London
- Advisory Committee on Conscientious Objectors
- Armed Forces' Pay Review Body
- Defence Nuclear Safety Committee
- Independent Medical Expert Group
- Nuclear Research Advisory Council
- Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal Weapons
- Defence Science Expert Committee
- Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees
- Advisory Group on Military Medicine
- Defence and Security Media Advisory Committee
- Service Complaints Ombudsman
- United Kingdom Reserve Forces Association
- National Army Museum, at Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea
- National Museum of the Royal Navy
- National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool, at Jackson Dock, Hartlepool
- National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, at HMNB Portsmouth
- Royal Marines Museum, at HMNB Portsmouth
- Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport
- Fleet Air Arm Museum, at RNAS Yeovilton
- Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower, at Gosport
- Royal Air Force Museum
Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- East Anglia Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- East Midlands Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Greater London Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Highland Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Lowland Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Northern Ireland Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- North of England Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- North West of England and Isle of Man Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- South East Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- South West Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Wales Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Wessex Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- West Midlands Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- Yorkshire and the Humber Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
Strategic Command
- Headquarters, Strategic Command, at Northwood Headquarters, Eastbury[46]
- Defence Digital, at MoD Corsham[47]
- Joint Arms Control Implementation Group, at RAF Henlow[48]
- Joint Counter-Terrorism Training and Advisory Team, at Risborough Barracks[49]
- Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre, at MoD Shrivenham[50]
Permanent Joint Operating Bases
- British Forces Cyprus[51]
- Joint Service Signal Unit (Cyprus), at Ayios Nikolaos Station[52]
- Cyprus Communications Unit, at RAF Akrotiri[53]
- Cyprus Operations Support Unit, at RAF Akrotiri[54]
- Cyprus Joint Police Unit, at Episkopi Cantonment[55]
- Joint Services Health Unit, at RAF Akrotiri[56]
- No. 84 Squadron RAF, at RAF Akrotiri, (Bell Griffin HAR2)[57]
- 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment, at Dhekelia Cantonment
- 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, at Episkopi Cantonment[58]
- Cyprus Military Working Dog Troop, at Episkopi Cantonment[59]
- Sovereign Base Areas Police, HQ at Episkopi Cantonment[60]
- British Forces South Atlantic Islands, at RAF Mount Pleasant[61]
- Naval Party 2010, at Mare Harbour
- HMS Forth, at Mare Harbour[62]
- Anzio Company, 1st Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (Roulement Infantry Company (RIC), as of March 2022)
- 32 (Minden) Battery, 16th Regiment, RA, (Sky Sabre) (Air defence battery), as of December 2021[63]
- Falkland Islands Joint Logistics Unit[64]
- Engineer Unit
- Falkland Islands Support Unit[64]
- Joint Communications Unit Falkland Islands[64]
- Joint Services Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit[65]
- Joint Services Provost and Security Unit[64]
- Joint Services Signals Unit[64]
- No. 905 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF[66]
- British Forces Gibraltar
- Royal Gibraltar Regiment, at Devil's Tower Camp[69]
- Gibraltar Squadron, RN, at Port of Gibraltar[70]
- RAF Gibraltar[71]
- Joint Provost and Security Unit, at Gibdock[72]
- Gibraltar Defence Police, at Gibdock[73]
- British Forces British Indian Ocean Territories, at Diego Garcia[74]
- Naval Party 1002, at Diego Garcia[75]
Defence Intelligence
- Headquarters, Defence Intelligence, at Main Building, Whitehall, (Lieutenant General James Hockenhull)
- Joint Forces Cyber Group
- Joint Cyber Unit (Reserve), at Northwood Headquarters[76]
- Reserve Cyber Unit, Royal Naval Reserve[77]
- No. 600 (City of London) Squadron RAuxAF, at RAF Northolt[78]
- No. 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron RAuxAF, at Cardiff[79]
- Land Information Assurance Group, (British Army), at MoD Corsham[80]
- Joint Cyber Unit (Reserve), at Northwood Headquarters[76]
- Joint Forces Intelligence Group, at RAF Wyton[81]
- Defence Intelligence Fusion Centre, at RAF Wyton[82]
- National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence, at RAF Wyton[83]
- Defence Geographic Centre, at MoD Feltham[84]
- Joint Services Signals Organisation, at RAF Digby[85]
- Defence HUMINT Unit[86]
- Joint Aeronautical and Geospatial Organisation, at RAF Wyton[87]
- No. 1 Aeronautical Information Documents Unit[88]
- Joint Intelligence Training Group, at RAF Chicksands[89]
- Joint Forces Cyber Group
Defence Medical Services
