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Axdel Armed Forces
Emblem of the AAF
Founded	1845 (Kormistazic Defence Force) 1923 (Norograd Armed Forces) 1996 (Axdel Armed Forces)
Service branches	Axdelian Army Axdelian Navy Axdelian Air Force Reconnaissance
Headquarters	Virtus Complex, Montakaan Citadel
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	Leon Jolva
Chief Overseer	Jargk Reita
Manpower
Military age	16 for selection, 18 for deployment
Conscription	No
Active personnel	160,743
Reserve personnel	84,232
Expenditures
Budget	A♅74,986,595,370
Percent of GDP	3.19%
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Sentinel Arms ARMS
Foreign suppliers	Staynes South Staynes
Related articles
History	Norograd: The Auroran Imperial War The Norograd Civil War Axdel: Battle of Tival Four Days War

The Axdel 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, outfitted with the latest technological innovations available, and utilising renown training methods. The equipment of the forces is an approximate 1:2 ratio of Norogradian (pre-1996) to Axdelian (post-1996) units. Due to this, the greatest fraction of the military budget of A♅75bn ($65.2bn) going towards the replacement/upgrading of all of the inherited units.

General Equipment

Small Arms

Small Arms

Type	Name	Cartridge	In service	Notes	Image
Sidearm	Glock 17 gen4	9x19mm	2008	Standard issue sidearm
Assault rifle	Sentinel St20 gen3	5.56×45mm	2011	Standard issue assault rifle (pictured with under-barrel grenade launcher)
GPMG	MG504	7.62×51mm	2004	A very versatile, modular weapon. Imported from Adumara
Sniper Rifle	Sentinel AX338	.338	2011	-
Anti-Materiel Rifles	ARMS IWS 2000	15.2×169mm	1981	Utilises sabot rounds
	Sentinel AS50	.50 BMG	2006	Used alongside the IWS
PDR	Jagpul PDR	5.56×45mm	2010	-

Crewed Ground Platforms

Crewed Ground Platforms

Type	Name	Entered Service	Armament	Info	Image
Main Battle Tanks	Taurus 2v7+	2011	120mm smoothbore	Current Main battle tank of Axdel, More optimised for urban conflict
	Taurus 2v7	2011	120mm smoothbore	Current Main battle tank of Axdel, More optimised for all-terrain conflict
	Taurus 2v4	1985	120mm smoothbore	In last stages of being phased out by the Taurus 2-7
Armoured Fighting Vehicles	Ajax	2012	40mm Autocannon	Part of the SV Armoured fighting vehicle line, A modular vehicle designed to replace ageing AFV's
	Ares	2012	7.62mm Coaxial RWS	Part of the SV Armoured fighting vehicle line, APC variant
	Athena	2013	7.62mm Coaxial RWS	Part of the SV Armoured fighting vehicle line, mobile command and control variant
	Apollo	2014	7.62mm Coaxial RWS	Part of the SV Armoured fighting vehicle line, vehicle repair Variant
	Atlas	2014	7.62mm Coaxial RWS	Part of the SV Armoured fighting vehicle line, vehicle recovery variant
	Argus	2015	7.62mm Coaxial RWS	Part of the SV Armoured fighting vehicle line, engineering reconnaissance variant

Naval Vessels

Naval Vessels

Type	Class	Displacement	Entered Service	No. Constructed	No. Deployed	Image
Aircraft Carriers	Ziggurat-class	70,600 tonnes	2012	1	1
Destroyers	Barque-class	8,000 tonnes	2006	8	8
Frigates	Element-class	4,900 tonnes	1988	13	5
	Falcon-class	6,900 tonnes	2011	6	6
	Montakaan-class	4,000 tonnes	2016	3	3
Mine Countermeasures	Diavewa-class	600 tonnes	1987	15	15
Patrol Boats	Arkalo-class	274 tonnes	1998	16	16
Attack submarines	Proton-class	7,000 tonnes (surface) 7400 tonnes (submerged)	2004	8	8
Strategic Submarines	Electron-class	15,900 tonnes (submerged	1991	5	3
	Quark-class	17,200 tonnes (submerged)	2016	2	2
Dock Landing Ships	Globe-class	16,160 tonnes	1994	3	3
Replenishment ships	Knight-class	37,000 tonne	2014	3	3
	Bishop-class	31500 tonnes	1997	2	1

See Also: List of Axdelian Naval Vessels

Army

The Axdelian Army is the principle land warfare force of the Axdel Armed Forces. The force is primarily tasked with the defence of the nation, though it is well capable of overseas deployment and is an able invasion force. The Army has the highest ratio of Norogradian to Axdelian Weaponry, and is currently utilising its budget to modernise and replace all of the currently used arms.

Navy

The Axdelian Navy is the principle sea warfare force of the Axdel Armed Forces. It consists of three fleets, the surface fleet, the sub-surface fleet, and the logistics fleet. The surface fleet is comprised of surface vessels of the navy, whereas the sub-surface fleet is comprised of the submarines, and the logistics fleet comprised of the axillary support and replenishment ships.

Air Force

An Axdelian Arkhalis jet fighter

The Axdel Air force is the principle aerial warfare force of the Axdel Armed Forces.

Reconnaissance

The Secrets and Intelligence Agency, otherwise referred to as reconnaissance, is the espionage branch of the armed forces. It consists of several sub-divisions for domestic and international operations.