Armaments of the Kabalinian Defense Forces

Main Article: Kabalina

Since the inception of its modern form in 1970, the Kabalinian Defense Forces (KDF) have used a variety of small arms, heavy weaponry, land vehicles, sea vessels, aircraft, and personal equipment. The primary purpose of the Kabalinian Defense Forces is to ensure the protection of the island of Kabalina against foreign invasion, with the military's role outside of direct defense being subject to intensive legal and constitutional restrictions. Unlike all of its surrounding countries, Kabalina is not a member of NATO or any other military alliance. However, the country's United Special Operations Command (SOC), a semi-autonomous component of the KDF, has contributed special operations forces from the army’s Special Operations Group, the navy’s Aquatic Warfare Division, and the air force’s Special Control Teams to act as members of United Nations authorized peacekeeping and humanitarian missions abroad. With the exception of SOC forces, the Kabalinian military is set up exclusively as a defensive force, with little to no global projection capability, and armaments are selected with the safeguarding of the homeland in mind. The peacetime military is relatively small, but extremely well equipped and trained. Constitutional measures require that the military engage in an "Acquisition of Available Items" process at least every 10 years, meaning that the military must make a legitimate viewing of what new items have appeared on the market, what new designs have been proposed, and what modifications to existing items may be implemented. This process ensures that the KDF is always equipped with state-of-the-art, maximum efficiency armaments in all of its branches, guaranteeing a high state of readiness at all times. Because of its emphasis on ultra-modern technologies, the KDF is constantly upgrading existing armaments and introducing new ones. This article will serve as a list of major armaments used by the Kabalinian Defense Forces since 1970.