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| founded = 1814 (''Axdelian Defence Force'')<br /> 1967 (''AxdelAxdelian Armed Forces")
| branches = Axdelian Army<br />Axdelian Navy<br />Axdelian Air Force
| headquarters = Andel
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The '''AxdelAxdelian Armed Forces''' serves as the military of [[Axdel]], tasked with defence of the country, global peacekeeping, humanitarian aid, and to promote the wider interests of the nation. It is a highly capable force with modern, sophisticated equipment, renown standards of training and a flexible yet powerful combat doctrine.
Thought the political landscape has changed significantly in recent history, the AAF can be traced back to the early 19th century when [[Great Morstaybishlia]] allowed the newly formed principality of Axdel its own independent military detachment, the Axdelian Defence Force. When Axdel transitioned into becoming a Dominion in 1917, the ADF expanded and was put under the responsibility of the new Axdelian parliament. In 1966, the ADF backed the Noroist coup led by Winston Ulysses which took control of the region, gaining independent but remaining broadly unrecognised as a state. After being reorganised into the AxdelAxdelian armed forces, it proved itself as a highly capable force fighting as part of the Ribenstadt pact in the [[Auroran Imperial War]], leading a campaign of total war against Morstaybishlia and their allies. Post-AIW, the AAF played a key role in overthrowing the apartheid government of North Lyrevale during the [[Lyrevale Continuation War]]. During the Axdelian Civil War, the AAF was fractured between loyalty to Admiral [[Huralo Yensi]] and the legislature, but eventually succeeded in forcing him to renounce his leadership and usher in democratic reforms that lead to the end of the war. Since 1996 The armed forces have since adopted an active and cooperative stance on the global theatre with Axdel as a founding member of the [[IRSA]] and supporting their peacekeeping efforts.
The AAF is considered to be one of Urth's largest and most powerful militaries, with a defence budget of ♅82.5 billion Kiribs accounting for 2% of the nations nominal GDP, the ability to project power across much of the globe, a robust intelligence and counterintelligence service supported by the [[Secrets and Intelligence Agency|SIA]], and a recent history of largely successful military operations.
From 1999-2018, the military budget has averaged at approximately 10% of annual government expenditure, before peaking at over 20% in 2017 during the [[Auroran-Pacific War]]. Since then, spending has reduced to 8% after a cut intended to divert funding towards rebuilding, infrastructure development and social programs, with the 2021 budget announced at 82.4 Billion Kiribs. Funding is divided between branches based on their needs at the beginning of each fiscal year and may be amended quarterly with changing circumstances.
A large fraction of the military budget from each branch is put towards research and development, often supporting independent domestic development companies and manufacturers such as [[Sentinel-ARMS]] and National Ballistics Systems.
==Organisation==
| Ferrus KRKK || 40x53mm || 2004 || Grenade launcher machine gun imported from the UK || [[Image:KRKK.jpg|200x200px]]
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[[Image:Mars1A.jpg|right|thumb|250px||Aethoo 1A MBT]]
[[Image:Leopard 2 A5 AGDUS KADAG equipped.jpg|right|thumb|250px||Khaurus 3]]
[[Image:Vareoth TD 2.jpg|right|thumb|250px||Kareqa 2 GC]]
[[Image:Italian Army - 82nd Infantry Regiment "Torino" VBM Freccia Mortar Carrier.jpg|right|thumb|250px||Kareqa MPS]]
===Crewed Ground Platforms===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+Crewed Ground Platforms
|-
! style="background: #aabcccacc;" |Type Name
! style="background: #aabcccacc;" |Name Origin
! style="background: #aabcccacc;"|Entered Service| Type
! style="background: #aabcccacc;" |Armament Introduced
! style="background: #aabcccacc;" |Notes In<br>service
! style="background: #aabcccacc;" |Image Notes
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: lavender;" | Tank
! rowspan="2" |Main Battle Tanks
|[[Aethoo]]
|2021
|130mm ETC smoothbore
|Next-generation tanks slowly entering into service.
