Confederal Armed Forces
| Confederal Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Fuercies Armas Confederada | |
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| Service branches | Confederal Aerospace Force Confederal Navy Confederal Strategic Support Force Autonomous Militia |
| Leadership | |
| De facto leader | Defense Council (collective) |
| Chairperson | Zavier Bilal (Secretary General) |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 to 49 years of age |
| Conscription | No |
| Available for military service | 32,010,421 males, age 18–49 (2016 est.), 31,818,178 females, age 18–49 (2016 est.) |
| Fit for military service | 24,486,086 males, age 18–49 (2016 est.), 22,616,093 females, age 18–49 (2016 est.) |
| Reaching military age annually | 1,832,963 males (2016 est.), 1,691,253 females (2016 est.) |
| Active personnel | 416,672 (ranked ??th) 2,424,768 paramilitary |
| Reserve personnel | 2,722,000 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget |  $44.494 billion (2024) |
| Percent of GDP | 0.7% (2024) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | |
| Foreign suppliers |  Philippines  Soviet Union  Sweden |
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| History | |
The Confederal Armed Forces (Baliscano: Fuercies Armas Confederada), formerly the Baliscan Armed Forces (Baliscano: Fuercies Armas Baliscanas), are the armed forces of the Baliscan Confederation. The Baliscan Armed Forces were provisionally constituted in 1808 by the Proclamation of Alcazaba, which also established the Southern Confederation. The Baliscan Armed Forces were not permitted to deploy abroad for any reason other than for humanitarian assistance until the 2005 World Summit, in which it committed to the international responsibility to protect.
In recent years they have been engaged in international peacekeeping operations, in accordance to the Baliscan constitution, which prohibits the Baliscan Armed Forces from participating in or carrying out unilateral offensive actions.
Military service is entirely voluntary, but is highly selective. The Armed Forces Aptitude Test is conducted annually on the first Saturday of July, and selected individuals usually receive initial orders at the age of 21 for service eligibility screening. About three-quarters of enlistment-age Baliscans are found to be ready for service, while alternative service exists for those that do not meet requirements for military service. Annually, approximately 50,000 persons are trained in basic training for 18 weeks (23 weeks for special forces).
Policy[edit | edit source]
Baliscan defense policy has consistently stressed three overarching objectives:
- The defense of Baliscan territory itself;
- Upholding international law and security;
- Contributing to broader human security.
For most of the the Cold War, defense policy was neglected in favor of a policy of confederal pacificism. However Balisca's neutrality was violated by Argentina in the South Atlantic War, leading to a complete revaluation of Baliscan defense policy.
In addition to its core missions, the Baliscan Armed Forces also contribute to the conduct of Baliscan defense diplomacy through a range of activities, including participation in international humanitarian aid, the deployment of Baliscan Defence Attachés, participation in bilateral and multilateral military forums (e.g. the System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces), ship and aircraft visits, military training and cooperation. The Baliscan Armed Forces maintains three permanent overseas military bases, Camp Amana in Zambezi, and Camp Cijeruk in Karasem.
Home (territorial) defense[edit | edit source]
The Baliscan military doctrine is based on the concept of autonomous home defense, meaning that defense is viewed as a collective matter that requires flexibility in order to effectively respond to times of crises.
The main objective of the doctrine is to establish and maintain a military force capable of deterring any potential aggressor from using Baliscan territory or applying military pressure against Balisca. To accomplish this, the defense is organized on the doctrine of territorial defense. The stated main principles of the territorial defense doctrine are:
- autonomous territorial defense,
- missile defense,
- cyberwarfare,
- flexible readiness in responding to military threats of various degree.
The defense planning is organized to counteract or pre-empt three threat situations:
- A regional crisis that may have effects on Balisca,
- Foreign political and economic pressure, which may include a threat of using military force
- Use of military force in the form of a decapitating strike or an attack beginning with a strategic strike aimed at seizing territory.
In all cases, the confederal objective is to prevent the enemy from ever getting close enough to the Baliscan archipelago to threaten it, thus preempting attempts at aerial bombardment, blockades and amphibious assaults. The Navy carries most of the responsibility for this task, although it also relies on the Baliscan Aerospace Force for missile defense.
If an invading force manages to gain a foothold, the confederal objective shifts to guerrilla warfare tactics. Maintaining control of the urban areas, especially the capital and the surrounding area in Baliscan possession becomes the primary goal. Outside of urban areas areas, especially in the mountainous east coast, the rough terrain and dense vegetation are utilized as part of the defensive strategy to delay and wear down the invader, until the enemy is either be defeated in an area of Baliscan choosing, or withdraws due to unsustainable casualties. This includes a wide array of tactics and weapons (to include improvised weapons)
