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Dorvik and Ikradon agree to naval arms deal, seek to shore up defense cooperation.
November 5562
Chief of the Foreign Defense Office of the Supreme General Staff, Major General Mike Uebelhoer confirmed that Dorvish Defense Export had approved the sale of several naval vessels to Ikradon in a major arms deal, the first for the Dorvish in recent memory. The deal, which includes 1 frigate, 2 corvettes, and 6 fast attack craft/patrol boats was a first for Dorvik, which has generally focused heavily on air and land based systems but in the past has occasionally sold naval systems. The deal, worth approximately several billion LOD, will be paid over several years and the Dorvish will provide additional supply, maintenance and training to the Ikradonian Navy in order for them to become familiar with the vessels, the training will be handled by the Supreme General Staff and the Dorvish Navy.
The deal includes the sale of a Artanian Defense Group International Multipurpose Frigate, which will be designed as the "Ikradon-class Frigate" for purposes of sale and will be a general purpose frigate. 2 Haldor-class Corvettes and 6 Gepard-class fast attack craft, which fill a missile boat and patrol boat role according to their respective producers. The deal is expected to take 5 to 7 years to produce the vessels, test them via sea trials and then deploy them and train their crews according to officials from the Foreign Defense Office. General Uebelhoer stated that the deal was a major step in the right direction for the security and defense of the people of Ikradon and the wider security of the Artanian continent as a whole.