Set to fully replace the Taurus 3 by the late 2030's
|[[File:Mars1A.jpg|frameless|200x200px]]
|-
| [[Aethoo (Tank)|Aethoo 1A]]
| Taurus 3 || 2007 || 120mm smoothbore || Primary Main Battle tank of Axdel<br />A revised and upgraded version of the Taurus 2 ||[[Image:Taurus 2-7.jpg|200x200px]]
| Axdel
| Main Battle Tank
| 2021
| []
|500 total on order. Set to eventually replace the Khaurus 3
|-
|Khaurus 3
! rowspan="1"| Armoured Fighting Vehicles
|Axdel
| Scout GPTV || 2012 || 40mm Autocannon <br /> coaxial 12.7mm RWS || A modular AFV with variants serving many roles, <br />incluing IFV, ATGM launcher, command and control,<br /> engineering, and reconnaissance || [[Image:Scout GPTV.jpeg|200x200px]]
|Main Battle Tank
|2007
|
|Revised, and up-armoured Khaurus 2 with improved sensors and gun control
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: lavender;" | Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Armoured Personnel Carriers and Reconnaissance
! Gun Carrier
| Kareqa II GC || 2016 || 120mm smoothbore || Modular wheeled Gun Carrier<br />based on the Kareqa II chassis || [[Image:Vareoth TD 2.jpg|200x200px]]
|-
| Kareqa 2 CG
! rowspan="1"|Self Propelled Howitzers
| Axdel
| Kareqa II SPH || 2016 || 155mm smoothbore || Modular self propelled howitzer<br />based on the Kareqa II chassis || [[Image:Vareoth SPH 2.jpg|200x200px]]
| Wheeled AFV / Tank Destroyer / Light Tank
| 2016
| []
|120mm Gun Carrier based on the Kareqa IFVA
|-
|Nakuu MVA
! Mortar Carrier
|Axdel
| Kareqa HMC || 2005 || 120mm Mortar || Heavy mortar carrier<br />based on the Kareqa chassis || [[Image:Italian Army - 82nd Infantry Regiment "Torino" VBM Freccia Mortar Carrier.jpg|200x200px]]
|IFV / ATGM launcher / C3 / Reconnaissance
|2012
|[]
|IFV variant of the Nakuu tracked chassis, with specialised variants for command and control, anti-tank, and reconnaissance
|-
|Kareqa IFVA
! Self Propelled Anti-Air
|Axdel
| David Kite-2 || 2017 || Kite-2 1-45km range missiles || Anti-air missile launcher equipped with Kite-2 missiles || [[Image:Ceptor.jpg|200x200px]]
|APC / IFV
|2000
|[]
|APC variant of the Kareqa GC 8x8 Chassis
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: lavender;" | Artillery and Air Defence
! rowspan="1"|Counter-Battery radar
| Cobra || 2007 || N/A || Projectile tracking radar for counter-battery operations || [[Image:Cobra_radar.jpg|200x200px]]
|-
|Genlo 155m
!Minelayer
|
|Self-Propelled Howitzer
|
|[]
|
|-
|Kareqa MPS
|Axdel
|Self-Propelled Mortar
|
|[]
|
|-
| Larezhqu MRLS
|
| Rocket Artillery
|
| []
|
|-
|Kite 2
|
|Surface-to-Air Missile System
|
|[]
|
|-
|Nakuu SAM
|Axdel
|Surface-to-Air Missile System
|
|
|Nakuu chassis mounting a halberd SAM system
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: lavender;" | Combat Engineering and Recovery
|-
|
|
|
|
| []
|
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: lavender;" | Radar and Electronic warfare
|-
| VRS Snipe
|
| Counter-Battery Radar
|
| []
|
|-
|
|
|SIGINT
|
|[]
|
|-
|
|
|Electronic Warfare
|
|[]
|
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: lavender;" | Logistics
|-
|
|
|
|
| []
|
|}
[[Image:A-23.jpg|right|thumb|250px||Q-106B Raven]]
[[Image:Raven Fighter.png|right|thumb|250px||Q-107 Grackle]]
[[Image:Xian H-6K.jpg|right|thumb|250px||S-2S Magpie]]
