Deltaria

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OOC Source: Russian Defense

Cahtice: The Kirov-class Battlecruiser currently under construction for the Imperial Navy is "halfway done" according to inside sources in the Ministry of War. The UEG first started construction on the order of the standard Kirov battlecruiser for the Narikaton and Darnussian navy. This battlecruiser, equipped with the standard equipment on the original Kirov Class battlecruiser, is said to enter sea trials later this year, being send to ND by then to conduct the sea trials with other parts of the Narikaton and Darnussian navies. This battlecruiser does however pale in comparison to the currently under construction battlecruiser intended for use in the Imperial Navy of Deltaria. This Kirov-class battlecruiser will be equipped with the new Pancar-1 anti ship missiles with it being double the amount of missiles compared to the older missiles on the standard ship, Silent Devil torpedo's replace the current torpedo's on the ship, additional medium to short range anti air systems have been installed on the newer version as well as a modernized radar and engine. The S-300 long range AA system is also still on board but is less prevelant due to the increased size of medium to short ranged AA systems.

Now, with the Kirov for the Deltarian navy halfway done, many wait anxiously to see it enter sea trials once done. It would be the first time in over a century that a Kirov Battlecruiser would be in Deltarian service. It has already been confirmed that the Kirov will have its own battle group, tasked with operating in the Majatran Sea and in limited form around its short vicinity. Naval experts state that a Kirov battle group would be extremely effective as a defensive fleet as intended by the Navy as the Kirov holds far more weaponry then a average cruiser and has also been dubbed in the past as a "Aircraft Carrier Killer". Combined with a task force of a dozen other faster and capable ships it is expected that the Kirov Battle Group will be more then a match for any intruding navy if in active service. Construction on the Deltarian Kirov is expected to finalize at the end of next year with Sea Trials planned two months after. The two slava class cruisers, also ordered by the MoW, are likely to enter sea trials around the same time or several months later, with some sources suggesting a small delay due to capacity problems for UEG.

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OOC Source: RT News

Cahtice: The Grand Imperial Army in cooperation with the Ministry of War and Imperial Airforce has announced that it will work to reinstate and improve the formerly active HEAT missile defense network that stretched over Deltaria several decades ago. The HEAT system was a elborate system of both long, medium and short ranged anti missile and anti air installations designed to cover most if not all of Deltaria from aerial threats, both missiles and aircraft of different kinds. This system was largely destroyed after the coalitions invasion of Deltaria, which overwhelmed the HEAT network and eventually let to its destruction. With Deltaria taking a larger role in Majatran and Terran politics it has become evident for most military officials that a revival of the HEAT defense system is vital for the defense of the country in the future.

The new plan to revive the HEAT network includes the construction of new S-300 long range AA missile systems, 9K35M3 short range SAM and 2K12 medium ranged systems. These systems are mobile in nature, allowing them to relocate when needed. The foundation of the network will however be layed upon several fixed sights which can be abandoned by the mobile systems but only in dangerous and vital situations. The S-300 systems will be placed in the middle of the network on the mountain ranges of Deltaria, allowing them to have maximum radar range and provide adequate long range AA mechanisms. The medium ranged 2K12 systems will be placed in less mountainous areas, providing a second layer of defense if the S-300 systems fail. If the 2K12 systems would fail to work or fail to stop the enemy threat the last option would be the short range mobile SAM systems named the 9K35M3, which will be placed accross the nation to provide short ranged AA support. All these systems will be backed up by their own radar systems for locating and targetting threats but will also be using a to be constructed network of fixed and more advanced radar systems, allowing them to use extremely accurate radar information to succeed in their mission of defending Deltaria. This new and improved HEAT network is, according to the MoW, capable of intercepting all kinds of threats from enemy aircraft to missiles and even ICBM's to a certain degree. The ministry also announced that there is a open contract to explore an option for constructed a new missile defense system that could also be used in the HEAT network. No concrete details have been released on this program as of yet.

