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Joint Force 2025
JOINT – Joint Headquarters, Forces and Enablers
Special Forces Squadrons
Secure IT and
Communications Systems
Special Reconnaissance
and Support
Skynet 5
Space Operations Centre
Defence Intelligence
Defence Medical and
Dental Services
(including 3
Field Hospitals)
Joint Cyber Group
MARITIME – Delivery of the Deterrent and a Maritime Task Group from:
4 x SSBN
(Nuclear Deterrent)
19 x Destroyers and Frigates
3 Commando Brigade
2 x Landing Platform Dock
3 x Landing Ship Dock
7 x SSN
(Hunter Killer
Submarines)
Up to 6 x Patrol Vessels
6 x Fleet Tankers
3 x Fleet Solid Support Ships
2 x Aircraft Carriers
12 x Mine Hunters
3 x Survey Vessels
1 x Ice Patrol Ship
4 x Merlin Mk2 Squadrons
2 x Wildcat Squadrons
LAND – A war-fighting Division from:
2 x Armoured
Infantry Brigades
6 x Infantry Brigades (also
conduct overseas engagement
and UK resilience tasks)
4 x Apache Squadrons
4 x Wildcat Squadrons
3 x Watchkeeper Batteries
2 x Strike Brigades
77 Brigade (counter hybrid
warfare)
2 x Puma Squadrons
3 x Chinook Squadrons
2 x Merlin Mk4 Squadrons
1 ISR Brigade (Intelligence,
Surveillance and
Reconnaissance)
Enabling capabilities
(Artillery, Engineers and
Logistics)
16 Air Assault Brigade
AIR – An Air Group from:
>20 x Protector
2 x F35 Lightning Squadrons
14 x Voyager
9 x P8 Maritime Patrol
Aircraft
7 x Typhoon Squadrons
8 x C17
3 x Rivet Joint
6 x E-3D Sentry
8 x Shadow
6 x Force Protection Wings
22 x A400M Atlas
14 x C130J Hercules
STRATEGIC BASE – Ministry of Defence & Permanent Operating Bases
Strategic Headquarters
Science and Technology
Whole Force Approach
Equipment support
Research and Development
Military, civilian, industry
collaboration
Logistics
MINISTRY
OF
DEFENCE
Global defence network