Egelion

[Louis]

After nearly two and a half years of delays, the Royal Directory of the Armed Forces was proud to announce the completion of the Fourth Armada, a project that began more than ten years ago. The fleet, set to be stationed at Meriat-del-Mar Naval Base in Rildanor, consists of 15 state-of-the-art mixed use vessels. The armada is led by the next gen Amateria-Class Frigate, released by Novantica during the reign of King Romulo. The frigate remains highly capable and advanced. The class is able to repurpose the ATENEA Missile System on the ships themselves, allowing immediate interception rates and advanced geolocation capabilities at sea. 

Along the fleet were General Valverde Class Destroyers (a sub-class of the Canrillaise Alvium-Class Destroyers, Norderms-Class Support Vessels, Leon Class SIGNIT Vessels, Tankers, and 5 Caille-Class submarines, bringing the total number to 25 submarines for the entire Armada. Royal Councilor Montalivet III, cousin of Emperor Leon Alexander, oversaw the arrival of the ships from Xsampa at Cartablanca, Egelion's military headquarters. The Royal Councilor gave a speech to the future servicemen of the ships and led a press delegation on the ships themselves. 

The Royal Councilor thanked the government of Xsampa, who were commissioned by the Royal Directory to help construct part of the fleet in the Dovanian country. Montalivet III stated that the country was "thankful" for Xsampa and their vast industrial sector, which made the fleet construction expedited. The Fourth Fleet becomes yet another expansion of Egelion's naval power and influence abroad. Conservatives in the Royal Court applauded the project and stated that more "integration military efforts" would be pursued in the future months for the empire to join. Efforts to continue improving the armed forces would continue in the next months. Experts are already pointing out the inaction of the air force, the ATENEA system, the Royal Marines and the Home Defense Guard. Yet, it is expected that the Royal Council's scheduled meeting in Portesti, New Endralon next week may reveal such plans.