Deterrence
Maintaining credible capabilities and strategic assurance to protect UK interests at home and abroad.
Ministry of Defence
Defence in depth. Command with precision.
The British Armed Forces deliver integrated security, deterrence, resilience, and global assurance across land, sea, air, space, and cyber domains under UK defence governance.
- 3 Services
- 5 Command Divisions
- 24/7 Readiness
Operational posture
High readiness
Joint doctrine and interoperability maintained across all commands.
Royal Navy
Fleet
Army
Land
Royal Air Force
Air
Joint
Cyber
Mission
Integrated defence for a complex world
Resilience
Sustaining agile, interoperable forces in the face of emerging security, cyber and hybrid threats.
Partnership
Delivering joint effect through NATO, Five Eyes and allied security cooperation frameworks.
Services
Command structure and force domains
Command
Defence hierarchy
Governance