- Headquarters, Defence Medical Services, at DMS Whittington, (Peter Homa)[93]
- Surgeon-General of the UK Armed Forces, (Major General Timothy Hodgetts)[94]
- Director of Medical Personnel and Training, (Air Vice-Marshal Clare Walton)[95]
- Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham[96]
- Defence School of Healthcare Education, at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham[97]
- Defence Medical Academy, at DMS Whittington[98]
- Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham[96]
- Director Healthcare Delivery and Training (Major General Paul Cain)
- Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre, at Stanford Hall[99]
- Defence Primary Healthcare
- Joint Hospital Group
Directorate of Joint Capability
- Headquarters, Joint Capability[100]
Directorate of Joint Warfare
- Headquarters, Joint Warfare[101]
- Joint Information Activities Group, at RAF Halton[102]
Directorate of Resources and Policy
- Headquarters, Resources and Policy
Directorate Defence Logistics and Support
- Headquarters, Defence Logistics and Support
Directorate of Special Forces
- Headquarters, United Kingdom Special Forces, at Main Building, Whitehall[103]
- Special Boat Service, at RM Poole[104]
- 21 Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Reserve), at Regent's Park Barracks[105]
- 22 Special Air Service Regiment, at Stirling Lines[106]
- 23 Special Air Service Regiment (Reserve), at Birmingham[107]
- Special Reconnaissance Regiment, at Stirling Lines[108]
- Special Forces Support Group, at MOD St Athan[109]
- 18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment, at Stirling Lines[110]
- Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing, at RAF Odiham[111]
- No. 7 Squadron RAF, at RAF Odiham, (Chinook HC6)[112]
- No. 658 Squadron, AAC, at Stirling Lines, (AS365 Dauphin)[113]
- Special Forces Flight, No. 47 Squadron RAF, at RAF Brize Norton
Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
- Headquarters, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, at MoD Shrivenham[114]
- Royal College of Defence Studies, at Seaford House[115]
- Joint Services Command and Staff College, at Watchfield[116]
- Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre, at Beckett House[117]
- Defence Centre of Training Support, at RAF Halton[118]
- Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme[119]
- Taurus Squadron, at Birmingham, (Aston, Birmingham, and Oxford Universities)
- Thunderer Squadron, at Southampton, (Southampton and Portsmouth Universities, and Imperial College London)
- Trojan Squadron, at Newcastle upon Tyne, (Newcastle, Northumbria, and Strathclyde Universities)
- Typhoon Squadron, at Loughborough, (Loughborough, and Cambridge Universities)[120]
- Defence Engagement School, at MoD Shrivenham[121]
- Nuclear Department, at HMS Sultan[124]
- Technology School, at MoD Shrivenham[125]
- Defence Leadership Centre, at MoD Shrivenham
- Business Skills College, at MoD Shrivenham[126]
- Centre of Air Safety Training[127]
Permanent Joint Headquarters
- Permanent Joint Headquarters, at Northwood Headquarters[128]
- Standing Joint Force Headquarters, at Northwood Headquarters[129]
- Standing Joint Force Logistics Component Headquarters, at Northwood Headquarters[130]
- Standing Joint Force Headquarters, at Northwood Headquarters[129]
Royal Navy
- Strength: 34,040 Regular, 4,130 Maritime Reserve, 7,960 Royal Fleet Reserve; 87 Ships, 174 Aircraft[131][132][133]
- Headquarters, Navy Command, at HMS Excellent, Whale Island[134]
- First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Sir Ben Key
- Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Nicholas Hine[135]
- Fleet Commander, Vice Admiral Andrew Burns[136]
- Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy), Rear Admiral Iain Lower[137]
- Finance Director (Navy), Nick Donlevy[138]
- Warrant Officer to the Royal Navy, Warrant Officer Class One Carl Steedman[139]
- First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Sir Ben Key
British Army
- Strength: 82,230 regulars, 30,040 Army Reserve[140]
- Army Headquarters, at Marlborough Lines
- Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith
- Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant-General Sir Christopher Tickell[141]
- Commander Field Army, Lieutenant-General Ralph Wooddisse[142]
- Commander Home Command, Lieutenant-General Ian Cave[143]
- Commander Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Smyth-Osbourne[144]
- Army Sergeant Major, Warrant Officer Class One Paul Carney[145]
- Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith
Royal Air Force
- Strength: 33,200 Regular, 1,940 RAuxAF, 3,300 Reserve; 832 aircraft[146][147]
- Royal Air Force, at RAF High Wycombe[148]
- Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston
- Assistant Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Simon Edwards
- Deputy Commander (Operations), Air Marshal Gerry Mayhew[149]
- Deputy Commander (Capability), Air Marshal Andrew Turner[150]
- Air Member for Materiel and Chief of Materiel, Vice Admiral Richard Thompson[151]
- Warrant Officer of the Royal Air Force, Warrant Officer Murugesvaran Subramaniam[152]
- Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston
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