Bundeswehr Neu Westfalen

Neu Westfalen's military is organized into Heer (Army), Marine (Navy) and Luftwaffe (Airforce) branches. It operates a modern defence force with an emphasis on Naval and Airforce assets, given its isolation it only maintains a small ground Army. Its Navy operates the largest share with 14,400 personnel, followed by the Airforce with 12,600 personnel and the Army (including Special Forces) with 11,200 personnel. The Neu Westfalen Federal Defence Forces (German: Bundeswehr Neu Westfalen) also maintain another 8,000 Reserve personnel (46,200 total).

Neu Westfalen's area of strategic interest is primarily in the Pacific & Indian ocean regions. Practical defence of their overseas territory, the Spira Islands, relies heavily upon their defence-pacts with Australia, Queensland and New Holland, whom allow Bundeswehr aircraft and warships free passage and the right to refuel whilst on-route (and vice versa). Today Neu Westfalen conducts annual training exercises with its defence partners Australia, New Holland, Queensland and New Zealand. The Marine also participates in annual RIMPAC exercises in Hawaii, however it refuses to take part during years that Indonesia attends - given its tensions with them over the Spira Islands.

Naval Strength
Since 1981 Neu Westfalen has produced it's own naval warships, excluding its 3 Type 214 Submarines; purchased from Germany in 2009. In 2008 the Marine introduced the Valhalla-class Light/Helicopter Carrier, based-off the Japanese Hyūga-class and built under license at the Port Lantea Naval Shipyard. To accommodate V/STOL jets the deck of the Valhalla was strengthened with heat-resistant panels to protect it from hot jet exhaust blasts. This would replace it's aging ex-British Invincible-class carrier - the Asgard.

Since 1986 it has operated a small number of British-built Harrier Jets. After seeing how effective these were for the British during the Falklands War, Neu Westfalen ordered 14 Harrier II GR5's to operate from it's sole carrier; with the aim of protecting the contested Spira Islands from invasion. These were subsequently upgraded to GR9's, however after budget constraints since 2011 they have been kept largely inactive on air-force bases and only rarely operate at sea. Instead the Valhalla primarily operates as Helicopter Carrier and Amphibious Sealift Transport.

1 - Light/Helicopter Carrier --- Valhalla class

4 - Destroyers --- 2 AAW Valkyrie class & 2 ASW Ægir class

7 - Frigates --- Freyja class

3 - Submarines --- Type 214 class

2 - Amphibious Tactical Sealift Transports

3 - Refuellers

3 - Supply Ships

1 - Salvage Ships

8 - Patrol Boats

14 - Harrier GR-9 V/STOL Strike Fighters

22 - HH-60 Pave Hawk Combat Search and Rescue Helicopters

Air force Strength
In 2013 the Neu Westfalen Luftwaffe purchased 24 Russian-built Sukhoi SU-50 (PAK-FA) Stealth multirole fighters to eventually replace its 30-year old fleet of American-built F-14s, along with 72 BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles for both the Luftwaffe and Marine. In total it operates 108 aircraft (including 52 combat fighters).



24 - Sukhoi SU-50 (PAK-FA) Stealth Multirole Fighters

28 - Grumman F-14 Tomcat Fighter-Interceptors

6 - C-17 Globemaster III Strategic/tactical Airlifters

9 - C-130 Hercules Military transport aircraft

4 - KC-10 Extender Aerial refueling tanker / multi-role aircraft

3 - E-3 Sentry AWACS

22 - Cessna Light Training aircraft

12 - CH-53E Super Stallion Heavy-lift cargo helicopters

Army Strength
Given Neu Westfalen's isolation it has only required a small ground army, especially since the end of the cold war. It specializes in amphibious operations, peacekeeping and disaster relief. The standard small arms of the Bundeswehr are the Belgian FN F2000 Assault Rifle and the FN P90 SMG.

10,690 - Regular Forces

360 - Special Forces

150 - Aviation Brigade

120 - LAV-25 APC's

250 - Light Utility Vehicles

16 - S-70 Black Hawk Medium-lift transport/utility helicopters

8 - CH-47 Chinook Helicopters