The in-service figures for rifles, mortars, machine guns and artillery weapons are provided in the following table. Availability data for rifles, mortars and machine guns are not held centrally. I am withholding information on the number of artillery weapons currently available on operations, as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the armed forces.
In service (number) SA80 A2 180,000 SSI/338 561 Carbine 1414 Machine Guns HMG 1,100 GMG 350 GPMG 8450 LMG 4500 Mortars 81 MM Mortar 500 60MM B Mortar 115 60MM H Mortar 102 Artillery AS90 116 105 mm Lt Gun 125 MLRS 36 Stormer SP HVM 60 Rapier FSV Launcher 32