Saletsian State Press

[Saletsia]

Short news:

~ Saletsian economy marks new "high" since the succession of President Barga.

~ Saletsian Military introduces new indigenous  military vehicle: The MX8 APC


Engine : Mitsubishi 130hp Diesel
Top speed : 100-120 kph
Armor : Resistant to 7.62mm, and .50 caliber (depending on angle)
Hull : Monocoque
Power to weight ratio : 30:1 minimum (w/ full combat weight)
Personnel : 4 (including driver & gunner)
Main armament : 7.62mm (current version) or Gatling Gun

[Saletsia]

Her Excellence President Barga has ordered the improvement of intranational transportation.

The railway system is to be improved and new highways built for busses and military transport.

[Saletsia]

Saletsia forming economic and military ties with the Chinese Loyalist State.

New project of the Saletsian military worth 40 million pesos:
MBT 2000: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBT-2000

and the Type 99 (50 million pesos project):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_99
prototype undergoing tests

[Saletsia]

MBT 2000 and Type 99 MBT open for production.

Saletsia to help develop Chinese Loyalist's economy and military.

Rebellion crushed after a full-scale attack launched after the execution of high-profile rebel leader Vega Llegada.

[Saletsia]

Saletsia acquires 10 Visby class stealth corvettes from Xyrael.

Saletsia opens economic and military relationship with  Llanydern.

[Saletsia]

Railway route to Chinese Loyalist State and Xyrael are finished.

[Saletsia]

The Peso's exchange rate drops to 0.3442459 dollar per peso:

http://www.nstracker.retrogade.com/graph.php?nation=saletsia&viewchart=exc

The economic downfall is said to be the effect of the projects undertaken by the Saletsian military that used up millions of pesos.

[Saletsia]

Saletsian President Barga ordered the military training of 500 000 volunteers with the M1 Garands to form a volunteer homeland security force.
The said force is an irregular paramilitary organization.

[Saletsia]

Saletsian Navy builds new class of fast attack crafts as an inexpensive answer to the demand to more naval security:

Albatros Class Fast Attack Craft:

Length: 57.8m
Beam: 7.8m
Draft: 2.6m
Displacement: 398t
Propulsion: 13.235kW
Speed: 40kts
Armament:
2 OTO-Melara 76mm gun
4 MM38 Exocet anti-ship missiles
2 torpedo tubes (not used)
Countermeasures:
Decoy launcher HOT DOG
Chaff launcher DAG 2200 Wolke
Complement: 40

[Saletsia]

Saletsia commissions Albatros Class Fast Attack Crafts and 6 vessels of the Kongo Class AEGIS Destroyers as part of the military modernization program:

[Saletsia]

New Saletsian band from Bandana rocks the nation:

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[Saletsia]

Headlines: Saletsian Navy captures a pirate ship and seizes the load worth S$ 70 million||A mayor is jailed over corruption allegations||The army conducts a two-week-maneuver in central Saletsia||Saletsian scientists sent to Jutensa to help find a cure for an agrarian virus.[/glow]

[Saletsia]

News update

The Saletsian armed forces has now been reported to be producing rockets, ammunition, missiles and storing fuel at a greater extent than normal. Rumors of upcoming tensions are said to be the reason for the actions undertaken by the honorable defenders of freedom.

Further military cooperation with the UASS and especially the Chinese Loyalist State is expected.

President Barga has ordered the regular training of about 700 000 citizens with the Type-81 assault rifle.
These citizens are supposed to be part of the Irregular homeland Defense Force that can be activated in times of threat.

[Saletsia]

Saletsian Navy gets unlimited access to patrol Chinese Loyalist waters and protect their sovereignty.***Saletsia is furthering economic and military cooperation with its Chinese Loyalist neighbor.***The Saletsian air-force is conducting a maneuver with the Navy in the West.

[Saletsia]

Navy commissions new frigates and destroyers, sends two figates and 17 patrol vessels to Chinese Loyalist State.  Saletsian economy suffers under military improvement programs.