Royal Africa Armed Forces
Royal Africa Armed Forces | |
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Founded | 8 June 2020 |
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Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief | His Majesty Henry Newman |
Manpower | |
Military age | 17 with parental consent, 18 for voluntary service.[a] |
Conscription | 1–3 years depending on circumstances |
Related articles | |
Ranks | Military ranks of the Kingdom of Africa |
The Royal Africa Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة الملكية الأفريقية) are the military forces responsible for the defence of the Kingdom of Africa. They also promote the Kingdom of Africa's wider interests, support international peacekeeping efforts and provide humanitarian aid. It consists of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force. The head of the Royal Africa Armed Forces is the supreme commander and is held by His Majesty the King, the incumbent is Henry Newman. They are managed under the Ministry of Defence.
History
The Royal Africa Armed Forces was formed on the 8th of June 2020 by Chapter 12 - Royal Africa Armed Forces Act.
Education and training
The Military College had been the Kingdom of Africa's primary source of officer training since it opened in 2020. A two-year program, emphasizing study in political and military science and physical training, led to a commission as a second lieutenant in the Royal Africa Armed Forces.
Equipment
The Royal Africa Armed Forces today are equipped mainly with United States, France, Soviet, Russian, Chinese, Ukrainian and the United Kingdom manufactured weaponry.
Air Force
Army
Combat support agencies
Military Intelligence Agency
Military Intelligence Agency is the military intelligence agency of the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Africa. The Military Intelligence Agency is an expert and governing body of the intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Africa and makes an integral part of the security system of the Kingdom of Africa. It is tasked with and responsible for providing information, as well as representing and protecting the interests of the Kingdom of Africa abroad. It carries out its tasks through activities pertaining to military intelligence and military diplomacy.
Signals Intelligence Agency
The Signals Intelligence Agency is responsible for global monitoring, collection, and processing of information and data for foreign and domestic intelligence and counterintelligence purposes, specializing in a discipline known as signals intelligence (SIGINT). The SIA relies on a variety of measures to accomplish its mission, the majority of which are clandestine.
See also
References
- ↑ Maximum age for first-time enlistment is 35