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UK Defence in Numbers 2019 - GOV.UK
UK Defence in Numbers20191 UK Defence in NumbersThe Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP Secretary of State for Defence Content Secretary of State for Defence Foreword1 What We Spend2 Future Defence Spending4 Protect Our People6 Project Our Global Infuence13D-Day7516 Promote Our Prosperity18 Managing the Department of State23 Much of what our military does is unseen but, whether over the horizon or under the sea, our Armed Forces are as important as ever. Defence in Numbers paints a picture of their vast contribution. Our people are in every part of the globe: helping our Ukrainian allies defend against Russian aggression; liberating Eastern Syria from Daesh; guarding international trade in the Gulf; and maintaining the 50-year vigil of our undersea deterrent, silent, and undetected.
spend 2% of GDP on Defence. We have a £39 billion Defence budget in 2019/20 and with the additonal funding announced at Spending Round 19, this will rise to almost £41.5 billion by 2020/21. This cements the UK’s position as the leading European ally in NATO, remaining, by far, the largest NATO Defence spender in Europe in absolute terms.
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