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As part of the government's Better Defence Estate strategy, announced in November 2016, the Army plans to, over a period of 25 years, close down and dispose of numerous bases in the UK. This more efficient approach "co-locates people and capabilities in sustainable locations around centres of mass," and also releases land for up to 55,000 new ...
Overseas military bases of the United Kingdom enable the British Armed Forces to conduct expeditionary warfare and maintain a forward presence. Bases tend to be located in or near areas of strategic or diplomatic importance, often used for the build-up or resupply of military forces, as was seen during the 1982 Falklands War and the use of RAF ...
The United Kingdom operates Permanent Joint Operating Bases (PJOBs) in four British Overseas Territories, namely Ascension Island, the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus, the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar. The Falklands Islands also have three Remote Radar Heads, forming part of an early warning and airspace control network.
Northern Ireland [6] Long Pasia (Long Pa Sia), Sabah: British Malaya (Malaysia) 1960s [27] Magherafelt, County Londonderry: Northern Ireland [28] McMunn Barracks, Colchester, Essex: England [29] Airfield Camp, Netheravon, Wiltshire: England: RAF Netheravon: 1964–2012 [30] [31] now used by the Joint Services Parachute Centre RAF Nicosia ...
Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, Lympstone, Devon; RM Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon – Headquarters, UK Commando Force and 30 Commando (IX) Group; RM Poole, Poole, Dorset – Special Boat Service and 148 Commando Forward Observation Battery
Cyprus Military Working Dog Troop, at Episkopi Cantonment [50] Sovereign Base Areas Police, HQ at Episkopi Cantonment [51] British Forces South Atlantic Islands, at RAF Mount Pleasant [52] Naval Party 2010, at Mare Harbour; HMS Forth, at Mare Harbour [53] Roulement Infantry Company (RIC) Resident Sky Sabre Battery (RSSB)
Map of the United Kingdom showing active naval air stations, including forward operating bases and satellite airfields, Ministry of Defence (MOD) airfields with a Royal Navy presence and Royal Air Force (RAF) stations with a Royal Navy presence.
Military training establishments of the United Kingdom (4 C, 25 P) Pages in category "Military installations of the United Kingdom" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.