Hurian Armed Forces

The Armed Forces of the Mandinka Federation is the official military force of the Mandinka Federation, and the first of it's two militaries, the other being the Mandinka Expansionary Force. It was founded on May 11, 1952, out of the African regiments created the old colonial governments. The head of the military is the Supreme Commander of the Mandinka Federation, a position currently held by Brianna Williams. The Supreme Commander maintains total control over the military and it's actions, and is the only person within Mandinka with the authority to authorize the use of the country's nuclear arsenal.

The armed forces consist of three branches, the Army, Navy, and Air Force. The Marines Corps are attatched to the army, and the functions of the Coast Guard are fulfilled by the navy. The Air Force is charged with maintaining the nuclear weapons constructed by Mandinka, and is responsible for their protection and safe-keeping. There are three million active men and women in the military, with another two million in reserve, along with about ten million that are required by law to pick up arms in the event of an invasion of of Mandinka (largely ex-consripts). However, military reforms will cut this number by half in the next five years as Mandinka strives to modernize the military. Mandinka's annual defense spending stands at about $200 billion.

Weapons & Equipment
The AFM produces and maintains some of the most study and reliable weaponry and military technology in the world. Though some of its gear came from the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, most of Mandinka's armament was built natively. Mandinka has its own independent military industry, developed during the early 1970s, and completed by the mid-1990s. it produced top-of-line assault rifles, and even its own fighter jets and tanks, such as the B-12 Crocodile, EA-12 Cougar, and multiple other weapons used by the Mandinka military today. The Defiance Defense Perimeter is by far one of Mandinka's most internationally recognized military projects, and the apex of its military engineering, superceded only by the fortress-city of Defiance itself. Following the downfall of Mandinka international relationships, Mandinka produces its own warships as well, though due to Mandinka's preference to focus on land-based combat, they have relatively few large naval vessels. Most are old ships purchased off of other nations, and retrofitted to Mandinka needs. Thus, Mandinka's shipyards are relatively inactive.