Federal Navy

The Terran Federal Navy, officially Federal Naval Command, is the one of the three main commands of the Terran Armed Forces. The Ultramarines are an independent branch of the navy. The headquarters of the Navy are located in Rio, on Earth. 
The Federal Navy operates approximately 10,000 capital ships as of 2723, with an additional 15,000 corvettes. Since the end of the Great Galactic war, the navy has tripled the number of ships it operates. For comparison, the Surben Defence Force, the second largest fleet in the galaxyNote that the Mirdesh Confederacy's combined naval forces are larger (around 8 000,capital ships with 26,000 corvettes), but Mirdesh constituencies legally have independent navies, operates 3,000 capital ships and 8,000 corvettes. 
The Navy is led by FLEETCOMM, the gathering of all admirals (rear admirals excluded). The Ultramarines function independently, the entire Corps being led by a single admiral, often referred to as High Admiral. 
==Doctrine==
The Navy concentrates itself on an rapid deployment doctrine. The Navy is much better equipped and more numerous than any potential opponent, but would also struggle against hit and run tactics. However, thanks to the Navy's strategic positioning throughout the Federation, it is capable of dispatching a fleet at any point in the Federation in less than five days. Whilst this may seem like a long period, it is actually a relatively short amount of time considering the size of the Federation and the speed of FTL engines. During war time, the Navy reorganizes for an overwhelming firepower doctrine. 
The Navy is in line with the Terran emphasis on discipline and obedience. Central control is a core part of Terran military doctrine, and is more present in the Navy than in the Army which gives wider autonomy to individual commanders. 
==Organization==
The Terran Navy operates in space, but also serves as a sort of air force, often assisting in ground operations of the Army or the Ultramarines. It is also the main anti-piracy organization of the Terran Armed Forces. 
===Terran Navy===
The Terran Navy is the largest naval branch of Terran armed forces. It only has around a tenth of the personnel fielded by the Army. Its standard divisions are armadas, fleets and system defence forces. During war time, these can be reorganised merged into battlegroups and expeditionary corps. 
Armadas are the largest military formations within the Navy. They are usually made up of over two hundred ships. This is only twice as many as a fleet, but armadas have a much wider array of larger and more powerful ships such as cruisers. Armadas are led by grand admirals and are made up of up to eight task forces. These are commanded by rear admirals. The flagship of an armada is either a Saturn-class or a Jupiter-class. Armadas are designed to be used for prolonged missions away from Terran territory, in offensive wars. There are 13 armadas. 
Fleets constitute the bulk of the Terran fleet. They are made up of a hundred vessels. The overall composition of the Terran fleets is two thirds corvettes, a quarter of frigates and the rest being large ships. Fleets are led by admirals, and their flagships are Neptune-class. Fleets are divided into up to eight task forces. These count only about a dozen vessels, half of armada task forces. These are commanded by rear admirals. Fleets are mostly used alongside armadas during wars, and serve as a smaller more mobile unit, which can be deployed where having the whole Armada would be overkill. There are 122 fleets. 
System Defense Forces (SDF) are formations of the Terran Navy which serve primarily as defensive units. Each SDF is assigned to one system, most of the time inhabited. SDFs have a wide array of missions: search and rescue, anti-piracy, propaganda and surveillance among others. Their numbers vary widely. For example, the Solar SDF is comparable to three armadas combined, whilst the Neiwei SDF (Neiwei is the third newest Commonwealth) only has two dozen vessels at its disposal. The majority of SDFs have around two to three dozen ships. They also concentrate the majority of the Navy's corvettes. Just as with their size, their leading officers and flagships vary. The lowest rank to be able to lead an SDF is commodore, but most SDFs are led by a rear admiral. There are 136 SDFs, those which are not assigned to Commonwealth-systems are assigned to pre-Commonwealth status worlds or military installations. 
An expeditionary corps is the name given to all Terran military formations which play an offensive role in a conflict. This includes Army and Navy groups. 
