29-11-2025, 11:49 PM
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Balgrad - Prime Minister Lazarescu made his way to the port city of Balgrad in anticipation of the maiden voyage for the DNS Lipovac. A ship of the newly created Šalaj-class frigates, the new DNS Lipovac is the first of the new line, with a total of 10 ordered by the Imperial Navy. Lazarescu arrived in the city being welcomed by marines who lined the streets for his motorcade to drive through. He arrived at the St. Peter Military Drydocks just before 1:00 PM, with Navy admiral Ciprian Pacuraru providing the Prime Minister with a firm handshake. Press from all over the country was present to witness the DNS Lipovac leaving dock and entering open sea, ready for its sea trials and maiden voyahe through the Majatran Sea.
The Šalaj-class are derived from the older Gorshkov-class that had been out of commission for years. The new class features modern radar systems, new engines, improved weapon systems and newly added anti submarine capabilities. The ship is also longer then its Gorshkov predecessors, meant to carry a full contingent of Marines and a additional patrol helicopter in a newly created hangar below deck. The ship was designed by Delta-Mar Defence & Shipworks, with technical support from a variety of private military contractors and the radar systems provided by Avansat de Sud. The project is the first fully private naval project not supported by the state owned Deltarian Naval Systems, thus being a unique project within the Deltarian defense industry.
The Šalaj-class frigates are meant to be the second line of surface vessels for the Imperial Navy, with the current fleet of modernized Slava-class cruisers retaining their status as flagships for the surface fleet. It is the Imperial Navy its intend to form a capable surface fleet that is responsive and quick to deploy. The focus on the submersible fleet has thus required the navy to prioritize which surface projects are worthwhile, steering away from projects deemed to overstretch resources that could be used for funding the further expansion of the submersible fleet. With the Šalaj-class frigates the navy will see the introduction of several highly capable vessels that will work in unison with the Slava-class cruisers of the fleet. Navy admiral Pacuraru further explained during the press brief of the event that the IDAF is currently working with its different partners and with leadership to further improve a detailed account on the status of the current surface fleet, with a early estimate suggesting that at least 14 vessels in the fleet will have to be scrapped due to their extremely poor state. If possible all other vessels, largely destroyers, will be modernized and brought to modern standard, completing the transformation of the surface fleet within the next 8 years.
The Šalaj-class are derived from the older Gorshkov-class that had been out of commission for years. The new class features modern radar systems, new engines, improved weapon systems and newly added anti submarine capabilities. The ship is also longer then its Gorshkov predecessors, meant to carry a full contingent of Marines and a additional patrol helicopter in a newly created hangar below deck. The ship was designed by Delta-Mar Defence & Shipworks, with technical support from a variety of private military contractors and the radar systems provided by Avansat de Sud. The project is the first fully private naval project not supported by the state owned Deltarian Naval Systems, thus being a unique project within the Deltarian defense industry.
The Šalaj-class frigates are meant to be the second line of surface vessels for the Imperial Navy, with the current fleet of modernized Slava-class cruisers retaining their status as flagships for the surface fleet. It is the Imperial Navy its intend to form a capable surface fleet that is responsive and quick to deploy. The focus on the submersible fleet has thus required the navy to prioritize which surface projects are worthwhile, steering away from projects deemed to overstretch resources that could be used for funding the further expansion of the submersible fleet. With the Šalaj-class frigates the navy will see the introduction of several highly capable vessels that will work in unison with the Slava-class cruisers of the fleet. Navy admiral Pacuraru further explained during the press brief of the event that the IDAF is currently working with its different partners and with leadership to further improve a detailed account on the status of the current surface fleet, with a early estimate suggesting that at least 14 vessels in the fleet will have to be scrapped due to their extremely poor state. If possible all other vessels, largely destroyers, will be modernized and brought to modern standard, completing the transformation of the surface fleet within the next 8 years.
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The new DNS Lipovac just after it started its maiden voyage