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Armies of the world. Great Britain

Naval aircraft: 6740 people (including 330 women). Squadrons of planes - 4 (2 fighting assault air squadrons, 1 training air squadron); of helicopters - 12 (5 anti-submarine helicopter squadrons, 2 light multi-purpose helicopter squadrons, 1 airborne early warning squadron, 3 fire support helicopter squadron, 1 SAR squadron). Planes - 159 (47/7 Sea Harrier FA2/T8, 92/13 Harrier GR.7/T10). Helicopters - 159 (34 Sea King HAS 5/6, 10 Sea King AEW 2/7, 29 Sea King НС Mk4, 59 Lynx HAS.3/HMA8, 12 EN-101 Marlin, 9 Gazelle АН Mk1, 6 Lynx АH Mk7).

Marines: 6740 people. Commandos brigade (3 battalions, artillery, 1 air defence battery, 1 logistics regiment, 2 transport and landing helicopter squadrons), the group "Commacio" (protection of VIP objects), 5 groups of swimmers.

Arms: 24 105 mm pieces of ordnance, 10 SAM systems Rapier, 72 antitank missile systems Milan, 12 portable surface-to-air missile systems Javelin-15, 27 81 mm mortars, 15 helicopters (6 Lynx AH Mk7, 9 Gazelle AH Mk1), 33 storm-boats, more than 70 boats.

Command in the territory of Great Britain: the support fleet (2 400 civilians on support vessels): 9 tankers, 4 supply ships, floating shops, a support vessel, 2 transports, 4 tank-landing ships Sir Bediver. 1 landing ship Sir Gelahad; support services (280 civilians): about 20 vessels and boats.



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