The MoW and Grand Imperial Army expect the new HEAT network to be operational by the end of 4782 without the occurance of delays or problems along the way.

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OOC Source: Head Blog

Cahtice: The Senatorial investigation into the Federal Space Agency or 'FKA' has finally concluded after two years. The investigation, launched by the senate after the failure of the Neptune-1 mission, had the intention of properly investigating what went wrong in the leadup to the launch of Neptune-1 and what measures need to be taken to 1. prevent it from happening in the future and 2. see what can be done to improve the FKA as a agency by itself. After two years of hearings, document reviews and extensive on the ground investigation the report concluded several facts. One of these facts was that the FKA was underfunded when embarking on the Neptune-1 project, prompting them to save money on the launch rocket and its quality in order to not compromise the integrity of Neptune-1 itself. A lack of qualified staff was also caused by the lack of funding going to the agency. The command structure and bureacracy was also not in order, lacking behind several years with administrative duties being neglected causing larger costs and the wrong materials being ordered during the construction of the craft.

These findings were a shock to many but not to FKA Director Drahoslav Mareš. Mareš has over the years been critical of the governments approach to the agency, requesting a lot of activity from it but not providing the adequate funding to properly execute these tasks. The director also testified this fact to the senatorial commission investigating the mission which in its turn send a official condemnation to the government criticizing their lack of attention for the agency. Mareš was allowed to stay on as director but was directed by the senatorial commission to reform and restructure the agency, updating its bureacracy and clean its executive. In exchange the senate passed a bill providing billions more to the FKA in order for them to embark on their next project, the launching and managing of satelites.

The new focus on satellites and restructured organization have now given the FKA the tools to continue. Instead of embarking on experimental and risky operations the FKA will thus, for the foreseeable future, focus on the construction and launch of satelites of all kinds. One major order has already been placed by the MoW for the construction and launch of 5 new military satelites, to be used for military operations but with at least one of the new satelites used by the GIA for the new upcoming HEAT system. These new military satellites would give the Armed Forces a new tool to use for reconnaisence, communication and actual strike coordination. Besides the military order the FKA is also expected to launch several commercial satelites meant to be used for commercial GPS networks as well as telecommunications, making Deltaria less dependent on foreign satellites to provide for its network.

While for now the FKA will thus focus on satelites several small scale projects within the agency have already confirmed that in the future the agency will likely embark on more ambitious project, with the senatorial commission mandating that before a operation the agency needs to assess the costs and provide the senate with either a request for additional budget or a request for a one time payment. The FKA is expected to start construction on the MoW satellites later in the year.

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OOC Source: Evening Standard

Cahtice: Deltaria. A country defined by conservatism, dictatorship and traditionalism for most of its history. A nation that has always been an "example" for hosians accross the world. For decades Deltaria was a conservative bastion, defined by traditional societal structures where man were on the top and women down below. This has, over the course of the last century, changed quite significantly. Deltarian society has experienced a large transformation. This transformation started just two decades after the former Federation was formed. Ivona Brezinova was elected president of the Federation. One of the first women to succesfully run for the highest office in the land. It was a landmark for women all accross the country which now had the prospects of running for the highest office of the land, something that was considered impossible before. The win of Brezinova was contributed to a change in the Deltarian attitude. Traditional societal structures were decaying after the coalition war as people were focussed on rebuilding the nation. This rebuilding effort prompted many women to take leadership roles in several parts of society from politics to bussiness. But it was not the full extend of the emancipation of women in Deltaria. The full emancipation came after the revival of the Grand Empire in its democratic form.