===Aerial Vehicles===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background: #acc;width:20%" | AircraftName
! style="background: #acc;" | Origin
! style="background: #acc;" | Type
! style="background: #acc;" | Introduced
! style="background: #acc;" | In</br>service
! style="background: #acc;" | Notes
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: lavender;" colspan="6" | Combat Aircraft
|-
| Q-106B/C Raven
| 2000
| 22
|
|-
| S-2S Magpie
| Extensive modernisation of the AIW-era license built S-2 originally designed in 1959, with new engines, avionics and in-flight refuelling capability
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: lavender;" colspan="6" | AWACS
|-
| Voyager 737AR
| intro date
| []
|
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: lavender;" colspan="6" | Reconnaissance
|-
| name
| intro date
| []
|
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: lavender;" colspan="6" | Tanker
|-
| Voyager 330RE
| 2007
| []
|
|-
| S-2SRE Magpie Replenisher
| Aerial refuelling
| 2010
|
[]| Aerial refuelling variant of the S-2S
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: lavender;" colspan="6" | Transport
|-
| Airtram B400m
| intro date
| []
|
|-
| (name)
| (must be capable of transporting an MBT)
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: lavender;" colspan="6" | Helicopter
|-
| RH-02 Gryphon
| License built
|-
! colspan="6" style="background: lavender;" colspan="6" | UAV
|-
| HK-2 Buzzard
| 2011
| []
|
High altitude reconnaissance and hunter killer
|-
|
|}
=== Naval Vessels ===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
==Historic Equipment==
[[category:Aurora]][[category:The East Pacific]]
A list of historic equipment fielded by both the Axdelian and Norogradian armed forces.
===Small Arms===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+Small Arms
|-
! Type !! Name !! Cartridge !! In Service From !! Notes !! Image
|-
! Assault rifle
| Ferrus Industries/National Ballistics SC-AR3 || 7.62×51mm || 1957-2001 || Originally designed by [[Ferrus Industries]], and produced by the National Ballistics for the Norogradian Army after their secession from the MBE.
Still occasionally used by reserve forces though not officially active.
| [[File:FN-FAL Calibre 7.62.jpg|link=link=Special:FilePath/(temp)|alt=|200x200px]]
|}
===Crewed Ground Platforms===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+Crewed Ground Platforms
|-
! Type !! Name !! In Service From !! Armament !! Info !! Image
|-
! rowspan="3"| Main Battle Tanks
| Taurus 1A || 1970-1987 || 105mm rifled || Used in large numbers during the AIW || [[Image:Norograd_tank.jpg|200x200px]]
|-
| Taurus 1A-12 || 1971-1987 || 120mm smoothbore || Upgraded version fitting a 120mm Smoothbore gun || [[Image:Taurus-1_heavy.jpg|200x200px]]
|-
| Taurus 1B || 1973-1991 || 105mm rifled || Upgraded version of the Taurus 1 with improved armour and electronic targeting systems<br />Used in large numbers during the late AIW || [[Image:Norograd tank 2.JPG|200x200px]]
|-
! rowspan="1"| Armoured Fighting Vehicles
| (name) || (service dates) || (armament) || (notes) || [[Image:(temp)|200x200px|link=Special:FilePath/(temp)]]
|}
===Naval Vessels===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+Naval Vessels
|-
