Egelion

[Louis]

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After nearly 7 years of development and 2 years of delays, the Royal Directory of the Armed Forces announced the official deployment of the Western Armada - led by the newly constructed Triomfant Class Supercarrier. The Royal Directory held a press conference at Castillo Garibaldi to discuss details of the new Armada and is future mission now that it has been officially commissioned. Jesus Balart, High Marshall of the Royal Directory, stated that while there was a two year delay on construction, the effectiveness and stability of the fleet remains state-of-the-art and class leading on Terra. The two year delay was caused by "engineering concerns" on parts of the R.A.E Victoria Supercarrier. Some top engineers noticed some design flaws on the carrier's CATOBAR system and completely redesigned the flight deck of the carrier. The new armada is led by the aforementioned R.A.E Victoria, a new major supercarrier that was jointly built with the help of Xsampa's sublime manufacturing and construction sector. The R.A.E Victoria Carrier is joined by 4 Amateria Class Frigates, 3 Yadraz Class Destroyers, 2 Norderms Class Support Vessels, 2 Leon Class SIGNIT vessels, and the brand new Imperatriz Class Amphibious Assault Vessel. The carrier comes loaded with several of Egelion's leading fighters such as the multirole EC-99E Stealth Jet, and the Leonex LX-35 stealth fighter. The fighters are sorted by several marine helicopters and brand new aerial, early warning aircraft.

The new Western Armada comes at a time of relative global peace. Thanks to alliance structures such as the Altéa Accords, the regions that Egelion is able to provide military coverage to remain relatively stable. The Western Armada, now a part of Egelion's five fleet system, provide a new sense of security and diplomatic maneuvering. The Western Armada will now begin patrols from the northern Anantonese to the Southern Ocean. The Western Armada will not be alone however. The armada will be conducting joint patrols with the Dundorfian Meridian Task Force. The task force, given to Dundorf several centuries ago by Lourenne, will now gain experience under the Western Armada on several maritime tactics and procedures. Marshall Balart of the Royal Directory states that with the new Western Armada now in service, Egelion's Royal Armada now covers all of the waters surrounding Seleya, Western and Southern Dovani, and most of the entirety of the White Ocean. The only regions not covered by Egelion remain the Majatran Sea and the Red Bass Ocean. Yet, Balart reiterated that Egelion would not seek to cover these regions out of respect and trust for her allies in each respective area. The Royal Directory stated that military expenditures for the next decade would not need to be increased as the Royal Court discusses budget bills. "Egelion's armed forces -on land, sea, and air -are not only primed to take on any other military force in Terra, but to lead Terra towards a lasting peace "

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