Confederal Navy¶

The Confederal Navy is the most distinctive service of the AFCS and the largest navy in Sierra by personnel and capability except possibly for the Aegiran Stolos. Approximately 115,000 active personnel — a peer-tier force operating the principal maritime instrument of the Continuation War.

The Navy is the service that distinguishes CSAT from the DPRR most sharply. Where the DPRR maintains a modest coastal-defence Navy of about 35,000 personnel, CSAT maintains a peer-tier blue-water-capable Navy with substantial amphibious, submarine, and naval-aviation capability. This is the operational core of the confederation's "modern combined arms with a strong navy" doctrine.

The Confederal Navy executed the eastern Aegiran island operations in July–August 2026 and has since contested the central Aegiran Sea against the Stolos and the broader WDP maritime coalition.

Organisation¶

The Confederal Navy is organised into:

Two principal fleets — the Shalmeen Fleet (south coast) and the Aegiran Fleet (west coast)
The Submarine Force — a unified command operating across both fleet areas
The Confederal Marines — two Marine divisions; the AFCS's principal amphibious land force
The Naval Aviation Command — fixed-wing patrol, maritime strike, embarked rotary-wing
The Coastal Defence Command — shore-based anti-shipping, mine warfare, port defence
Logistics, training, and engineering commands — supporting elements
Naval Special Operations — joint with the Army Special Forces Command

The fleets¶

Shalmeen Fleet¶

The senior fleet. Headquartered at the principal Shalmeen-coast naval base ([TBD]). The Shalmeen Fleet operates:

The majority of the surface combatant force — destroyers, frigates, corvettes
The principal amphibious force — LHDs, LSTs, supporting amphibious assets
Submarines assigned to the southern theatre
Naval aviation assigned to southern operations

The Shalmeen Fleet's principal missions are defence of the Shalmeen Sea, power projection through the Volnian Sea and the Aegiran Strait, and amphibious operations against regional adversaries.

Aegiran Fleet¶

The smaller western fleet. Headquartered at the principal Aegiran-coast naval base ([TBD]). The Aegiran Fleet operates:

A portion of the surface combatant force — destroyers, frigates, fast missile boats
Submarines assigned to the Aegiran theatre
Naval aviation assigned to Aegiran operations
Coastal defence forces for the western coast

The Aegiran Fleet's principal mission is the Aegiran-Sea war — currently the AFCS's primary theatre of combat. The fleet contests the Aegiran Stolos and the broader WDP coalition in the central Aegiran Sea, supports the eastern-island occupation, and conducts anti-shipping operations against WDP coalition lines of communication.

Principal forces¶

Surface combatants¶

The Confederal Navy operates a substantial peer-tier surface fleet:

Destroyers — flagship-class peer-tier; multi-role air defence, anti-submarine, anti-surface; the principal Confederal Navy fleet asset
Frigates — peer-tier general-purpose; anti-air, anti-submarine, anti-surface; the bulk of the surface combatant force
Corvettes — coastal-tier multi-role; predominantly Aegiran Sea operations
Fast missile boats — high-speed anti-shipping platforms; substantial numbers in the Aegiran Fleet

All principal surface combatants are domestically designed and produced by Confederal Naval Industries at FEZ-port shipyards. Equipment quality is peer-tier; the principal lag from WDP standards is in specific electronics and combat-system categories.

Submarines¶

The Confederal Submarine Force operates diesel-electric attack submarines — peer-tier in design and production, principally domestic. The submarine force is the principal anti-shipping capability of the Confederal Navy and the most cost-effective force in the Aegiran-Sea war.

Submarine operations since July 2026 have included:

Anti-shipping operations against WDP coalition logistics in the Aegiran Sea
Reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering against Aegiran fleet movements
Insertion and extraction of special operations forces
Persistent maritime presence in contested zones

The submarine force has accounted for a substantial proportion of WDP coalition maritime losses in the current war.

Amphibious forces¶

The Confederal Navy operates the principal amphibious force in northern Sierra:

LHDs (Landing Helicopter Docks) — large amphibious assault ships with helicopter and small-craft capability
LSTs (Landing Ship Tank) — vehicle-and-personnel landing ships
Smaller landing craft — assault and supply
Amphibious command ships
Supporting auxiliary vessels — supply, hospital, salvage

The amphibious force, with the Confederal Marines, executed the eastern Aegiran island operations in July–August 2026 — a divisional-scale amphibious operation against defended Aegiran territory. The operation has been treated within the AFCS as the validation of two decades of amphibious-doctrine investment.

