The UN Armada (UNA) is the naval branch of the UN Armed Forces (UNAF). Until the early 2160s (the contact with the Ki'sa), the UNA performed a subordinate role to the UN Ground Forces. Since then, the UNA has undergone a rapid modernization and expantion. The UNA is the largest naval service in the Human known space with 160 war ships and 650,000 minor vessels; with dreadnoughts being the most important of them all. With a personnel strength of over 5.6 million, the UNA also includes the 650,000-strong Colonial Defense Force and the 1,560,000-strong Marine Corps, plus 600,000 VI fighter drones. As part of its overall program of naval modernization, the UNA