The Grand Empire brought new opportunities. Not only for men who got the chance to do jobs they actually liked thanks to the large economy. But also for women, who got accepted more and more in the general workplace. This new attitude towards women translated itself in the cultural and music sector. Movies started to cast female actors, women music artists like ADRI became famous in Deltaria and beyond and women started working in all parts of society, not seen as merely caretakers for the family anymore. Women in political positions were also much more accepted, with powerfull women like Maria of Alazan making her own political moves without facing much sexism and the new First Minister Nora Nováková wringing her way into power. Deltarian society, even its conservative parts, have largely accepted women in all walks of life. Accepting them to pursue their own career and be in positions of power. With the highest office in the land occupied by a female as well as the foreign ministry and world renown female artists making a name for themselves it truly is the golden age for Deltarian female rights. Deltaria has, in recent years, been called the most "progressive" country in terms of womens rights, something the government also underlined on numerous occasions. Many wonder if the female prominence in Deltaria will be a example for the rest of Terra and whether it will persist for generations to come in the country itself.

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OOC Source: Bussiness insider

Cahtice: The Ground Forces Staff, leading component of the Grand Imperial Army, has announced the discontinuation of the "Standardized Fighting Equipment Program" or SFEP. Almost 10 years ago the GIA embarked on this new program together with the Imperial Ministry of War putting out a contract for private and state owned companies to apply for. This contract was named the SFEP contract and included a large project to develop and produce the new standardized rifle of the Deltarian Armed Forces, to be used primarily for the army but also other branches of the military. The specifications for the new rifle were simple but specific, needing to be easier to handle then the rather bulky AK-74 then used as the standard rifle while also being more precise and capable to be used in extreme environments without breaking down. Another specification was the need for more attachements to be able to be mounted on the new rifle, something the AK-74 lacked in quite significantly. While the GFS and MoW had expected the program to take time and mount in cost they did not expect the current development cycle of over 10 years with costs for just the design phase already at 1 billion. Furthermore prototypes till now, such as the DDS designed AN-94 and PRIME designed AEK-971 both proved to be to costly to produce and the AN-94 particularly prone to breaking down. One rifle came close to winning the contract. A rifle designed by small arms designer Lopek Industries. This rifle, named the AK-12, was small, easy to handle and performed well in harsh conditions but was however deemed to costly to replace the AK-74 as a standard rifle for all forces. This has now prompted the GFS, in discussion with the MoW, to discontinue the program for developing a new standardized rifle. Deeming it to costly and time consuming to reasonably continue working on it. Instead the MoW has tasked the DDS and PRIME to work together in developing a new variant of the AK-74 now dubbed the AK-74M with the intention of adding at least a few more attachment options and improving the round and magazine of the rifle, officially stepping away from developing a full on new rifle for the Armed Forces.

The rather promising AK-12 has not seen the end of its days however. Due to its great performance, large attachment possibilities and easy to handle nature the special forces unit of the Armed Forces, the ZNZS, has showed interest in using it as their main assault rifle, replacing their AK-74's like first intended. The cost for replacing the AK-74's for the ZNZS for the AK-12 are considerably lower then doing it for the entire armed force and with ZNZS operatives already proving they can handle the AK-12 more efficiently then the AK-74 the GFS has authorized the production of around 6.000 AK-12 assault rifles, replacing the ZNZS AK-74 with the new AK-12. This means a bittersweet end for the army as their main forces will keep the modified AK-74 in service while the elite ground force, the ZNZS, will adopt the new AK-12 rifle. It is expected that the modified AK-74 will gradually replace existing AK-74's in the next decade while the AK-12 rifles for the ZNZS will likely be replacing their AK-74's within the next 4 years.