Battlegroups are groupings larger than armadas. Traditionally they are made up of several armadas and fleets during wartime. During the Great Galactic war, battlegroups were the principal organisational unirs of the navy. Battlegroups CHIMAERA, SAURON and BELLICOSE were formed on the Tesrat, Dermkha and Ur-Han fronts respectively. Battlegroups are not considered regular military formations.
Major Fleet Formation 	Headquarters 	Status 	Information
Armada I "Milky Way" 	Solar system 	Idle 	Formed in 2235. Largest armada, with around 400 ships.
Armada II "Andromeda" 	Alpha Centauri system 	Idle 	Formed in 2267. Destroyed during First Contact War in 2323. Reformed in 2346.
Armada III "Charybdis" 	Sirius system 	Idle 	Formed in in 2289. Destroyed during First Contact War in 2323. Reformed in 2385.
Armada IV 
 "Medusa" 	Barnard's system 	Idle 	Formed in 2331. Played decisive role in defeating the Ur-Han in both the First Contact War and the Great War.
Armada V "Juggernaut" 	Xanadu system 	Idle 	Formed in 2331.
Armada VI "Sauron" 	UNKNOWN 	UNKNOWN 	Formed in 2334. Played decisive role in defeating the Ur-Han in both the First Contact War and the Great War. It was this armada which wasinvolved in the bombing of Wemepo and subsequent wiping out of the Wemepo species.
Armada VII "Titan" 	Vaalbara system 	Idle 	Formed in 2389.
Armada VIII "Fenrir" 	Solana system 	Idle 	Formed in 2396.
Armada IX "Pendragon" 	Gondor system 	Idle 	Formed in 2418.
Armada X "Cerberus" 	Achernar system 	Idle 	Formed in 2456. Last armada to be formed before the creation of the first proper Fleets.
Armada XI "Kraken" 	Aarran system 	Idle 	Formed in 2557.
Armada XII "Leviathan" 	Ur-Termal system 	Overseeing Ur-Han government and military	Formed in 2600.
Armada XIII "Jormungand"	Corelia system 	Idle 	Formed in 2666.
Solar SDF 	Solar system 	Idle 	Officially named Solar Defence Force. Largest and oldest formation in all of the Terran Armed Forces, with around 600 ships.
Alpha Centauri SDF 	Alpha Centauri system 	Idle 	Officially named Alpha Centauri Defence Force. Second largest formation in the Terran Navy, with around 400 ships.
Sirius SDF 	Sirius system 	Idle 	Officially named Sirius Defense Force. Third largest formation in Terran Navy, with around 350 ships.
Battlegroup "AZTEC" 	Spread in Terran Territories, headquartered in Rohan	Active 	One of two permanent battlegroups of the Terran Navy. It is made up of the 16th, 17th, 19th, 39th, 40th, 41st and 42nd fleets. It is made up of around 450 ships.
Battlegroup "EDEN" 	Solar system 	Active 	Second permanent battlegroup. Colloquially known as the Home Fleet. It is constituted of the First Armada and the Solar SDF.
Unit 	Number of ships 	Subdivisions 	Commanding officer 	Flagship
Battlegroup	Anything larger than an armada	Several armadas, fleets 	FLEETCOMM direct command 	Jupiter-class supercarrier
Armada 	Several hundred vessels 	Eight to sixteen task forces	Grand Admiral 	Saturn-class battlecarrier or Jupiter-class supercarrier
Fleet 	A hundred vessels 	Three or four task forces 	Admiral 	Neptune-class carrier
Task force 	Up to two dozen vessels 	Four squadrons 	Rear Admiral 	Uranus-class carrier
Squadron 	Up to six vessels 	None 	Commodore 	None
Element 	Single vessel 	None 	Commander for corvettesCaptain for frigatesCommodore for destroyers and cruisers	None
==Notes==
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