Egelion

[Louis]

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The Royal Directory of the Armed Forces has confirmed that it conducted a successful hypersonic ballistic missile test that landed in international waters in the northern Anantonese Ocean. The test was directed after Cartablanca notified the governments of Lourenne and the Anantonese Empire of the missile test. International cargo and trade routes were made safe by the Home Armada fleet, who were tasked with heading towards the target launch zone to ensure the test was successful and to pick up fragments from the test in the ocean. The test occurred around 5 in the morning from an ATENEA Command Center in the mountain ranges of northwest Amateria. The launch featured the new Hermes-1X ballistic missile model designed by Leonex and Grupo Ortega. The two companies have worked together with the government to create multiple models of hypersonic weaponry. The companies focused on the creation of a traditional ICBM base with hypersonic capabilities and another model based on low-atmospheric gliding technology.

Members from Leonex's design team spoke about the several years of delays and prototypes leading to the success of the new missiles. "We had many issues trying to figure out control actuators and the necessary sensors to make this possible", said Guillermo Vasco, Leonex's Head Engineer who worked on the Hermes missile.  "We also saw some imperfections within the pump systems for the engine, specifically the inclusion of Ethylene needed to kick start those engines. We discovered our flaws thanks to years of testing and research. Our university partners and regional engineers helped us figure this one out." The missile test over Egelian skies was only a part of the new missiles set to be added to the ATENEA Missile Program. A hypersonic guided weapon was also manufactured. These weapons are much more agile and difficult to detect compared to the traditional ICBM style. These missiles can be launch from frigates, submarines, and even in ground-based locations. What makes these types of weapons more accurate is their ability to evade enemy radar due to their unconventional approach to travel. Radar systems won't detect these missiles until they are closing in or near the final destination.

Leonex was credited with engineering this major feat, realizing that if they could create a missile that could bypass the ATENEA system, it would be very difficult to stop for other systems of defense as well. "We wanted to make sure that these missilies were not like any other conventional ICBM or cruise missile. When we invest billions of crowns into research and design it has to mean something. We can't simply decide to make something average and be satisfied with that. What we have created here is an effective, accurate, and modern missile system for the ATENEA Program. We will not only be able to defend our skies, but respond to adversaries as well." According to Cartablanca, there are fewer than 20 of the missiles (both ICBM and Glide) in the Egelian inventory. There are plans to establish these missiles on the Yadraz-Class Destroyers and the Amateria-Class Frigates within the Royal Armada. However, as production remains low, Cartablanca is cautious to delve deep in a program that has already costed billions despitre its successful tests.

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