News from The Nation of Selenarctos

[Triyun]

Objection!

 

Most of these states are communists and don't care about property rights, therefore their claim of succession is void as such a claim could never exist!

 

Except for Singapore and Ceylon, who are part of Tianxia, and don't produce such Eurotrash drivel and therefore their claim is void.

 

I demand you pay my client whatchu owe bitch!

[iKrolm]

Objection!
 
Most of these states are communists and don't care about property rights, therefore their claim of succession is void as such a claim could never exist!
 
Except for Singapore and Ceylon, who are part of Tianxia, and don't produce such Eurotrash drivel and therefore their claim is void.
 
I demand you pay my client whatchu owe !@#$%*!

Subterranean bureaucratic office, Selenarctos National Government:

'Chip' Francez, Intern: "Check it out, looks like internet trolls got on the Tiaxian diplomatic channels again."

Chad Cevino, Grade 1: "Again?"

'Chip': "Yeah, shall I pass it up the chain?"

Chad: "Nah, the higher grades hate receiving that stuff. Just bin it. If someone needs it, they'll come looking for it and we can find it again in a decade or so."

'Chip': "You got it!" Message archived...

[Triyun]

OOC:  I'm playing the character of Triyun, General Counsel to the Athenian Foreign Ministry, and Partner at Triyun, Sarah, and lkfht, LLP.  My statement carries the power of Athens!

[Centurius]

OOC:  I'm playing the character of Triyun, General Counsel to the Athenian Foreign Ministry, and Partner at Triyun, Sarah, and lkfht, LLP.  My statement carries the power of Athens!

OOC: Indeed he is and indeed it does.

[iKrolm]

OOC: Indeed he is and indeed it does.

OOC: Indeed, but Selenarctos bureaucracy is very old and very deep. Edited January 23, 2014 by iKrolm

[iKrolm]

Classified:

After years of a slow introduction and luke-warm reception, the Selenarctos Air Force has decided to scrap future plans for the F-111 Air Superiority Fighter. The F-111 remains a remarkable feat of engineering, but unit and maintenance costs were just too high for the plane exposed to salt water as much as it was. The current squadrons will be slowly rotated out of active service, and the Air Force is evaluating alternatives to replace them.

[iKrolm]

Classified:

Fieres Shipyards has begun laying down four additional Calasiao class missile submarines. On paper, the submarines are listed as Lhuiller class and only select commanders and the training crews have been told of the decision to produce additional Calasiao submarines. The Navy expects the new submarines to be fully armed and operational in two and a half year's time.

[iKrolm]

Public:

The Department of Security has requested that the Selenarctos Aerospace Consortium and Bulldog Armored Vehicles submit bids to develop a new air superiority fighter. The DoS wants a plane that is cheaper to produce and maintain than current jets, suitable for mass deployment in the Air Force. The new fighter must be stealthy, cruise at supersonic speeds, and compatible with existing air-to-air weapon systems. The Manila Times expects fierce competition from the SAC as they fight to regain ground after the highly public selection of Bulldog's F-X fighter over the SAC's competing model.



Classified:

The F-1 Quantum will be phased out of service, following the X-111. The Department of Security feels that the F-1 is no longer an integral part of Selenarctos' air defense, and that existing F-22 squadrons can provide adequate air support until new aircraft are operational

[iKrolm]

Public:

The Selenarctos Department of Economics is pleased to announce that Nippon and Meihua have been added to the Expedited Visa Program. Travel or work visa applications from expedited countries are normally processed in under twenty-four hours, as opposed to the ten or thirty days for non-expedited countries. Secretary of the Economy Dr. Odon Zelaya, who championed the addition, said he hopes this will increase travel and trade opportunities in the region. Edited March 14, 2014 by iKrolm

[iKrolm]

Public:

Is the Selenarctos Peacekeeping Force still relevant?
An Editorial in the Manila Times.

Three decades ago as the Oceanic Union dissolved, Selenarctos held the majority of Oceania as a protectorate zone. During this time, with the Selenarctos Army deployed across the continent there was concern that this created something of a double standard for the the army commanders: on one side the Army was expected to integrate itself as a population-friendly police force in protectorate zones, while on the other side the Army had to be ready to engage and eliminate an external enemy of the state without delay or hesitation in the event that Selenarctos came under attack. The Selenarctos Peacekeeping Force was created separate protectorate police duties from national security, and free Army units for deployment if they were needed elsewhere.

