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[[File:Military of the Oan Isles.png|thumb|'''Clockwise:''' ''Ahua the Great'' class destroyer, Leopard 2 main battle tank, F-35 fighter jet, Oan Elite Infantry Battalion]]
The [[Military of the Oan Isles|Oan Defence Forces]] (''TeNga KahaOpe KōreroTaua aHuihui teo MotuereNga Moutere Oa'') comprises the military of the Oan Isles. As the Emperor is the commander in chief of the armed forces, he has the power to declare war. In practice, the Prime Minister has supreme political oversight of the armed forces. The Minister of Defence, General [[Oahuoa Uye]], advises the government on defence policy and runs the Department of Defence. The Department of Defence administers the daily affairs of the armed forces. The Chief of Defence Staff is the highest ranking professional officer of the armed forces. The primary objective of the armed forces is to protect the Oan Isles and its allies and advance their interests abroad. It consists of the Oan Navy, the Oan Air Force and the Oan Army.
 
The country spends 35 billion KRB on defence. 5 billion KRB of this amount is military aid from Great Morstaybishlia. The remaining 30 billion KRB comes from the country’s budget and makes up 3.8% of annual GDP. The country has a total manpower of 559,500 soldiers, but the professional volunteer full-time military consists of 186,500 officers (1% of the population) and a reserve force of 373,000 reservists (2% of the population). The country has an innovative and internationally reputable domestic arms manufacturing industry. It imports weapons from Great Morstaybishlia and Kuthernburg and formerly imported weapons from Stratarin. As an island nation, it has invested in its navy to protect its territory and project power. With the ability to carry out combat at high sea in surrounding oceans in more than one threatre at once, it is considered a green-water naval power. When coupled with military bases on the Kohatu Isles in the Morstaybishlian Sea, Indigo Islands in the Azure Sea and in the deep Pacific Ocean, the military has immense force projection power. Having fought and won major international conflicts such as the [[Latianburg]] Insurgency, Auroran-Pacific War and War of the Kohatu Isles, the armed forces is considered highly experienced and battle-ready.
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