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British armed forces
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British Armed Forces
The
British Armed Forces
form the
military
of the
United Kingdom
, tasked with defence of the country,
its overseas territories
and the
Crown dependencies
; as well as promoting the UK's wider interests, supporting international
peacekeeping
efforts, and providing
humanitarian aid
. They are: the
Royal Navy
, a
blue-water navy
with a fleet of 77 commissioned ships; the
Royal Marines
, a highly specialised amphibious light infantry force; the
British Army
, the UK's principal
land warfare
branch; and the
Royal Air Force
, a technologically sophisticated
air force
with a diverse operational fleet consisting of both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft.
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