The Confederal Marines¶

The Confederal Marines are two divisions of amphibious-trained infantry, organisationally part of the Confederal Navy. The Marines:

Maintain divisional-scale amphibious capability — uniquely in northern Sierra
Operate AFCS-distinctive equipment — light armour optimised for amphibious operations, specialised infantry weapons, dedicated landing craft and helicopter support
Train continuously with the Confederal Army for combined operations
Provide the principal expeditionary land force for the AFCS
Currently occupy the eastern Aegiran islands with reinforced positions

The Marines are widely regarded within the AFCS as the elite ground force of the confederation. Selection is competitive; training is more rigorous than standard Confederal Army training; equipment is among the most modern in the AFCS.

Naval Aviation¶

The Naval Aviation Command operates:

Maritime patrol aircraft — long-range ASW and surveillance; fixed-wing
Maritime strike aircraft — domestically-produced strike platforms; principal anti-shipping aviation
Helicopters — ASW, troop-transport, search-and-rescue; both shore-based and embarked
Limited carrier aviation — the Confederal Navy does not operate fleet carriers but maintains embarked rotary-wing on the LHDs

The Naval Aviation Command's principal current operations are Aegiran-Sea maritime strike, anti-submarine warfare, and air-sea coordination with the Confederal Air Force.

Coastal Defence¶

The Coastal Defence Command operates:

Shore-based anti-shipping missile batteries — peer-tier; the principal defensive instrument against WDP coalition naval incursion
Coastal artillery — older but retained for selected port-defence missions
Mine warfare units — both offensive minelaying and defensive mine countermeasures
Port defence battalions — security forces for the principal naval and FEZ ports

Coastal defence has been a central operational priority during the war — WDP coalition naval action has produced repeated probes against the Shalmeen and Aegiran coasts.

Current operational posture (late 2026)¶

Mission	Force	Status
Eastern Aegiran islands occupation	Marine division (forward) + naval supporting elements	Continuous; reinforced fortifications; supporting maritime patrol
Aegiran Sea contest	Aegiran Fleet (full) + Submarine Force elements	Continuous combat operations against the Stolos and WDP coalition
Shalmeen Sea defence	Shalmeen Fleet (partial) + Coastal Defence	Active defence against WDP coalition probes; protection of FEZ shipping
Submarine operations	Submarine Force (sustained)	Continuous anti-shipping and intelligence operations
Naval aviation strike	Naval Aviation Command (sustained)	Continuous maritime strike and ASW operations
Coastal defence	Coastal Defence (full)	Continuous; substantial readiness escalation since July 2026
Volnian SRA support	Limited special operations and supply	Quiet; continuing

The Confederal Navy is the most heavily engaged service of the AFCS. Naval losses since July 2026 have been substantial — multiple frigates and corvettes lost or damaged, several submarines lost, naval-aviation losses in the moderate hundreds — but within sustainable replacement rates given the domestic industrial base.

Recruitment and training¶

Confederal Navy manpower:

Volunteer-professional core — approximately 70% of personnel are volunteer career enlistees and officers; substantially higher proportion than the Confederal Army
Selective conscription — supplementary; principally for non-technical positions
Officer recruitment — through the Confederal Naval Academy at [TBD — principal port] and supporting institutions
Marine recruitment — competitive selection from across the AFCS conscript and volunteer pool

Training emphasises technical competence and small-unit professionalism — appropriate to a peer-tier maritime force.

Naval doctrine¶

Confederal Navy doctrine:

Sea control in regional waters — the Shalmeen and Aegiran Seas; the Volnian Sea approaches
Power projection through amphibious operations and limited expeditionary capability
Anti-shipping warfare as a principal mission against superior aggregate WDP coalition naval strength
Coastal defence as the foundational mission protecting the FEZ port system
ESA maritime coordination with the RPA Navy (though RPA Navy contribution is modest)

The doctrine has been substantially validated by the current war's operational results. The eastern-island operations succeeded; the Aegiran-Sea contest has not been lost; the FEZ port system has remained functional under WDP coalition pressure.

Equipment¶

Confederal Navy equipment is principally domestically produced at peer-tier quality. See Equipment for full treatment. Key categories:

Destroyers and frigates — domestic peer-tier multi-role surface combatants
Submarines — domestic peer-tier diesel-electric attack submarines
Amphibious vessels — domestic LHDs and LSTs
Anti-shipping missiles — domestic peer-tier subsonic and supersonic missiles
Maritime strike aircraft — domestic; supported by the Confederal Air Force
Naval helicopters — domestic and limited foreign-partnership production
Shore-based defence — domestic missile batteries and supporting systems

The Confederal Naval Industries shipyards at the FEZ ports represent the most substantial naval industrial capacity in northern Sierra and provide the AFCS with substantial naval-construction throughput.