The DeltarianThe Deltarian is the national Newspaper of Deltaria and gives you the news that matters and is approved by the central committee right on your doorstep________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________June 23rd 4526Yasen class subs completed, entering service in 2 months, massive combined expansion planned for the navy and groundforceAfter 2 years of construction the Yasen class submarines have been completed and the ministry of defense announces a massive expansion plan to span 8 years________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Its the first time in decades that the Deltarian navy can welcome a new modern submarine into its ranks, the 4 Yasen class submarines that were ordered by the ministry of defense have been completed a few days ago and will be entering service within the next 2 months. The 4 submarines are not the only vessels that will be added to the deltarian fleet. The ministry of defense, with the new budget and the economy not slowing down, has announced a combined effort for both the navy and the groundforces. The navy had already seen a unprecedented expansion in the past decade with several destroyers, 2 aircraft carriers and 4 new Yasen class submarines added to its ranks. But this is not enough, the ministry of defense released the "Plan for Strategic Combined Expansion of Deltarian Forces" or "PSCEDF" in this plan the ministry announced its intention of constructing an additional 4 destroyers, 8 frigates, 7 corvettes, 5 submarines and 1 new aircraft carrier. This massive expansion would span the next 8 years and will cost the state around 120 billion DTE, the DOF state company has already been ordered to start the construction on part of this massive order which will begin with the construction of 4 Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates, the blueprints of these frigates were aquired in the military dictatorship period of Deltaria and this class is seen as a very modern and capable class commonly used in Trigunia while not yet being in the Deltarian navy. The navy also plans to replace the current 5 frigates in its ranks with the new Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates which will result in a total of 13 modern frigates.
After the first frigates are completed the navy will request the DOF to start full construction on both another Yegorovich-class aircraft carrier and all 7 corvettes. Once this is done fase 3 will commence which will include the construction of all 4 new destroyers, the remaining 4 frigates and the 5 extra planned Yasen class submarines. All three fases will span the total of the planned 8 years and if the DOF manages to finish the job on time it would mean the Deltarian Navy entering a new chapter in its history as one of the strongest and most capable navies on Terra, matching the strength of other great powers at sea.
In addition to this massive naval expansion the ministry of defense has also heard the calls for more funds to the ground force, in a project that will cost more then 110 billion DTE the army will receive major modernizations to its tankforce, general vehicle force (transports, armoured transports etc) as well as likely getting modernized infantry equipment and a newly developed rifle as a new standard rifle for the infantry. The groundforce will also work together with the DOF and state advisors in possibly developing a new artillery gun that would replace the current older models but this is still unconfirmed and the plans are still raw.
This total combined project will cost the state around 230 billion DTE and these costs will be spread over the duration of 8 years, the ministry of defense has learned from the large expansions of several years ago where excessive spending caused the economy to reach an all time low and caused the state to acumalate a large amount of debt, these days the economy is roaring with over 3.1% growth and a reported budget surplus of 2 billion DTE last year the ministry hopes that by spreading the costs of this massive plan they can maintain economic stability while reaching its military ambitions.
A new Admiral Gorshkov-class frigate in the trigunian navy, the modern frigate class that will be constructed in the new expansion plans of the Deltarian navy