! Type !! Class !! Displacement !! In Service From !! No. Constructed !! Image
|-
! Aircraft Carriers
| (name) || (displacement) || (service dates) || # || [[Image:(temp)|200x200px|link=Special:FilePath/(temp)]]
|-
! Destroyers
| (name) || (displacement)|| (service dates) || # || [[Image:(temp)|200x200px|link=Special:FilePath/(temp)]]
|-
! rowspan="1"| Frigates
| (name) || (displacement) || (service dates) || # || [[Image:(temp)|200x200px|link=Special:FilePath/(temp)]]
|-
! Mine Countermeasures
| (name) || (displacement) || (service dates) || #|| [[Image:(temp)|200x200px|link=Special:FilePath/(temp)]]
|-
! Patrol Boats
| Arkalo-class || (displacement) || (service dates) || # || [[Image:(temp)|200x200px|link=Special:FilePath/(temp)]]
|-
! Attack submarines
| (name) || (displacement) || (service dates) || # || [[Image:(temp)|200x200px|link=Special:FilePath/(temp)]]
|-
! rowspan="1"| Strategic Submarines
| (name) || (displacement) || (service dates) || # || [[Image:(temp)|200x200px|link=Special:FilePath/(temp)]]
|-
! Dock Landing Ships
| (name) || (displacement) || (service dates) || # || [[Image:(temp)|200x200px|link=Special:FilePath/(temp)]]
|-
! Landing Craft
| (name) || (displacement) || (service dates) || # || [[Image:(temp)|200x200px|link=Special:FilePath/(temp)]]
|-
! rowspan="1"| Replenishment ships
| (name) || (displacement) || (service dates) || # || [[Image:(temp)|200x200px|link=Special:FilePath/(temp)]]
|-
! Roll on/roll off transports
| (name) || (displacement) || (service dates) || # || [[Image:(temp)|200x200px|link=Special:FilePath/(temp)]]
|}
===Aerial Vehicles===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+Aerial Vehicles
|-
! Type !! Name !! In Service From !! Armament !! Info !! Image
|-
! rowspan="4"| Fighter aircraft
| N-101 Arkhalis || 1970-1989 || 2-4 hardpoints || Norogradian interceptor fighter || [[Image:Arkhalis 1.jpg|200x200px]]
|-
| N-112 Morsteg || 1970-2003 || 2x 30mm cannons<br />5 hardpoints || Captured and later reverse engineered Morstaybishlian attack aircraft || [[Image:Morsteg Attack.jpeg|200x200px]]
|-
| N-204 Crow || 1986-2010 || 1x mm cannons<br />Internal bay with 2 bomb and 4 missile hardpoints capable of carrying a maximum of 2200kg || Carrier-capable stealth attack aircraft
First stealth craft ever deployed<br />Replaced by the A-115 Raven as part of the CAST program
|[[Image:Stealthy lad.png|200x200px]]
|-
| N-102 Farside || 1985-2014 || 1x 30mm cannons<br />10 hardpoints || Air superiority aircraft licence built from [[East Cerdani]]<br />Replaced by the A-22 Arrow ||[[Image:N-102.jpg|200x200px]]
|-
! rowspan="1"| Strategic Bombers
| [[S-1 Broadweaver]] || 1970-2009 || Internal bay and 4 underwing hardpoints <br />capable of carrying a maximum 4500kg (S-1A/C) or 7000kg (S-1B) of bombs and missiles || Norogradian supersonic bomber and reconnaissance jet || [[Image:Broadweaver.jpg|200x200px]]
|-
! rowspan="1"| Transport
| (name) || (service Dates) || none || (notes) || [[Image:(temp)|200x200px|link=Special:FilePath/(temp)]]
|-
! rowspan="1"| Aerial refuellers
| CAW KC-211 || 1987-2006 || || Imported from [[East Cerdani]] || [[Image:CAWKC11.jpg|200x200px|link=Special:FilePath/CAWKC11.jpg]]
|}
[[category:Aurora]][[Category:Morstaybishlia]][[category:The East Pacific]]
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