Armed Forces of Arvor
The Armed Forces of Arvor (Arvorian: Вооружённые силы Арвора, ВсА, Hallisised: Vooruzhonnyye sily Arvora, VsA) are the military of the Arvorian Democratic Republic. It consists of four service branches: the Air Force, Army, Marines, and Navy.
The armed forces are headquartered at the Ministry of Defence in Cherenovsk.
Leadership
At its pinnacle, the Armed Forces are led by the President in their capacity as Commander-in-Chief. Day-to-day operational control of the military, however, falls to the Premier, who works in conjunction with the Minister of Defence and the Defence Council to co-ordinate policy and set objectives. Civilian oversight of the Armed Forces is the responsibility of the Ministry of Defence, while daily operational management of the forces falls to the Chiefs of Staff Committee, which consists of the chiefs of the service staffs of the four branches.
- President and Commander-in-Chief - Ekaterina Vladimirovna Popova
- Prime Minister - Mikhail Grigorievich Larionov
- Minister of Defence - Nikolai Fyodorovich Ustinov
- Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee - Admiral Yevgeny Ivanovich Rodin
- Chief of the Air Staff - General Vasily Grigorievich Lazarev
- Chief of the Army Staff - General Semyon Mikhailovich Gololvin
- Commandant General of the Marines - General Andrei Ivanovich
- Chief of the Naval Staff - Admiral Igor Nikolayevich Petrov
- Minister of Defence - Nikolai Fyodorovich Ustinov
- Prime Minister - Mikhail Grigorievich Larionov
Branches
Arvorian Air Force
The Arvorian Air Force (Арворианские ВВС, Arvorianskiye VVS) is the aerial defence and warfare branch of the armed forces.
Aircraft
Current aircraft in service include:
- Luzhkov Lu-20 "Flanker" all-weather interceptor
- Luzhkov Lu-24 "Reyder" multirole fighter (Raider)
- Luzhkov Lu-26 "Brodyaga" multirole fighter (Prowler)
- Stepanov St-15 "Sablya" ground-attack fighter (Sabre)
- Teplov Te-40 "Dukh" supersonic medium bomber (Spirit)
- Teplov Te-43 "Viktor" supersonic strategic bomber
Arvorian Army
The Arvorian Army (Арворианская армия, Arvorianskaya armiya) is the ground defence and warfare branch of the armed forces.
Arvorian Marines
The Arvorian Marines (Арворианские морские пехотинцы, Arvorianskiye morskiye pekhotintsy) is the naval infantry arm of the Arvorian Navy, serving as a light infantry and amphibious warfare force.
The special operations force (Спецназ, Spetsnaz) of the Marines are the ARGENTUM (АРГЕНТУМ) Unit.
The Arvorian Navy (Арворианский флот, Arvorianskiy flot) is the maritime defence and warfare branch of the armed forces.
Ships
Current ship classes in service include:
- Slavnyy-class aviation cruiser (Glorious)
- Belikov-class battlecruiser
- Tomsk-class cruiser
- Gelevgrad-class cruiser
- Provornyy-class destroyer (Agile)
- Bezuderzhnyy-class destroyer (Tenacious)
- Storozhevoy-class frigate (Vigilant)
- Otvazhny-class frigate (Courageous)
- Neustrashimy-class frigate (Fearless)
- Yali-class ballistic missile submarine (Molir-Yali, war god of the ancient Dakhani pantheon)
- Akatsiya-class cruise missile submarine (Acacia tree)
- Krylatka-class attack submarine (Lionfish)
Suppliers
The Armed Forces have several suppliers. These firms are certified defence contractors who provide various weapons, vehicles, or other craft under strictly regulated arrangements. These include Obsmash, the United Shipbuilding Corporation, and TBD.