The Southwest Republic Defense Force maintains XX vessels, which are used to project the Southwest Republic's influence across the Pacific Ocean. The defense force maintains XX carriers, XX amphibious warfare vessels, XX battleships, XX cruisers, XX destroyers, XX frigates, XX littoral combat ships, XX submarines, XX cutters, and XX support vessels. The names of commissioned ships of the Southwest Republic Defense Force are prefixed with the letters "SWS", designating "SouthWest Ship".