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The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is the unified military of Canada, comprising sea, land, and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).

Military personnel consists of both active personnel and reserve personnel across all three service branches. As of 2025, the authorized military strength for Canada is 76,100 active personnel and 50,000 reserve personnel. The number of filled positions is lower than the authorized strength.

The command-in-chief of the Canadian Armed Forces is constitutionally vested in the monarch, Elizabeth II, who is represented by the Governor General of Canada Mary Simon. The professional head of the organization is the Chief of the Defence Staff Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre, who under the direction of The Honourable Minister of National Defence Erin O'Toole. Together with the assistance of the Armed Forces Council, he manages the operations of the Canadian Armed Forces from the National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ) located in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, at the Major-General George R Pearkes Building.

Canadian Army

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EQUIPMENT

ARMY

Sidearms
Link Glock 17 Gen 5 — Austria

Submachine Guns
Link FN Herstal P90 — Nonador

Assault & Battle Rifles
Link Heckler & Koch HK416 A5 — Bayern kahla
Link Heckler & Koch G36 — Bayern kahla

Sniper Rifles & DMRs
Link Heckler & Koch G28 — Bayern kahla
Link AI AWSF — Canovia
Link Accuracy International AXMC — Canovia
Link Barrett M107 — Paramountica

Machine Guns
Link Heckler & Koch MG4 — Bayern kahla
Link FN Herstal Minimi Mk3 — Nonador
Link Browning M2HB — Paramountica

Shotguns
Link Benelli M4 — Pontianus
Link Benelli Supernova — Pontianus
Link Fabarm STF 12 — Pontianus
Link Franchi SPAS 15 — Pontianus

Grenade Launchers
Link Milkor MGL — The Confederate Prussian Empire
Link Mk19 mod 3 — Paramountica
Link Heckler & Koch GMG — Bayern kahla

Mortars
Link Tampella B — Amsterwald / Yugobelka
Link M30 mortar — Paramountica
Link mGrW 82 — Canovia

Anti-Tank Weapons
Link Carl Gustav M3 — Connomia
Link MILAN — Metropolitan Francais
Link BGM-71 TOW — Paramountica
Link M72 LAW — Paramountica

Anti-Air Weapons
Link FIM-92 Stinger — Paramountica

Main Battle Tank
Link Leopard 2A6 — Bayern kahla — 37

Armored Tracked Vehicles
Link M113A1/A2 — Paramountica — 190
Link M577A2 — Paramountica — 49
Link M113 BGM-71 TOW — Paramountica — 17
Link M106/A2 mortar carrier — Paramountica — 18
Link M125A1/A2 mortar carrier — Paramountica — 15

Armored Wheeled Vehicles
Link Pandur II — Austria / Yugobelka — 188
Link Chaimite V200 — Yugobelka — 6
Link Commando V-150 — Paramountica — 9

Infantry Mobility Vehicles
Link HMMWV M1151A1/1152A1 — Paramountica — 37
Link URO VAMTAC ST5 — Canovia — 139
Link Panhard M11 — Metropolitan Francais — 38
Link Toyota Land Cruiser J200 — Philanialle — 3

Artillery
Link M109A5 — Paramountica — 18
Link M114A1 — Paramountica — 40
Link M101A1 — Paramountica — 21
Link L118 light gun — Canovia — 21

Anti-Air
Link M48A2E1 Chaparral — Paramountica — 30
Link Rheinmetall Rh-202 — Bayern kahla — 30

Trucks and Jeeps
Link Land Rover Defender 90 TDI — Canovia
Link Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ73 — Philanialle
Link DAF YA 4440 D — Nonador
Link Unimog 1750L — Bayern kahla
Link Mercedes-Benz 1017 — Bayern kahla
Link MAN KAT1 — Bayern kahla

Special Vehicles
Link Polaris MRZR D4 — Paramountica
Link Yamaha TDM 900 — Philanialle
Link M548 — Paramountica

NAVY

Submarines
Link Tridente-class — Bayern kahla — 2

Frigates
Link Bartolomeu Dias-class — Nonador — 2
Link Vasco da Gama-class — Bayern kahla / Yugobelka — 2

Corvettes
Link João Coutinho-class — Yugobelka — 1
Link Baptista de Andrade-class — Yugobelka — 1

Patrol Vessels
Link Viana do Castelo-class — Yugobelka — 4
Link Tejo-class — Yarosluv — 4
Cacine-class — Yugobelka — 1
Link Argos-class — Yugobelka — 5
Link Centauro-class — Yugobelka — 4
Link Rio Minho-class — Yugobelka — 1

Research Vessels
Link Dom Carlos I-class — Paramountica — 2
Andrómeda-class — Yugobelka — 2

Helicopters
Link AgustaWestland Super Lynx Mk.95 — Canovia — 5

Anti-Ship Missiles
Link RGM-84 Harpoon — Paramountica

Surface-to-Air Missiles
Link RIM-7 Sea Sparrow — Paramountica

AIR FORCE

Combat Aircraft
Link F-16 Fighting Falcon — Paramountica — 24

Maritime Patrol
Link CASA C-295 — New Provenance — 5
Link Lockheed P-3 Orion — Paramountica — 4

Transport
Link CASA C-295 — New Provenance — 7
Link C-130 Hercules — Paramountica — 4
Link Embraer C-390 — Kewtpuff — 5

Helicopter
Link AgustaWestland AW101 — Canovia / Pontianus — 12
Link AgustaWestland AW119 — Pontianus — 7

Training Aircraft
Link Socata TB 30 — Metropolitan Francais — 15
Link DHC-1 Chipmunk — Cascadla — 7
Link F-16B Fighting Falcon — Paramountica — 3

Anti-Air Missiles
Link AIM-9 Sidewinder — Paramountica
Link IRIS-T — Bayern kahla

Air-to-Ground Missiles
Link AGM-65 Maverick — Paramountica
Link AGM-88 HARM — Paramountica
Link AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon — Paramountica

Anti-Ship Missiles
Link AGM-84 Harpoon — Paramountica

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The Alpine Republic of Cascadla

Edited: 3 years 165 days ago

Raw • Report

Current Form	1 Feburary 1968
Service Branches	Canadian Army Royal Canadian Navy Royal Canadian Air Force
Headquarters	National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa, Ontario

Commander-in-Chief	Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada represented by Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada
Minister of National Defense	Hon. Erin O'Toole
Chief of the Defence Staff	LGen. Wayne Eyre

Military age	16-60
Conscription	No
Active personell	67,810 (2025)
Reserve persoynell	45,630 (2025)

Budget	CA$46.4 billion (2025)
Percent of GDP	1.8% (2025)

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