World Military Power
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United Kingdom

Europe & Central Asia · London

Rank #10 of 173

74.7Strength score

Photos

Soldiers of the British Army on Leave in Venice, Italy, June 1945 TR2888
Soldiers of the British Army on Leave in Venice, Italy, June 1945 TR2888War Office official photographer, Tanner (Capt) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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SM Tb 98Unknown photographer · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado GR4 ZA607 EB-X Corris Corner 2018 01
Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado GR4 ZA607 EB-X Corris Corner 2018 01Julian Herzog (Website) · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance91
  • Air power65
  • Manpower81
  • Land forces63
  • Naval power74
  • Nuclear63

Finance

Defence budget
$89.0B #6
Budget as % of GDP
2.35% #53
Spending per person
$1,280 #17
GDP
$4.00T #5
Population
69,487,000 #22

Manpower

Active personnel
141,100 #41
Reserve personnel
70,450 #23
Paramilitary
0
Total personnel
211,550 #41

Land forces

Tanks
288 #29
Armoured vehicles
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Self-propelled artillery
14 #41
Towed artillery
126 #34
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
43 #27

Air power

Total aircraft
625 #17
Fighter jets
103 #23
Attack aircraft & bombers
38 #13
Transport aircraft
30 #30
Helicopters
262 #16
Attack helicopters
50 #10

Naval power

Total naval vessels
51 #29
Aircraft carriers
2 #3
Helicopter carriers
0
Submarines
10 #10
Destroyers
6 #8
Frigates
7 #22
Corvettes
0
Patrol vessels
26 #29

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
225 #5

Weapons United Kingdom uses (994)

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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IILockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIFighter aircraft Eurofighter TyphoonEurofighter TyphoonFighter aircraft Boeing B-17 Flying FortressBoeing B-17 Flying FortressBombers Saab JAS 39 GripenSaab JAS 39 GripenFighter aircraft McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIMcDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIFighter aircraft Boeing B-29 SuperfortressBoeing B-29 SuperfortressBombers Supermarine SpitfireSupermarine SpitfireFighter aircraft North American P-51 MustangNorth American P-51 MustangFighter aircraft Hawker HurricaneHawker HurricaneFighter aircraft BGM-109 TomahawkBGM-109 TomahawkCruise missiles MQ-9 ReaperMQ-9 ReaperReconnaissance aircraft Curtiss P-40 WarhawkCurtiss P-40 WarhawkFighter aircraft

Weapons made in United Kingdom (582)

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Eurofighter TyphoonEurofighter TyphoonFighter aircraft Supermarine SpitfireSupermarine SpitfireFighter aircraft Hawker HurricaneHawker HurricaneFighter aircraft Avro LancasterAvro LancasterBombers de Havilland Mosquitode Havilland MosquitoFighter aircraft Panavia TornadoPanavia TornadoFighter aircraft Challenger 2Challenger 2Main battle tanks StenStenSubmachine guns Avro VulcanAvro VulcanBombers CenturionCenturionMain battle tanks Gloster MeteorGloster MeteorFighter aircraft Matilda IIMatilda IIOther tanks

Others in the region

  1. 2Russian Federation95.0 VS
  2. 8France77.2 VS
  3. 12Turkiye73.3 VS
  4. 18Greece68.9 VS
  5. 19Germany68.2 VS
  6. 20Italy67.8 VS
  7. 24Spain67.0 VS
  8. 27Ukraine65.8 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)

IISS Military Balance via Wikipedia (personnel); Global Firepower 2026 inventory lists (equipment); FAS Status of World Nuclear Forces 2026 (warheads) · Year 2026 · ↗