Nanmaunak Defense Forces

The Nanmaunaktut constitution currently enshrines four branches of their defense forces - the Nanmaunaktut Guard, the Nanmaunak Army, the Nanmaunak Navy, and the Nanmaunak Air Force. The roles of these four are similar but distinct with the Nanmaunak People's Guard forming the primary expeditionary capability of the nation, whereas the other three branches are more involved in civil order and support.

The Nanmaunak People's Guard (NPG) is the smallest of the four armed services branches, but is also the most heavily armed. Entry into the Guard is considered to be only for the most elite soldiers, sailors, and airmen. Being a force in multiple domains, the NPG operates equipment in all fields, including a battery of locally produced Nuvakmaun Laqnanaksin Mk 3 artillery systems, a combat team of !Waheela Fighting Vehicles, a squadron of Airtram Hikuai, and 4 Riyatic !Ticonderoga-class cruisers.

The Nanmaunak Army is the largest branch, by far, of the Nanmaunak Defense Forces, comprised almost entirely of reservists. As the requirements to be considered a reservist in the Nanmaunak Defense Forces are far different from other nations, it tends not to compare well with near-peer forces in regards to training or size. However, the primary role of the Nanmaunak Army is for civil support, and as such the majority of emergency response personnel - fire, medical, and police - are all members of the Nanmaunak Army while fulfilling their duties. Primarily, the Nanmaunak Army provides recruits with free baseline training in numerous fields including driving, shooting, survival, and medicine, under the expectation that their training will both benefit their community on its own, as well as provide a defense-in-depth for the nation should it be invaded. This principle was proven during the Second Riyatic Occupation of Nanmaunaktuk, when the conventional army proved woefully insufficient for matching a foreign invasion, but guerrilla combat provided a method of retaining and eventually regaining independence.

The Nanmaunak Army operates no conventionally armoured vehicles, but has a wide fleet of logistics vehicles. For conventional armaments, they rely primarily on light or manportable equipment, such as the Ventoran O-20 howitzer, or the local Nuvaktit Miktis Mk 3 "Nananaksin" gun-launcher.

The Nanmaunak Navy primarily operates within Nanmaunak national waters; although they also service and patrol the ice pack. Operating a fleet of 4 icebreakers and 8 medium at-sea replenishment vessels, the Nanmaunak Navy is most often tasked with ensuring the open status of both the Upper and Lower Northwest Passages. As of 2020, all icebreakers have been upgraded to Polar Class (PC) 4 or better, with the namesake of the fleet, the Kikpiukmik, has seen further retrofits and is expected to be put back to sea as a PC 3 by 2023.

The Nanmaunak Air Force oversees most daily operations at all airports within Nanmaunaktuk, as well as operating a fleet of 12 !Sea King helicopters, 16 !Twin Otter transport aircraft and 3 !C-130 aircraft. The Nanmaunak Air Force is almost entirely dedicated to the emergency coverage of many remote settlements for medical and sustainment needs. As of 2014, the Nanmaunak Air Force is looking to replace its helicopters, and plans to continue upgrading and refitting the fixed wing fleets.