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OOC Source: SlashGear

Cahtice: The Deltarian company 'ListenIN' has announced their new music streaming platform by the same name. The company, which previously worked as a record label, started with the development of the platform around 6 years ago seeing a gap in the market when it came to cheap and easy to use music streaming software. The premise is simple, a app where consumers can directly stream their favourite song, download them to listen later among other things like setting up entire playlists and follow your favourite artists, getting notifications when they release new songs on the platform. As of launch ListenIN has around 2 million songs listed with popular artists like ADRI and the band Bears with all their albums also there at launch. ListenIN CEO Jakub Kríž stated that it is the companies intend on having 10 million songs on the platform by the end of 4782, a ambitious goal but one that he expects to meet, "we have decided to release with a stable but not to over the top number of songs on the platform, allowing us to gradually increase our database while keeping performance smooth". Kríž stated that the app was designed with the help of over 300 testers, with its layout and further interface specifically created to be simple, direct and functional. During the first month of the service being online it attracted over 200.000 payed users, each paying the monthly subscription of 7 LOD which allows them to stream indefinitely, create their own playlists and pick the songs they wanna listen. There is also a free option available, downloaded by 1 million users already. It is limited, only allowing the user to shuffle through premade playlists but is nevertheless regarded as a valuable addition to attract paying customers.

The streaming platform has so far launched in the nations of Deltaria, Jakania, Istalia, Dorvik, Lourenne, Kazulia, Yingdala, Malivia and Kalistan with the number of nations where it is available likely to be expanded at a gradual pace. This new service is expected to do rather well with interest for international music on the rise and more artists in the spotlight the ListenIN platform fills a gap that many wanted to see filled. ListenIN is for many a app to have their favourite songs in one place, something the creators know all to well, using internet adds to promote this idea. It is projected by the company that ListenIN will attract 500.000 payed customers by the middle of 4781.

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OOC Source: ArchDaily

Hradnice: The regional government of Darali under the leadership of Prime Minister Norbert Tureček has announced plans for a new tech park in the second city of the region, Hradnice. In recent years tech companies have become rather succesfull in Deltaria with the recent example being the ListenIN streaming service. Companies like this need a place to be consolidated. A place where they can exchange ideas and innovate together. Tureček and his government have thus decided to fascilitate this need, hoping that it may even lead to more companies appearing on the horizon. The new tech park will be constructed with nature kept in mind, located just outside of the large city of Hradnice it finds itself in the middle of green fields and small forests just a 5 minute drive from the Hradnice city center. The buildings that will be constructed will, according to the developer hired by the government, be totally carbon neutral and green scenery will be taken into account for a lot of the buildings and public spaces. A new high speed internet network, provided by MicroWeb, will also be created in the park, allowing companies to do most of the work from there. The intend for the park is attracting the HQ's of major Deltarian tech companies and possibly outside companies as well. Another reason for the creation of the tech park is giving Hradnice and the region surrounding it a new economic asset to grow and improve their city with. For the past two decades Cahtice has been the center of the Daralian economy and has received most attention in terms of expansions and improvements. By giving Hradnice this tech park the Darali government hopes to encourage growth and improvements in the city and population centers surrounding it. Private partners have already announced improvements on the Hradnice airport, a domestic airport focussed on domestic flights, likely making it possible to, in the future, provide limited international flights to the city.

The construction of the tech park will also bring improvements to the infrastructure in other parts of the city with the city and regional government reserving 2 billion to expand and improve city roads and the city metro network, which is expected to be extended to the tech park. ListenIN has already reportedly decided to move their HQ to the tech park with smaller Deltarian software companies also moving in, likely driving innovation and bringing some much needed economic activity to Hradnice and its surrounding areas. Construction on the tech park will commence in the next few months with it expected to last for the next two to three years.

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Providence: The Deltarian special forces unit the ZNZS (Or Special Naval Intervention Group) has, according to documents obtained by the Deltarian, performed a series of exercises in Lodamun a month ago. These exercises were conducted together with Lodamese counterparts, supported by a small airwing of the Deltarian airforce to simulate air support. This exercise, dubbed "Operation EagleEye" by the report, was intended to both train the ZNZS in operations on unfamiliar terain but also to increase the training of Lodamese allies and learn to work together with foreign special forces units. The Lodamese special forces have until now seen little actual training and were not used to the rigid and harsh nature of the ZNZS exercise. Nevertheless the report states that Lodamese forces have "conducted themselves professionally and have almost certainly learned a lot from the experiences of the operations". The operation was mostly focussed around the large and rough mountainranges of Lodamun. These mountains are amongst the largest in Seleya and proved to be an excellent training ground for the Deltarian armed forces.

