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===British Army===
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The British Army is the land force of the British Armed Forces, and is made up of the Regular Army and the part-time [[Army Reserve (United Kingdom)|Army Reserve]]. The Army is commanded by the [[Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the General Staff]], a [[four-star general]] within [[Army Headquarters (United Kingdom)|Army Headquarters]], based at [[Marlborough Lines|Andover]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Command Structure |website= The British Army |url=https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/our-people/command-structure/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216063710/https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/our-people/command-structure/ |archive-date= 16 December 2023 }}</ref>
[[File:ILauncher (within Sky Sabre).jpg|thumb|[[Sky Sabre]] (with ''Land Ceptor'' missiles) ground-based air defence system as operated by [[7th Air Defence Group]].]]
Deployable combat formations are;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Formations, Divisions & Brigades |website= The British Army |url=https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/formations-divisions-brigades/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216113424/https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/formations-divisions-brigades/ |archive-date= 16 December 2023 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Future Soldier: Transforming the British Army |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-soldier-transforming-the-british-army |date=25 November 2021 |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref>

* [[1st (United Kingdom) Division|1st (UK) Division]], consisting of [[16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team]] and four other Light or Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Teams, with supporting engineering, logistic, intelligence and signals units.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=31 July 2019 |title=Army restructures to confront evolving threats |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/army-restructures-to-confront-evolving-threats |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref>
* [[3rd (United Kingdom) Division|3rd (UK) Division]], consisting of [[1st Deep Recce Strike Brigade Combat Team]], [[7th Air Defence Group|7 Air Defence Group]], and two Armoured Brigade Combat Teams, with supporting engineering, logistic, intelligence and signals units.<ref name=":0" />
* [[Field Army Troops]], consisting of the new [[Ranger Regiment (United Kingdom)|Ranger Regiment]], in [[Army Special Operations Brigade]]; Security Force Assistance Brigade and [[77th Brigade (United Kingdom)|77 Brigade]], a [[Psychological warfare|psychological operations]] unit.<ref name=":0" />
[[File:Boxer MIV on 2019 Army Combat Power Demonstration (ACPD) - 9.jpg|thumb|[[Boxer (armoured fighting vehicle)|Boxer]] [[Mechanised Infantry Vehicle|mechanised infantry vehicle]] (MIV) with [[remote weapon station]] (RWS).]]
The [[Infantry of the British Army]] has a strength of 48 battalions (32 regular and 16 reserve), structured under 17 unique regiments.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-equipment-and-formations-2023 | title=UK armed forces equipment and formations 2023 |website=GOV.UK |date=21 September 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240103143515/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-armed-forces-equipment-and-formations-2023 |archive-date= 3 January 2024 }}</ref> These battalions are trained and equipped for specific roles within their respective Brigade Combat Teams (BCT); [[Light infantry|Light Infantry]], such as the famous 1st Battalion [[Grenadier Guards]], within the [[4th Light Brigade Combat Team]], fight on foot without armoured vehicles; [[Mechanized infantry|Light Mechanised Infantry]], such as the 1st Battalion [[Royal Yorkshire Regiment]], within the [[7th Light Mechanised Brigade Combat Team]], operate the [[Ocelot (vehicle)|Foxhound]] protected mobility vehicle; Armoured Infantry (to become Heavy Mechanised Infantry under [[Future Soldier (British Army)|Future Soldier]]), such as the 1st Battalion [[Royal Regiment of Fusiliers]], within the [[20th Armoured Brigade Combat Team (United Kingdom)|20th Armoured Infantry Brigade Combat Team]], operate the [[Warrior tracked armoured vehicle|Warrior]] infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), but will be equipped with the new [[Boxer (armoured fighting vehicle)|Boxer]] mechanised infantry vehicle from 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Infantry |website= The British Army |url=https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/infantry/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212180557/https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/infantry/ |archive-date= 12 December 2023 }}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=ERR |first=Joakim Klementi {{!}} |date=23 October 2023 |title=Brigade assigned to Estonia likely to be one of British Army's strongest |url=https://news.err.ee/1609141828/brigade-assigned-to-estonia-likely-to-be-one-of-british-army-s-strongest |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=ERR |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:B Company 2 Battalion the Parachute Regiment MOD 45167489.jpg|thumb|[[2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment|2PARA]] on a [[live fire exercise]] operating the [[Javelin ATGM|Javelin anti-tank guided missile]], [[FN MAG|GPMG]], and [[Heckler & Koch GMG|GMG]] from a [[Land Rover Wolf|RWMIK]].]]
The four battalions of the [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]], forming [[16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team]] and part of [[Special Forces Support Group]], are the British Army's elite airborne infanteers, held at high readiness and specialising in rapid deployment by parachute and helicopter, widely regarded as the "fittest, most aggressive, resilient and disciplined regiment in the British Army."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Betts |first=Nick |date=9 January 2019 |title=Inside the Parachute Regiment, 'the last outpost for hard men willing to do bad things to bad people' |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/inside-parachute-regiment-last-outpost-hard-men-willing-do-bad/ |access-date=4 December 2023 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Parachute Regiment {{!}} National Army Museum |url=https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/paras |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=www.nam.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Special Forces Support Group {{!}} SFSG |url=https://www.eliteukforces.info/sfsg/ |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=www.eliteukforces.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 September 2011 |title=BBC Four - Regimental Stories, The Parachute Regiment, An Introduction to The Parachute Regiment |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00kkqhg |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref>

The [[Royal Armoured Corps]] provides the armoured capability of the British Army. The [[Royal Tank Regiment]], [[Queen's Royal Hussars]] and [[Royal Wessex Yeomanry]] (of the [[Army Reserve (United Kingdom)|Army Reserve]]) operate [[Challenger 2]] main battle tanks, which are being upgraded to [[Challenger 3]], and are part of [[3rd (United Kingdom) Division|3rd (UK) Division]]'s Armoured Brigade Combat Teams. Armoured Cavalry regiments, such as the [[Royal Dragoon Guards]], currently operate the [[Warrior tracked armoured vehicle|Warrior IFV]] on an interim basis, until [[General Dynamics Ajax|Ajax]] reaches [[full operating capability]]. There are six Light Cavalry regiments (three Regular + three Reserve) equipped with the [[Jackal (vehicle)|Jackal 2]] and [[Jackal (vehicle)#Coyote|Coyote TSV]], tasked with providing reconnaissance and fire support. The [[Household Cavalry]], made up of the [[Life Guards (United Kingdom)|Life Guards]] and the [[Blues and Royals]], operate in a dual role of Armoured Cavalry and Mounted Ceremonial on [[Horse Guards (building)|Horse Guards]] in London, and for state occasions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ceremonial |url=https://www.hcavfoundation.org/about/about-the-household-cavalry/ceremonial/ |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=Household Cavalry |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Royal Dragoon Guards {{!}} National Army Museum |url=https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/royal-dragoon-guards |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=www.nam.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Squadrons |url=https://royaltankregiment.com/what-we-do/squadrons/ |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=Royal Tank Regiment |date=9 September 2020 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Armoured Corps |website= The British Army |url=https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-armoured-corps/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215212336/https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/royal-armoured-corps/ |archive-date= 15 December 2023 }}</ref>