Egelion

[Louis]

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As was previously reported in the headlines of EL DIARIO, the Royal Directory of the Armed Forces in Cartablanca has approved the creation of an all new Armada fleet. The new Armada fleet, set to take a total of eight years for full completion, will include state-of-the-art Yadraz-Class Destroyers, Ameteria-Class Frigates, and Kinea-Class submarines, ships that are already part of the current Armada. The decision to expand the Armada came after the Royal Council concluded that "Egelion's increased presence in global affairs and continental matters" played a huge factor. Royal councilor Mondragon was asked about the expansion and for the Royal Council's rationale last week. he agreed that Egelion was "no longer bound by a regionalist foreign policy and is instead opting for a more internationalist, cooperative direction where the Egelian Armed Forces could serve as an instant response unit for global conflicts."

The new Armada fleet, set to consist of over 15 brand new ships, will be constructed mostly in Egelian ports. One can look to the ports of Libertaria and Yazdraz as the two main locations where the ships will be built to to their large accommodations. Some ships will be built in Norterra and Cartablanca as well to spread the job opportunities and access to resources. According to the Royal Directory, five of the new ships will also be built in Xsampa after an agreement was reached with Metz-Leonid. The new fourth Armada fleet, once complete in eight years, will be responsible for Anantonese missions including routine exercises and patrols down to Meriat-del-Mar base in Rildanor. 

The Royal Directory stated that the balance of having four armadas in four different theaters will help Egelion's response to global threats and to maintain peace in the region. The IDE has maintained that Egelion's policy of "peace through strength" is sometimes needed on the global level since the deterioration of liberal internationalism this past century. "What we're trying to do is establish balance. We need balance within our foreign policy and balance in the world. Like our responses with Rildanor and Kizenia, we may need immediate action in some cases or we can resolve issues diplomatically. we are keeping both avenues open for ourselves as we step up the leadership ladder", concluded Royal Councilor Mondragon II. The councilor also stated that the nation would begin to test new variants of the nation's ICBMs as well as the hypersonic missile program. Hypersonic production has increased since the Kerisian War and is expected to continue in the next several years, convincing some that ICBMs may be replaced and refitted entirely in the near future.

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