Egelion

[Louis]

The Royal Directory of the Armed Forces have announced the successful launch and start of the ATENEA Missile System, an improved replica of the Canrillaise-Dundorfian SOTERIA system. According to Royal Councilor Montalivet, who took over matters of the military after Councilor Ortega's departure, the new system had two different rocket launches take place last night in Caille in order to set up the atmospheric tracking systems for the system. The system was able to launch thanks to a combined effort from Amudim technology, Canrillaise aeronautics, and engineering from the Polytechnical University of Yadraz. The ATENEA Missile System was designated by the Royal Directory with the help of several university experts, engineers, professionals, and using high quality information from Canrille and Amudim. Press questioned how the nation was able to receive Canrillaise and Amudim technology. Responses from Royal Councilor Montalivet were vague, but stated that there "were talks between both governments discreetly where trade and agreements were reached for cooperation."

The ATENEA missile defense system comes with a full array of several missiles capable of destroying, short, medium, and medium-to-long, range missiles within a certain radius around Egelion, and parts of New Endralon and Kizenia. The missile system is capable of being set of maritime vessels, which Novantica has begun to do with parts of the Northern Armada. With a full set of radar systems in the Temarian mountains, down to the Valley of Iris near Altea, and to the coasts of Yadraz, the whole nation has coverage from aerial attacks and includes a prompt early warning system. The Institute of Egelian Intelligence (the IDE) will also use ATENEA system as surveillance and reconnaissance over global threats, further deepening the impact the system has. Royal Councilor Montalivet also stated that the Directory and the IDE were working on an "offensive aspect" to the system that SOTERIA never acquired, but that the system was at least a couple months away from completion. The system began production over 10 years ago, but was expidited thanks to foreign cooperation. The operating cost for ATENEA will be in the billions, but many in Egelion feel more safe than the current system that flied over Canrille and Dundorf. Many believe that this system has elevated Egelion's defense mechanisms tenfold. Montalivet states that ATENEA, named after the Kalopian Goddess of War and Strategy, is now operational and is protecting Kerisian skies from potential foes. Once the sword joins the shield, the system will be the leading model of aerial defenses that has transpired through several nations over several hundreds of years.