Forsvarsstyrken
Littish Armed Forces | |
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Forsvarsstyrken | |
Motto | For land og folk (For country and people) |
Founded | 1913 |
Current form | 1965 |
Service branches | |
Headquarters | Klinstrup |
Leadership | |
President | Morten Kristoffersen |
Minister of Defence | Sebastian Anker |
Chief of Defence | Martin Feldt |
Personnel | |
Military age | 18 years of age |
Conscription | No (since 2006) |
Active personnel | 78,000 (2021) |
Reserve personnel | 23,500 (2021) |
Expenditure | |
Budget | $16.2 billion (2021) |
Percent of GDP | 3,7% (2021) |
Forsvarsstyrken (The Defence Force) is the armed forces of Littland whose purpose is the defence of Littland. It also supports international peacekeeping efforts and provides humanitarian aid. As of 2021 Forsvarsstyrken has a strength of 78.000 active military personnel along with 23,500 in reserve. The current Minister of Defence is Sebastian Anker with the Chief of Defence, responsible for more immediate military matters, being Martin Feldt.
History
Branches
Army
Hæren is Littlands Army and consists of 3 divisions, the army is the largest branch of the Littish military with almost 59.000 active personnel. The Army largely focuses on infantry warfare, but still has sizeable mechanized and armored capabilities.
Flåden is Littlands Navy and has 73 ships of varying sizes and a combined personnel of around 11.000. The commissioned ships include 5 corvettes, 42 patrol vessels as well as 27 auxiliary vessels. The ships are organized into 3 task forces. Task Force 1 and 3 are stationed at Klinstrup Naval Base, while Task Force 2 is stationed at Aalhavn Naval Base. All Task Forces have a varying amount of auxiliary ships.
Airforce
Flyvevåbnet is Littlands Airforce as well as its best maintained and funded branch, it has 8.000 active personnel and 128 aircraft of different types. As of 2021 the Airforce uses 6 air bases around Littland, the largest of these, Kaslund Flyvebase, was originally opened in 1921 and also functions as the headquarters for Flyvevåbenet.
Flyvevåbnet Inventory (2021) | |||||
Aircraft | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Eurofighter Typhoon | Multirole | Tranche 3 | 73 | 22 on order | |
F-10 Vanguard | Multirole | J-10A | 25 | being phased out | |
Eurocopter Tiger | Attack Helicopter | 10 | flown for the Army | ||
C-130J Super Hercules | Transport | KC-130J | 2 | ||
Sikorsky CH-53 | Transport | CH-53GA | 12 | 3 on order | |
Panavia Tornado | Training Aircraft | 6 |
Home Guard
Civilforsvaret (The Civil Defence) is Littlands Home Guard and emergency management force. It consists of 23,500 personnel who also acts as the army reserve. Only in times of tension and war can the High Command take command over the Home Guard. The Home Guard uses a variety of different civilian transport vehicles and have the C7 Rifle as their standard rifle.
Structure
- High Command, in Klinstrup