Kalistan takes Receipt of final Vanuku Arms Shipments
"Order is now complete" Kalistani Defense Minister reports
Port Devon, Kaliburg, Ananto District
March 1, 4411
The Refitting of the Kalistani Military is officially complete. The Kalistani Defense Minister, Philando Santamaria, reported that the last of purchased items from Vanuku's recent sale to Kalistan arrived in port at the end of February, exactly on schedule.
The Defense Minister was ebullient in his praise of Vanuku's work. "We wish to thank the Vanukean firms responsible for filling our orders, on time and in exceptional quality. We understand that Vanuku is currently engaged in a major conflict in Jelbania, but under no circumstances did they let Kalistan down. Their industries fulfill their contracts on time, and their production is excellent. We have had opportunity to inspect every piece of gear that they have sent us, and we find no flaws with any of it. Reliability and excellence in production: No higher praise can be offered to a country by its businesses. Vanuku should be proud, and we are thrilled that they chose to sell to us."
The First of the new Kalistani Destroyers begin arriving from Vanuku in mid-February.
In addition to weapons that arrived last year, Kalistan now adds the following systems to its arsenal:
8 anti-submarine destroyers, dubbed the Kaliburg-Class (RL Equivalent: Arleigh Burke-class) 7 of which will see immediate sea service, the eighth, the KRS-69, which will be studied and reverse engineered from top to bottom, and shall have blue prints made of it to begin construction of more just like it at the ship yards,
2 Guided Missile Cruisers, Dubbed the Luxon-Class (RL Equivalent: the Ticonderoga Class Cruiser), 1 of which will see immediate service, and the second of which, KRS 71, which will be studied for a year before being launched, so that Kalistan may draw up blueprints of the ship and begin manufacturing them at the ship yards.
12 Attack Submarines, dubbed Victor-Class (RL equivalent: Walrus Class Submarine)
2 Multipurpose Frigates dubbed the Daniel Guzman-Class (RL Equivalent: The Karel Doorman-Class Frigate)
10 Air Defense and Command Frigates dubbed the Ontiveros-Class (RL Equivalent: De Zevon Class Frigate)
30 Multi-purpose Jet Fighters Dubbed "Tornado" in Kalistan (RL Equivalent: The Typhoon Fighter)
30 Interceptor Class Fighters, Dubbed the "Dust Devil" in Kalistan (RL Equivalent, the F-14 Tomcat)
45 Close Air Support Fighters, dubbed "Smoke Monster" in Kalistan (RL Equivalent: SU-25 Fighter)
All ships and weaponry will be listed in an official Kalistani Military Registry, and have been commissioned and launched in Service.
Kalistan is thankfully no longer Defenseless. All Commissioned ships will immediately begin patrol duty on the Northern and Southern Limits of the Ananto Straits.