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SWIFT SWORD
ROYAL NAVY
Commander UK Maritime Forces -
Rear Admiral James Burnell-Nugent
(In total the
sailors and marines assigned to this force are believed to total
8,500. The Royal Marines contingent is believed to be around
3,000)
FLEET
SUBMARINES
- HMS Superb - HMS Triumph - HMS Trafalgar
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TYPE
42 DESTROYERS - HMS Southampton - HMS
Nottingham
more
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AIRCRAFT
CARRIERS - HMS Illustrious
more >>
(with
Sea
Harrier FA2 more
>> and RAF Harrier
GR7) more
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TYPE 23 FRIGATES - HMS Monmouth - HMS Kent
- HMS Marlborough
more
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REPLENISHMENT
SHIP - RFA Fort Victoria
more
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SUPPORT
TANKER - RFA Bayleaf
more
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HMS Nottingham Photo Crown Copyright (DCC Navy)
UK
AMPHIBIOUS TASK FORCE
(Commodore Andrew
Miller)
HQ 3 COMMANDO BRIGADE ROYAL MARINES
40 COMMANDO ROYAL
MARINES
42 COMMANDO ROYAL
MARINES (Elements from 42 CDO)
45 COMMANDO ROYAL
MARINES more
details regarding the Royal Marines >>
29 COMMANDO
REGIMENT ROYAL ARTILLERY
59 COMMANDO
SQUADRON ROYAL ENGINEERS
COMMANDO LOGISTIC
REGIMENT
ASSAULT SHIP
- HMS Fearless
more
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HELICOPTER
CARRIER - HMS
Ocean more
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LANDING SHIPS -
RFA Sir Tristram - RFA Sir Bedivere - RFA Sir Percivale - RFA
Sir Galahad more
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REPLENISHMENT
SHIPS - RFA Fort Rosalie - RFA Fort Austin
more
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SUPPORT TANKER -
RFA Oakleaf more
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(27 Vessels)
RFA Sir Percivale Photo Crown Copyright
(DCC Navy)
UK MINE COUNTERMEASURES FORCE
HUNT CLASS MINEHUNTER - HMS
Quorn - HMS Cattistock more
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SANDOWN CLASS
MINEHUNTER - HMS Inverness - HMS Walney more
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FORWARD REPAIR
SHIP - RFA Diligence more
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SURVEY VESSEL - HMS Roebuck
more
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BRITISH ARMY
HQ 4 ARMOURED BRIGADE (part
of 1 (UK) Armoured Division)
more
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THE ROYAL DRAGOON
GUARDS
THE QUEEN'S ROYAL
LANCERS
9/12 ROYAL LANCERS
1ST BATTALION
IRISH GUARDS
35 ENGINEER REGIMENT
16 SIGNAL REGIMENT
ROYAL ARTILLERY
SQUADRON FROM 1
REGIMENT ARMY AIR CORPS
(Gazelle more
>> and
Lynx helicopters more
>>)
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Plus supporting
troops, the army personnel total is approximately 12,000.
Lynx Helicopter photo
courtesy of GKN Westland
EQUIPMENT KNOWN
TO BE MOVING TO OMAN
MAIN BATTLE
TANKS - 65 x Challenger 2
more
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ARMOURED RECOVERY
VEHICLES - 8 x Challenger
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SELF PROPELLED ARTILLERY GUNS - 12 x 155 mm AS90
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Approximately 250
Other Armoured Vehicles
AS90 Photo Courtesy of VSEL
plc
ROYAL AIR FORCE
4 SQUADRON
- Harrier GR7 (Attack)
more
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5 SQUADRON - 11
SQUADRON - Tornado F3 (Air Defence) more
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13 SQUADRON - 617
SQUADRON - Tornado GR4 (Attack)
more
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8 SQUADRON - 23
SQUADRON - Sentry AEW (Airborne Early Warning) more
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99 SQUADRON - C-17 (Transport)
more
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216 SQUADRON - Tristar (Transport)
10 SQUADRON -
101 SQUADRON - VC10 (Transport)
MARITIME
RECONNAISSANCE - Nimrod MR2 more
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LYNEHAM HERCULES
WING - C-130 (Transport) more
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1 SQUADRON RAF
REGIMENT - Airfield Defence more
about RAF Regiment >>
26 SQUADRON RAF
REGIMENT - Airfield Defence
CHINOOK
more >> (7, 18 and 27 Squadrons) and Puma helicopters
more
>> (33
Squadron) from the Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) more
>> will also be
taking part in the exercise.
Approximately
2,500 RAF personnel will be
involved.
Tornado F3 Photo
Courtesy of BAE Systems
C-130 Photo Crown Copyright
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