Fratanican Armed Forces

Fratanican Armed Forces
Founded	1941
Service branches	Army Navy Air Force
Headquarters	Viras, Fratanica
Website	https://faf.mil.fra
Leadership
President	Lukas Wolf
Minister of Defense	Peter Beck
Chief of the Defense Staff	Gen. Marco Rosa
Personnel
Military age	17
Conscription	None (except in wartime)
Active personnel	202,330
Reserve personnel	51,570
Deployed personnel	5,640
Expenditure
Budget	$71.47 billion NSD
Percent of GDP	1.4%
Industry
Domestic suppliers	KN Arms Corporation Eckhart Defense Group GS Industries. Fratanican Shipbuilding Corporation
Foreign suppliers	BAE Systems Boeing Lockheed Martin

The Fratanican Armed Forces is the unified defense force (army, navy, air force) of Fratanica. The President of Fratanica is considered the commander-in-chief of the Fratanican Armed Forces.

As of December 2020, the Fratanican Armed Forces is estimated to have 202,330 active personnel and 51,570 reserve personnel.

Structure

The Fratanican Armed Forces are divided into 3 branches: the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force.

Fratanican Army

• Armored Command
• Infantry Command
• Engineer Command
• Special Forces
• Intelligence

Fratanican Navy

• First Fleet
• Second Fleet
• Third Fleet
• Fourth Fleet
• Marine Command
• Submarine Command
• Naval Special Operations
• Air Command
• Intelligence

Air Force

• Air Combat Command
• Air Reconnaissance Command
• Air Logistics Command
• Parachute Commando/Pararescueman

Budget

Fratanica has a fairly large military budget of $59.92 billion NSD, or 1.4% of total GDP. The high military budget allows for state-of-the-art military innovation and rapid modernization of the armed forces.

Nuclear weapons

Fratanica is estimated to possess 200+ nuclear warheads, with around 110 of them being operationally available for 9 Sentinel-class nuclear submarines. However, the actual number of nuclear warheads is classified. The warheads are meant to act as a deterrent against any belligerent powers. The nuclear submarine fleet is maintained by the Fratanican Navy, which keeps at least one Sentinel-class nuclear submarine out at sea at all times. Fratanica also operates a series of inter-continental ballistic missiles, stored in missile silos across Fratanica.

Fratanica does not possess any other weapons of mass destruction.

Overseas territories

Fratanica maintains a small military presence on Whitney Island and Augustine Island. Each island has a singular home security regiment, with members being recruited from their respective islands.

Fratanica also maintains a moderately-sized Fratanican Navy outpost on its sole autonomous territory, Aspera, together with a singular home security regiment. As per the 1992 Joint Aspera-Fratanica Territorial Agreement, Fratanica is responsible for home defense.

Recruitment

Soldiers for the Fratanican Armed Forces are often recruited from within Fratanica itself, either from its citizens or recognized permanent residents. Citizens from overseas territories are also welcome within the FAF's ranks. To be recruited, the prospective recruit must be at least 17 years old (and must get parental permission if under 18). The minimum length of service that must be completed by every service member is 6 years. According to the Ministry of Defense, the yearly intake of recruits has been 14,360 (12 months to May 2019).