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{{Infobox national military
| country                  = Insulamia
| name                     = Armed Forces of Insulamia
| native_name              = {{lang|fr|Forces Armées d'Insulamie}}
| image                    = [[File:Arms of the armed forces of Insulamia no motto.png|200px]]
| caption                  = Coat of arms of the Armed Forces of Insulamia
| image2                   = [[File:Flag of the armed forces of Insulamia.png|border|200px]]
| caption2                 = Flag of the Armed Forces of Insulamia
| founded                  = {{start date and age|1914|04|27}}
| current_form             = {{start date and age|1925|10|14}}
| branches                 = {{plainlist|
*Army of Insulamia
*Avy of Insulamia
*Navy of Insulamia
}}
| headquarters             = [[National Headquarters for War (Insulamia)|National Headquarters for War]], [[Franclinton]], [[Henria]]
| url                      = {{url|afi.gov.ia}}
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| commander-in-chief       = {{plainlist|
* {{wp|Charles III}}, [[Monarchy of Insulamia|King of Insulamia]]
* [[Edward de Saint-Pierre]], [[President of Insulamia]]}}
| commander-in-chief_title = [[Commanders-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Insulamia|Commanders-in-chief]]
| chief minister           = [[Joshua Canning]]
| chief minister_title     = [[Primeminister of Insulamia|Primeminister]]
| minister                 = [[Rudy Dillard]]
| minister_title           = [[Head of War (Insulamia)|Head of War]]
| chief_of_staff           = [[Air Marshal]] [[Lilly Olsen]]
| chief_of_staff_title     = [[Speaker of the Council of War]]
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| age                      = 18–60 years old
| conscription             = No
| manpower_data            =
| manpower_age             = 20–50
| available                = 
| available_f              = 
| fit                      = 
| fit_f                    = 
| active                   = 9,171 (2020)
| reserve                  = 14,265 (2020)
| amount                   = {{decrease}}[[IN£]]2,800,000,000 (2022)
| percent_GDP              = 0.21% (2020)
 
<!-- Industrial -->
| domestic_suppliers       = ''Itself''<br />[[Military-Industrial Department (Insulamia)|Military-Industrial Department]]
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|history                   = [[Military history of Insulamia]]
| ranks                    = [[Armed forces ranks and insignia of Insulamia]]
}}

The '''Armed Forces of Insulamia''' ('''AFI'''; {{lang-fr|Forces Armées d'Insulamie}}) is the triservice {{wp|Armed forces|military organisation}} of [[Insulamia]], responsible for the defense of the nation. They also promote Insulamia's national interests, deliver {{wp|humanitarian aid}}, and provide {{wp|civil defense}}. It consists of three branches: the [[Army of Insulamia|Army]], the [[Navy of Insulamia|Navy]], and the [[Avy of Insulamia|Avy]]. As of 2020, it has 9,171 active personnelle and 14,265 reserve personnelle, with an annual budget of [[IN£]]2.8 billion.

The [[Department of War (Insulamia)|Department of War]], which itself is a department of the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Insulamia)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]], oversees the management of the AFI. Constitutionally, the [[commanders-in-chief of Insulamia|commanders-in-chief of the AFI]] are the [[Monarchy of Insulamia|Queen]] and the [[President of Insulamia]], who are also the {{wp|Head of state|heads of state}}. The operations of the AFI are managed by the [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Insulamia)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]], in collaboration with the [[Head of War (Insulamia)|Head of War]] and the [[Council of War (Insulamia)|Council of War]].

The AFI was formed in 1914 in response to the outbreak of the [[First World War]]. It was a union of the [[Aubertois Armed Forces]], the [[Royal Henrian Defense Force]], and several [[militias of Septentria]]. Prior to this, there were two provincial militaries operating in the country, each mostly managed by their respective provincial government, and several militias operating on behalf of the [[Government of Septentria]]. The Avy was founded in 1925 and incorporated into the AFI. Insulamia participated in the {{wp|Battle of France}} in the {{wp|Second World War}}, and later the {{wp|Normandy landings|landings at Normandy}} and the {{wp|liberation of France}}. In 1983, Insulamia began a process of rapid {{wp|demilitarisation}}, cutting the military budget in half and relegating the [[Ministry of War (Insulamia)|Ministry of War]] to a [[Government hierarchy of Insulamia|department]] under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since then, the country has continued to steadily demilitarise, and, as of 2020, the AFI is one-quarter of the size that it was in 1980.

Currently, the AFI is a very small military, relative to other national militaries, though it is decently equipped and technologically sophisticated. Almost all military equipment used by the AFI is manufactured by the [[Federal government of Insulamia|Federal government]], specifically the [[Military-Industrial Department (Insulamia)|Military-Industrial Department]] under the [[Ministry of Industry (Insulamia)|Ministry of Industry]]. The [[Department of Military Research (Insulamia)|Department of Military Research]] under the [[Ministry of Science & Technology (Insulamia)|Ministry of Science & Technology]] researches military technology for the Military-Industrial Department to manufacture.

==History==
{{main|Military history of Insulamia}}
===Provincial armies and unification (1888–1914)===
{{see also|Army of Aubert|Royal Henrian Defense Force|Militias of Septentria}}
Following the [[federation of Insulamia]], the country did not have a national armed forces. Instead, two [[Provinces of Insulamia|provinces]], [[Aubert]] and [[Henria]], maintained their own militaries that were remnants of colonial militaries. There were several reasons for this, including a lingering distrust between the provinces, and the relative peacefulness of Insulamia which did not warrant a strong nor unified military. The [[Federal Government of Insulamia]] was also not focused on defense at the time and did not yet have a ministry for war. [[Septentria]] did not have an official armed forces, but the provincial government funded several [[Militias of Septentria|militias]] tasked with defending the province; additionally, the [[Royal Henrian Defense Force]] would also come to Septentria's aid if attacked.