In the first part of the exercise the ZNZS was provided limited air support and tasked with eliminating enemy fire positions in the mountain cliffs. This part of the exercise learned the ZNZS units to better coordinate both on the ground as well as with their air units. Furthermore it tested their skill in determining strategy with certain positions not able to be destroyed without changing tactics and positions. The second part of the exercise did not revolve around combat but instead reconnaissance and tracking. ZNZS soldiers and a Lodamese unit were tasked with travelling over 20 miles through the rough mountainranges, only using their compass and a incomplete map to reach their objective. On several parts of these mountainranges soldiers had to test their climbing and mountaineering skills, allowing them to challenge themselves in that field as well. When night came they had to travel using their night vision goggles, something they had rarely done before. The last objective was eliminating a enemy leader deep within enemy lines, without air support or scouting planes. According to the leader of the operation, undisclosed in the report, this last phase went smoothly saying that, "due to the harsh nature of the other exercises the troops conducted in the days before, this last mission proved one where they where all focussed to their core. They knew what had to be done. And they executed it more professionally then i had expected." The fictional HVT was reportedly captured instead of killed and ZNZS forces had killed around 20 fictional enemy combatents in the mountain caves where they were hiding. Only one ZNZS operative was fictionally wounded by gunfire in the exercise. With around 5 physically wounded due to the exercises. With one in critical condition but later released from the hospital.

Overall the ZNZS states in the report that the exercise was a success, training the elite force in a more foreign environment and working together with allied special forces. The nature of the exercises has given both Lodamun and Deltaria valuable lessons to incorporate into their training programs and the operation as a whole was classified as a full success. Several pictures were included in the report and it states that ZNZS operatives returned to Deltaria around two weeks ago.

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OOC Source: Wikimedia Commons

Kamalata: Deltarian First Minister Nora Nováková visited the Dovani nation of Vascania earlier this week to discuss relations between the two nations but also trade relations, which have been damaged over recent years due to several disputes between the two countries. The first minister had the intend of travelling to Vascania to solve the many disputes between the two countries and make sure that both the advanced Deltarian market is opened for Vascania and the large Vascanian market is opened for Deltaria. When arriving in the country Nováková met with Vascanian Prime Minister Kavita Mohite and travelled to Kamalata, visiting several historical sights as is usual in a state visit. They visited a local company as well, showing Vascanian advancements in technology and economic growth. After these formal visits the two leaders went to the Prime Ministers residence to discuss bussiness. For several hours the two talked, with a server sometimes bringing the famous Vascanian tea inside the room where talks took place. The Vascanian PM and Deltarian FM were accompanied by a trade delegation who were present for the first two hours of the talks before they left the chamber. While in the press conference held after the two leaders only talked of increased trade relations and coming closer together many expect that the last hour was all about Malivia and possibly other geopolitical questions, no report or statement has however been released on such developments. In the press conference the First Minister revealed what had been discussed in terms of relations and trade, "It is clear that Vascania and Deltaria have had some trouble in recent years. This does not take away the fact that historically our countries have been important for eachother both in terms of trade as well as diplomatic relations. Me and Prime Minister Kavita Mohite have agreed upon a comprehensive bilateral trade deal between our two nations. This trade deal would see Vascania export large quantities of its tea products to Deltaria in exchange for the Deltarian tourism industry selling its advanced equipment to Vascania and a significant amount of automobiles being exported to Vascania. We see this trade deal as a first step towards closer trade and diplomatic relations and towards a more comprehensive deal in the near future. Thank you everyone."

The deal is yet to be ratified by the parliaments of both nations but is expected to be ratified in the coming months. What has been discussed in regards to recent conflict on the geopolitical stage is unknown, with many wondering if the Malivian question has finally been resolved. First Minister Nováková returned to Deltaria two days ago, ending the visit that lasted over three days.

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