Kalistani Major History

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Kalistan relaunches the Indica-Class Submarine
Receives final installment of Deltarian Aircraft
Kaliburg, Ananto
November 17, 4768


Kalistan's Indica-Class sub design dates from the 4430s

A new Indica Class Submarine hasn't been built in Kalistan for more than 330 years, but the Republic is back in the submarine game. Four years ago, the Ministry of Defense began redrafting the blueprints for the most recent addition to the Kalistani submarine arsenal, and got a large boost from both the graduation of two successive classes of Naval Engineers, as well as the refiring of the Shipyards at both Kaliburg and Bozo River.

After two years in construction, the first new Indica-Class submarine, with modern radar and upgraded weapons systems has rolled off the lines.

Master Chief Georgia Chavez, who heads the Kaliburg National Shipyards said, of the new submarine: "The new updates were primarily in bringing component schematics into the modern era. Significant advances in micro-technology have occurred since the 4300s which allowed us to shrink the electronic components, and therefore increase their power. We've also been able to make several improvements to the fuel cell propulsion technology, that, while not necessarily improving the capabilities of the ship, have nonetheless increased space for storage. As a result, we can store two additional to torpedoes and have increased crew living space to something a little more modern than what existed in older designs."

As before, the submarine runs on an electric engine powered by hydrogen fuel cells, which allows for almost completely silent running as speeds up to 13 knots. It possesses six forward facing torpedo tubes, and can achieve up to 20 knots submerged. Its compliment has been increased from 27 to 30 sailors, which includes 5 officers. The additional sailors will operate a new advanced targeting system which allows the sub to track multiple targets over longer distances than the previous computer allowed. It also has a mount for fixed AAM launchers, to be employed when the ship is surfaced, but does not possess any ship to shore weapons systems. This brings the ship more in line with modern standard submarine technology. The advanced computer was developed by KalMD under a grant from the Ministry of Defense.

A brand new boat, the KRS-76, rolled off the line in Kaliburg last week and took her maiden voyage from the National Ship Yard to the Northern Limit, where it rendezvoused with several converted trawlers that are serving patrol duty there while Kalistan builds permanent patrol ships to replace them. Kalistan intends to build a total of 16 subs, including 7 more Indica-class boats, as well as 3 Sativa-Class and 4 Victor Class submarines, which were built on designs of submarines sold to Kalistan by Vanuku in the 4400s. Both ship designs will include the new targeting computer technology, and the diesel-electric powerplants will also undergo modernization.

In other news: the remainder of the shipment of aircraft from Deltaria, sold under Deltaria's Aerial Protection Deal, has finally arrived, and the balance of the total due has been paid. The last installment of aircraft brings Kalistan up to a total of 10 Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance planes, 75 Su-25 close-air, multpurpose attack jets, and 60 MiG-35 Interceptor jets. To this base, Kalistan will look for additional suppliers of mobile cavalry/troop transport helicopters, and will contract with AeroKal to produce more than 3 dozen lightly armored patrol jets. The Defense Ministry explained that it had the option to buy attack helicopters from Deltaria under the Deal, but opted not to, given that the mission of Kalistan's airforce is defense of the Homeland and adjacent seas.

Advanced training of Kalistani pilots, as well as ground crews has already produced a new crop of aviators capable of flying the Deltarian equipment, though Deltarian advisors remain in country to oversee the deployment of the remaining aircraft, as well as to continue to work with Kalistan to develop aerial tactics.