Does Great Britain still have a strong army?

Answer 1

At the moment, Britain is ranked 5th in the world, in terms of overall military strength and it is world renowned.

Active military personnel number 121,000. Reserve military personell 129,500.

The British army also has the second best GPP, or Global Power Projection capability, which means is can go anywhere in the world at a moments notice. What gives the Army the edge is its special forces. The SAS, or Special Air Service, is world renowned, and has be longest training and the harshest in the world. It is generally accepted that it is the best in the world. Even the Americans used the SAS instead of their own special forces to rescue at CIA hostage. The SBS, or Special Boat Service, is also world renowned.

Note that these two special forces units were the first to be started in the world, too. The British army also has access to satellites and has its own Secret Intelligence agency called DI, or Defense Intelligence which acts in accordance with MI6 (they handle international security and conduct covert operations abroad), MI5 (deals with national and internal security and counter terrorists and GCHQ (Britain's NSA, or basically the agency which listens to everyone's calls).

Technology/Vehicles/Tanks

The British army uses the Challenger 2 tank, which is considered to be one of the best in the world, as well as the Apache attack heli, which is also used by the US Army, and is also one of the best available. The British army uses drones, too. For example their Reaper drones are probably the best in the world. They are also developing the BAES Taranis drone, which will surpass the United States in both stealth and overall damage on the enemy. It will be able to cross the Atlantic Ocean and select its own targets.

Training

As mentioned before, the British Army has the longest training time in the world as well as the harshest, for both regular, and special forces.

Weapons

Britain uses the assault rifle LA85A2, or the HK SA80. It used to be simply useless, but then Heckler and Kotch, an arms manufacturer, fixed the problem. This rifle is now the most expensive in the world, and is for definite, one of the best ever made.

Famous battles/notable battles won.

The British army has seen combat since the 1700s, but your question was about the current army. Britain's SAS and SBS have rescued many hostages, notable in Nigeria, as will as in the Iranian Embassy seige. Britain has seen action recently in Iraq, Afghanistan and will inevitably be involved in counter-terrorism operations in Northern Africa.