Egelion

[Louis]

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Castillo Garibaldi held a news announcement in Cartablanca this morning to announce that Egelion and Xsampa have begun work on two large supercarriers and a fleet of 5 ballistic-missile capable, AIP submarines for the navies of both nations. The deal comes after a series of meetings and discussions held in Metz-Leonid  regarding further cooperation between Egelion and Xsampa. While Egelian companies had previously only focused on aerial cooperation with Xsampa, the military industrial sector saw potential in maritime operations in eastern Dovani. Novantica, by far one of the largest and most successful shipbuilding companies in the region, will work with Grupo Ortega and several Xsampan manufacturing hubs to create two large supercarriers for the navies of both countries. This move comes after Castillo Garibaldi released a report following the Meriath liberation mission, and saw the need for easier projection and global access for the Royal Armada. Xsampa's need comes after increased security issues with the rise of Vascania and the meddling intentions of Amudim in the region.

Both nations, bastions of manufacturing and heavy industry, are ready to take the challenge on. With a price tag expected in the billions, many are curious to see the full potential of Egelion and Xsampa's heavy weight capability. Castillo Garibaldi stated that present docks in Egelion are more than capable to house carriers--this includes North Point base in Nadiya as well as Meriat del Mar in Meriath. Basing rights and ports for docking are not an issue for both nation. Some skeptics believe that the carriers will prove to be expensive to maintain and to construct, however, according to the Royal Councilor Montalivert, it "has been a long time coming that Xsmapa is treated as the powerful nation it is and respected for its industries and its consistency in fiscal responsibility for centuries at this point." The Royal Court, despite having rejected any notions of an increase in military spending, were convinced by Royal Councilor Ibarra, who stated that current debt levels are manageable and that private institutions such as Cascabel-Otienda and Santamer are eager to get into the investment competition in Dovani. 

The two new supercarriers in Egelion, known as the Triomfant Class, will feature state-of-the-art CATOBAR systems found similarly on the Canrillaise Queen Isabelle Class Carrier, and will have the capabilities to hold several types of aircraft for both nations. Each of these projects will also come with the creation of 5 General Valverde Class submarines. Novantica has stated that its current build queue at the company will be full with the current projects from both countries. Egelion is expected to take half of the work load in industrial work while Xsampa will take the rest. Despite the split in work, Egelion seems to be heading into more projects as officials from Bianjie were in Cartablanca to discuss "military cooperation". It is unknown what projects were discussed, but officials say Cascabel-Otienda and Novantica were involved in talks. Work on the two carriers and 5 submarines have begun throughout Egelion with ports in Yadraz, Cartablanca, Libertaria, and Norterra all occupied. It is expected for the project to conclude in six years, with sea trials beginning in seven.

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