In 2006, the British Armed Forces British Armed Forces had approximately 196,000 soldiers in active service. About 100,000 of this number served in the British Army, which was reduced to about 84,000 by 2015. At the same time, however, these troops are highly motorized and mechanized. Also having modern armored fighting vehicles. The Warrior vehicle, manufactured by BAE Systems, is still the primary infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), but its successor, the Ajax, is currently under development, along with the entire family of derived vehicles, which has already passed the first field tests at the British Army. Bulldog tracked armored personnel carriers from the FV430 family of vehicles and CVR (T) reconnaissance vehicles still play a significant role. Due to the experience of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a fairly wide range of armored wheeled vehicles with considerable mobility was introduced in the British army, including the Jackal Coyote, Foxhound and Husky vehicles.
Operation Herrick is defined as the entirety of British military operations in Afghanistan in the period from 2002 to 2014. It was implemented as a British contribution to ISAF and as military aid for the American Enduring Freedom operation carried out since 2001. Since 2003, there has been a visible increase in the number of British forces involved, which should be associated with the growing tasks facing the British armed forces in Afghanistan. The operation was primarily aimed at carrying out broadly understood anti-terrorist activities, carrying out patrol tasks and supporting the Afghan government in the reconstruction of the country. It is worth adding that the majority of British activities were carried out in southern Afghanistan - in the Helmand province. It is assumed that 454 British soldiers were killed in the course of Operation Herrick.