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Kalistani News in Brief: Waltrip praises Baltusia
Joint Hutori-Kalistani Frigate program Update; Wanderlust releases Alternative Album
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
March 28, 5641


Wanderlust returns to ARC to record alternative "Neutron Star"

Waltrip Praises Baltusia
On the news of the potential adoption of a monarchical regency in Baltusia, following the collapse of the Autonomous Syndicalist Union of States, the Kalistani Government issued a cautious word of praise. "Her Imperial Majesty has been watching the developments in Baltusia very closely, with a special concern for the people of Athosia, as well as all Gaduri and Kalistani co-nationals who live there. As Baltusia works out its own path forward, Kalistan stands ready to offer any and all assistance to the new regime there. In addition, we look forward to the complete restoration of trade, travel, and diplomacy between our two nations."

Her Majesty's Foreign Minister noted that to date, Kalistan appears to be the only government in Seleya or Terra to officially recognize the post revolutionary Government in Baltusia. "We expect that this will change as Baltusia stabilizes and emerges from the shadow of communism that has plagued that nation for more than one hundred years." She says that Kalistan will wait until after elections and "more clarity" on the situation before formally sending permanent diplomatic personnel to the emerging country. "If there is any indication that sending diplomatic personnel won't inflame or reverse any developments in country, Kalistan stands ready to launch staff there.

"Meanwhile, we have noticed an increase in travel and trade at the border Crossing in Lucid River: that border transit will certainly increase once formal bilateral agreements can be worked out. Her Imperial Majesty is optimistic for the developments there in Baltusia, but we also need to be very sensitive to our long history of mutual animosity. It will take a long time to get over all that, but Kalistan stands ready to assist in any way that will be helpful."

Joint Hutorian-Kalistan Frigate Program Update
The development in Hutori of the joint next generation Bekenial Class Frigate in Hutori continues apace. "We are currently working on integration of the anti-ballistic Missile systems with Kalistani Early warning technology, which itself continues in development, both within the Anantonese Region and in the space around Terra. "These anti-Ballistic systems are usually mounted on cruisers," said Defense Spokesperson Col Mark Enti. "And in fact, the Luxon Class Guided Missile Frigates actually carries some older, non integrated versions of anti-cruise missile missiles as local defensive systems. However, Hutori has developed the Cerberus system for their Frigates as well, and this system will be integrated to help Kalistan protect itself against Ballistic Missile threats."

The integration is still in its early stages, owing to a number of factors. "The Kalistani early warning systems are still in early days," said Enti. "What this means is that full integration won't happen likely until after the ships are built, requiring some retrofitting." Meanwhile, Enti says, Kalistani Defense planners are preparing to travel to Hutori to begin talking about longer term security cooperation, including intelligence sharing between both nations. "Kalistan is happy to share our intelligence with our friends," said Enti. "Its a shame that some nations set themselves up as our rivals. Naturally, our rivals would exclude themselves, which is fine." The Frigates are in Phase two of development and likely will be prototyped within the next five to seven years.

Wanderlust Releases Alternative Album
Wanderlust has finally transitioned to full alternative with their latest Album titled Neutron Star. The album was a return to Artists' Recording Collective following their foray into Country rock with Insomnia on Plateau, and is the first album they released in three and a half years.

"We took a little break to focus on our own projects," said Sir Peer Markinsson, OAE. "I think those projects have sort of become our lives now. I'm going a lot of composing, I know Elga (Nilsson) is releasing her second album with Basecamp this fall. But we wanted to get back together after this hiatus and just play some rock and roll." Markinsson hinted that this might be the last Wanderlust album for a while. "We may do more in the future, but these sessions were a chore, because I think our tastes have kind of diverged to the point where it is hard to do stuff as a coherent band. I really liked what Elga brought in, and what Lindy brought in, but really the only thing we agreed upon was the desire to play alternative music. So, we'll see if we ever get it together again. I hope, because I love these guys, but, people grow up too."

Dame Elga Nilsson, OAE, said this album was a labor of love. "You can hear on this record, my voice is really fried in a lot of places. Basecamp is really what I was doing, and they make such different music. Smoking, drinking and singing constantly makes a difference of your voice. It sure don't sound like the Wanderlust we started with." Early reviews of the album were very positive, but some did notice that the band really doesn't sound like the same group of musicians who came from Davostag seventeen years ago. Whether this is quits for good or just temporary, you can check out the full album Neutron Star, recorded at ARC in Sulari, right here And watch the video from their first single "A Long Slow Collision" here or on M7 in heavy rotation.

[Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huobAY7gl30]

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