Kuijuan National Defence Forces

The Kuijuan National Defence Forces (Kuiju Gurun Uksin Cooha) are the national of the Union of Kuiju, better known as West Kuiju. The branches of the Defence Forces are the National Army, Navy, Air Force and Special Forces Command. The Chancellor of West Kuiju is the supreme commander of the military forces in wartime, while in peacetime control is exercised by the Government via the Ministry of War.

The mission of the Defence Forces is the maintenance of order and the protection of the country from foreign invasion, primarily by East Kuiju and Arshavat. West Kuiju is a founding member of the Heian Cooperation Organisation, and the National Defence Forces are primarily supplied by and work closely with the armed forces of Chisei and Yamatai.

With HECO support, West Kuiju played a major role in the Kuijuan War of 1977-1981, in which it defeated East Kuiju and almost succeeded in the reunification of the two states, though this was prevented by Arshavati intervention. From 1986 to 2002, the Defence Forces were involved in counter-insurgency operations against guerilla forces in Kuijuan Wuluk. In 2013, West Kuiju contributed 3,200 logistical and training personnel to the Crosswind Region Security Assistance Force (YOCHIBU) following the 2010 Masukan War, and has also been involved with multinational training activities in Dai Hoa, another HECO ally.

Continuing tensions with the East Kuiju have prompted West Kuiju to allocate 2.9% of its GDP and 15% of all government spending to its military, while maintaining compulsory conscription for men. Consequently, as of 2020 the National Defence Forces have 428,620 active personnel and 2,393,355 reserve personnel (the 3rd largest reserve force in the world). The National Army is by far the largest branch of the Defence Forces, containing more than half of all personnel, followed by the Air Force and Navy.