NV Norvish Armed Forces

Norvish Armed Forces
National Flag & Naval Ensign
Motto	To Defend, We Preserve
Founded	1837 (1837)
Current form	1968 (1968)
Service branches	Ground Force ======== Air Force ======== Navy ========
Headquarters	Ashborne
Leadership
President	Graham Osowrth
Chief of Staff	Chesley Mosfield
Personnel
Military age	18–45
Conscription	no
Available for military service	7,626,150, age 15–49
Fit for military service	6,240,050, age 15–49
Reaching military age annually	187,300
Active personnel	107,755 46,000 Ground Force 14,320 Air Force 40,000 Navy 4,435 (Others)
Reserve personnel	35,100
Expenditure
Budget	12 billion Roulle (2022)
Percent of GDP	2.6% (2022)
Industry
Domestic suppliers	Astrollix Stormford Ironvale Armory Farnhame Regulus Mechanic Rodlaix System
Foreign suppliers	Sventsa (defunct since 2012)

The Norvish Armed Forces ("the Defense Force") is the government agency that forms the armed forces of Norvinia, tasked with the defense of the country as well as with promoting it's wider interests, supporting international peacekeeping, and providing humanitarian aid. It consists of the Ground, Aviation and Naval element, as well as a military reserve force, the Home Guard. Since 1968, all Norvish military branches are organized within a single unified government agency, headed by the Chief of General Staff, even though the individual services maintain their distinct identities. The Chief of the General Staff is the Commander of the Armed Forces. In wartime, the Chief of the General Staff acts as the Commander-in-Chief on behalf of the President, who represents the Supreme Military Command of the NAF on behalf of the Grand National Assembly of Norvia. Coordinating the military relations of the NAF with other foreign ally member states and friendly states is the responsibility of the General Staff.

The Armed Forces are a professional military, conscription has been suspended. All military branches and specialties are open to female recruits. The Norvish Ministry of Defence employs over 164,000 personnel, including both civilian and military personnel. The distribution of personnel in the Defence organisation, including the Armed Forces, on 1 July 2022 was as follows:

Service	Military	Reserve	Civilian	Total
Army	46,000	20,000	3,261	69,261
Air Force	14,320	1,800	562	16,682
Navy	40,000	9,300	4,611	53,911
Home Guard	3,000	4,000	735	7,735
Central Staff	753	N/A	1,303	2,056
Defence Support Command	2,724	N/A	6,200	8,924
Defence Materiel Organisation	958	N/A	4,730	5,688
Total	107,755	35,100	21,402	164,257

The history of the Norvish Armed Forces began with its formation after the collapse of Bakyernn's control. The military perceived itself as the guardian of republic. Norvinia mobilized 8,000 personnel of all branch to fight in the War of the Broken Hills, and after suffering through national unrest then brutal civil war in 1960s, Norvinia initiated a comprehensive modernization program for its armed forces, such as increased internal security affair to reduce backlog and potential corruption . Towards the end of the 1980s, a second restructuring process was initiated. The Armed Forces participate in the Anterian Peacekeeping Force under the control of the AWA, with establisment of the Owl Foreign Contigents unit. The NAF also contributes operational staff to the multinational army corps initiative of between it's allies.

Norvish Armed Forces Budgetry

Entity	2022 Budget Distribution	Percentage	Notes
The Ground Force	℟3.52 billion	29.4%
The Air Force	℟1.94 billion	16.2%	(excluding the army and navy's air fleet) Significant decrease by 2% compared to 1990s
The Navy	℟4.03 billion	33.6%	Most prioritized branch, used in maintaining and modernize more than 150 ships
Defense Wide Activities	℟1.68 billion	14%	Used for joint exercises and training, research & development, forts & anti-air garrison, home guard, staffs, emergency logistics
The Special Forces	℟360 million	3%
Intelligence Services	℟456 million	3.8%	Because of classified nature, budget is an estimate and may not be the actual figure