In today's world, Selenarctos no longer maintains the protectorate zones it once did. The Pacific Protectorate Zone is one of the last remaining protectorates, home to far less than the population of Australia or Indonesia that once existed as protectorate zones. In fact, of the the ten full strength Peacekeeping divisions only half of the 106th SPF Mechanized Division are actively deployed in the Pacific Protectorate Zone. The remaining nine and a half division reside on friendly soil with no active deployments expected for the foreseeable future.

This begs the question: does Selenarctos still need a 150,000 man strong peacekeeping force? With elections on the horizon, this seems a fair question for the Presidential candidates.

[iKrolm]

Public:

The Coast Guard has begun the integration process for six Fast Response Cutters purchased from the American Commonwealth as they arrive. Designated the 'Sentinel class,' the vessels will supplement the aging Cyclone class patrol ships for interdiction and high-risk circumstances. As a part of the integration, the Coast Guard announces a relocation of forces. Three Sentinels and two Cyclone patrol ships will be based out of Mariveles on the China Sea side while the remaining Sentinels and one Cyclone will be based out of Dinalungan on the Pacific side. The Coast Guard is also considering increasing its drone fleet to better patrol waterways around Selenarctos and extending into the Pacific Protectorate Zone.



Sentinel Fast Response Cutter

[iKrolm]

Public:

The National Government of Selenarctos announced earlier today the annexation of Micronesia and the Marshall islands. These islands, formerly in the Pacific Protectorate Zone, will be integrated as a proper part of Greater Manila with the appropriate privileges and legal protection entitled to all native inhabitants. The Department of Humanities stated the annexation of a territory without the motivation to self-governance would offer greater economic benefit to everyone in the islands and Greater Manila. The 6th SPF Mechanized responsible for the Pacific Protectorate Zone will oversee the transition, with elements of the Air Force and Navy dispatched to incorporate the region into the national government's defense plan.

Classified:

The 139th and 140th Interceptor Squadrons will permanently rebase to the new territory.
Bonifacio and Calasiao -class submarines shall begin extended deployments in the region.
The 3rd Mechanized Division shall upgrade it's rotating deployments in the region to permanent garrisons.
The 3rd Task Force shall expand it's patrol route from Yap to include the Marshall Islands.

[iKrolm]

Classified:

Citing the unexpected outbreak of hostilities between the Dominion of Draka and the friendly-but-non-aligned Cape City, the President has raised the armed forces to DEFCON 2.

[iKrolm]

Classified:

The Selenarctos Aerospace Consortium presented two new aircraft to the Department of Defense today. Both aircraft fulfill the role of light air transport, one a conventional helicopter and the other a tilt-engine VTOL.



The JMR-FVL is a dual rotor helicopter with higher top speed than the DoD's current fleet of Blackhawk helicopters. The JRM-FVL incorporates noise-reducing blades, radar absorbent materials and electronic warfare countermeasures in a stealthy frame with transport capacity for up to three crew and ten passengers. The flight avionics include an advanced LIDAR radar system developed by the SAC that maps navigational hazards and air turbulence, and a fully-integrated autopilot system able to control the aircraft from take off to touch down.



The JRM 20 is a VTOL with rotating engines that greatly extend the aircraft's flight range. The JRM 20 incorporates many of the same stealth and avionics advances as the JRM-FVL, but with increased crew and passenger capacity.

[Evangeline Anovilis]

Semi-public

 

While the government of the Union laurentienne had all hands full with keeping the military under control and the Americans out, a special note would be prepared to establish a post-war commission to investigate the possibility that technology of Faraway had been stolen by foreigners, compromising the security of the state. Especially an asset such as the Strix helicopter were one of the most highly-regarded examples of Faraway military technology.

 

The matter would be especially of importance, as any unrightful copying of military technology could possibly decrease the competitivity of Faraway military exports, which meant less income for a country that had far too little money to finance far too many soldiers.

