Officeholders: Grant Shapps (Secretary of State) and Des Browne (Secretary of State)
Subsidiaries: British Army, Royal Navy, Strategic Command, and more
Headquarters: United Kingdom
Founded: April 1, 1964
Annual budget: £55 billion; FY 2021
Department executives: Sir Tony Radakin, Chief of the Defence Staff; David Williams, Permanent Secretary
Employees: : 60,000 (FTE) civilian staff (April 2021); 198,940 military personnel;