Re: Dundorf Heute (Dundorf Today)
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 7:21 pm
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Ministry of Defense to standardize military construction methods
Fuchstal, 29 January 4545
A T-72 tank is shown during military exercises last year. It is just one of the many dozens that were imported via a large arms deal with Deltaria.
"As Dundorf moves into a stronger economy, such must also be reflected in the military. We cannot improve one without the other. As such, we will commit to establishing a standardization in the production of military equipment and vehicles. If all is executed successfully, we'll have streamlined tank production to only take six months maximum. " Such words were spoken by the Revolutionäre Volksarmee's Chief of Staff Marko Drache to a packed room filled with military officers at the Ministry of Defense's luncheon room at their headquarters in Fuchstal. Drache's proclamation was met with a shower of applause. Improvements in military production could not have come at a more better time—With the expansion of CARSS and growing instability in all corners of the globe, Dundorf could no longer sit idly and continually ask for purchases from Deltaria. "If our military is to be successful, we must have a significant degree of self-reliance. Sure, support from Deltaria is always welcome, but we cannot rely on them entirely for our own military improvement. That duty shall fall unto us alone."
Drache's plan, as laid out before a joint meeting with the Defense and Industrial Ministries would involve a comprehensive plan of standardization of production methods for military equipment across the board, ranging from conventional weaponry to vehicles. As the current surplus of the Dundorfian armed forces is a mix of partially outdated Deltarian equipment and vastly outdated Dundorfian equipment, the time for a kickstart in production has been vital. "We've been showing a willingness to improve our military, in both technology and it's capabilities, but not a commitment. Today, that policy shall change. Methods of production shall be unified and converted to the modern era. For decades now we've been using vastly antiquated methods which largely fail to keep up with the current climate. It is on this day, genossen, that our old outdated military will see the first steps in its death—And in its place shall stand a strong, modern fighting force to rival the continent."
The MoD has also stated that it will conduct large-scale reverse engineering methods on Deltarian equipment that they have received in the past few years. Drache's reasoning for the reverse engineering was to be able to craft wholly new military equipment and vehicles without having to constantly rely on foreign equipment.