[iKrolm]

Musings:

With access to classified Selenarctos Department of Defense files, the Union's investigation could learn that the two craft appeared similar in the conceptual rendering in question, but that the SAC JMR-FVL was significantly bigger than the Strix with nearly twice the transport capacity and that the Strix lacked the JMR-FVL's stealthy design. Edited May 2, 2014 by iKrolm

[Evangeline Anovilis]

Communique to Selenarctos Airspace Consortium

Subject: Cease and desist

 

Madames et Monsieurs,

 

It was found by the board of inquiry of the Direction des armoires québécois (DAQ), that your consortium has at the very least infringed on the copyright of Juuticopter (part of Juutilainen Aviatik, seated in Québec) in regards to conceptional artwork. It was found that the image used to present the JMR-FVL is in fact depicting a JTC-3 Strix helicopter. We would like to hereby inform you of the matter and hope that this mistake be corrected as soon as possible, otherwise, this could have serious consequences.

 

With kind regards,

Antoinette de Beauchamps, Directeur général des armoires québécois

 

Meanwhile, Juuticopter engineers would wonder how that Selenarctan helicopter could fit double the amount of people into a helicopter that was this closely resembling the Strix. Many concluded that it indeed must have been an issue of SAC utilising the wrong picture to depict their own helicopter. How that could happen, they did not know.

[iKrolm]

However, DAQ does not in fact have access to classified DoD files.

[Evangeline Anovilis]

Musings:

With access to classified Selenarctos Department of Defense files, the Union's investigation could learn that the two craft appeared similar in the conceptual rendering in question, but that the SAC JMR-FVL was significantly bigger than the Strix with nearly twice the transport capacity and that the Strix lacked the JMR-FVL's stealthy design.

DAQ seemingly would have enough access to conceptional renderings to sue over the image.

[iKrolm]

OOC: The original post was classified. The second post was a musing 'If DAC had access to classified files,' but they don't without a spy roll to look for a design that they don't know exists.

I know there aren't infinite pictures of sci-fi concepts on the internet, some are going to get reused. I gave lkfht a hard time because he copy-pasted from the Selenarctos factbook, not because the image was the same.

Edited May 2, 2014 by iKrolm

[iKrolm]

Classified:

The Department of Defense has approved funding for Hernandez-Segura's M9x series of land mines. The series comes in three configurations; the M97 anti-personnel mine, the M98 anti-vehicle mine and the M99 training dummy mine. All three mines use non-magnetic materials and high-density polymers to present a negligible magnetic signature and a reduced millimeter/microwave/radar signatures.


M99 training mine, with LEDs for easy retrieval.

[iKrolm]

Classified:

The Department of Defense has approved the procurement of the Area Defense Anti-Munitions system (ADAM). ADAM is the product of a cooperation between Bulldog Armored Vehicles and Precision Tactical to produce a laser-based CIWS weapon to disable incoming mortar and artillery shells, rockets, missiles and low-flying drones. The laser array, designed and produced in Selenarctos, offers an increased fire rate and lifetime advantage over the older STHAL systems purchased from the Kingdom of Cochin. The integrated radar system can track targets up to 25 km distant and engage targets automatically up to the laser's maximum range of 4 km. Unlike the Centurion C-RAM system, where missed rounds fall back to the ground, ADAM poses almost no risk of collateral damage and has been approved for deployment in heavily populated areas including Manila. Trials and training are expected to last another year, with deployments at major Army and Air Force bases following that. Precision Tactical is also working on a ship-mounted version of ADAM to compete with Phalanx CIWS guns.

[iKrolm]

Public:

With Presidential Order 421, the national government of Selenarctos extends diplomatic recognition to the following nations: The Kingdom of Axum, the Phillipines, Novograd, Japan, Alaska, Tristate Area, Sweden and Italy.

President Hygin Romero wishes the new nations well, and invites them to establish an embassy in Selenarctos Manila at their convenience. Edited May 16, 2014 by iKrolm

[Evangeline Anovilis]

"Ils sont fou, ces Selenarctans!"

-Florence de Pétèvellier, when asked about the mass recognition of non-existent states by Selenarctos.

[iKrolm]

"What more is a nation than a group of people in control of their own land and destiny, and the recognition of other nations that it is one? Selenarctos does not discriminate in the location or desires: if they demonstrate the former in a friendly and becoming way, then we shall provide the latter. Such recognition does not come without a cost, and our cartographers are quite confused on how best to represent the matter. Fear not for I am sure Generalissimo has a suitable pre-recorded message stashed away somewhere."

-Selenarctos National Government Press Release

Edited May 16, 2014 by iKrolm