In July 2010 the (now defunct) Defence Analytical and Statistics Agency (DASA) published ‘Army Nationality and Return of Service Report (An Analysis of Nationality on Length of Service)’. Introduction This report identifies the differences in behaviour between trained soldiers of Foreign and Commonwealth (F&C) and UK nationality in respect to achieved length of trained service. Summary of Analysis… Read More
Did you know that in 2012 the world’s countries spent approximately $1.7 trillion on military spending. The 2012 figures showed the US as still number one, but China and Russia were catching up fast. Although the figures had barely changed from 2011, they masked differences between the East and West. There were big decreases in… Read More
“Within four years [1809], the [Royal] navy had 113 seaworthy ships of the line, to which were added the 596 cruisers, which had trebled in number since 1793, as the navy used every sinew to prosecute the war: it was the only time in history before the Second World War that one navy deployed half… Read More
Using information from the Joint Personnel Administration system (for RAF, Royal Navy and Royal Marines) and the Army Air Corps (for the British Army), Defence Statistics can identify that as at: 01 December 2014 there were 1,790 trained regular pilots in the RAF. 01 February 2015 there were 550 trained pilots in the Army. 01… Read More
Did you that the Royal Navy has more Admirals than warships (capital ships such as frigates, destroyers and submarines). As at January 2015 the Royal Navy had 38 Admirals: 1 Admiral; 7 Vice Admirals; and 30 Rear Admirals. This is in contrast to the 33 warships: 13 frigates; 6 destroyers; and 14 submarines. FOI 2015… Read More
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