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We work for a secure and prosperous United Kingdom with global reach and influence. We will protect our people, territories, values and interests at home and overseas, through strong armed forces and in partnership with allies, to ensure our security, support our national interests and safeguard our prosperity.
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Responsibilities and priorities
The Ministry of Defence’s purpose is to protect the nation and help it prosper. From 2023, our priorities are to:
●protect the UK, its Crown Dependencies, and its Overseas Territories
●pursue a campaigning approach to counter the threats from state and non-state actors
●promote our national interests globally
●secure strategic advantage, achieve greater economic and industrial resilience, and contribute to national prosperity.
The Defence Command Paper 2023 outlines how we will deliver on these priorities.
Who we are
The Ministry of Defence has trained and untrained personnel in the three Services and its civilian workforce including Royal Fleet Auxiliaries, Trading Funds (such as the UKHydrographic Office) and locally engaged civilians who support our presence overseas.
The UKregular forces comprise full time trained and untrained personnel in the:
●Royal Navy
●British Army
●Royal Air Force
●Strategic Command
Full personnel information can be found in the following publications:
●MOD biannual civilian personnel statistics
●UKArmed Forces quarterly service personnel statistics
Use of images
You may use images on this website when reporting current news only. See the MOD news licence.
Online security
Online resources for serving and ex-serving defence personnel, their families and friends for safe and responsible use of social media are available in Think before you share online.
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For guidance on the accessibility of Ministry of Defence content hosted on gov.uk and contact details for reporting any issues, please read our accessibility statement.
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