SDNWorld Redux: Story Thread the Second

[Siege]

Straight from the Radio Tower this is WorldWide One. Global news and entertainment from the heart of San Dorado!


Bioban Gets Global Greenlight
Kings, presidents and parliaments worldwide have signed and ratified the comprehensive biological weapons ban treaty. Drawn up to ensure the world will never see the horror of the Pathogen War return, the treaty not only ensures the destruction of current stockpiles of biowarfare agents, but also in the creation of a worldwide agency entrusted with the development of vaccines for the most common strains.


Formula 1 Season To Begin
The Universal Motors F1 racing team has left its old stomping ground in La Palma and departed for Constantinople. The Air Gemini freighter carrying the team is expected to arrive on Byzantine ground early tomorrow for the race next week that will kick off the F1 season. Worldwide One will cover both the qualifications and the race live from the track, ensuring that the citizens of the world get to see every second of this spectacle in high-def.


The Universal Motors F1 car, here seen during a testdrive on the La Palma Death-Ring


Sojourning Shroom
According to a statement released by the General Department for Entertainment and Public, International and Corporate Relations the Shroomanian Prime Minister will be visting San Dorado sometime in the course of the next month. Under President Sidney Hank and Prime Minister Shroom, relations between San Dorado and Shroomania have reached an all-time high. Over the course of his four-year government the President has visited Farbanti two times, and a number of great industrial conglomerates of the two nations have begun close cooperations.


Arabiapolis Construction Surges Ahead
Despite the contraction of the world economy as a result of the Pathogen War, construction in the newfound city of Arabiapolis continues unabated. As millions of foreign dollars are pumped into the new desert city, architects are proposing all sorts of grotesque building projects: according to sources for Worldwide One, a conglomerate of San Doradan and Shroomanian architects intend to build a supertall skyscraper under the tentative name Burj Arabia in the newfangled city.

"We wanted to call it the 'Burj Shroomia' first" joked one architect, "but we were afraid the Shinra Republic would bomb us before it'd be completed!" If Byzantine authorities give the go-ahead for the building, the Burj Arabia will be the tallest building in the world once completed.


A computer generated image of the proposed Burj Arabia skyscraper under construction.


And now, Worldwide One continues with...

The ongoing animated adventures of Lord Phobos, Beater of Ass!

This week - Lord Phobos and the Starmen of Illyria!

[Fingolfin_Noldor]

Constantinople Times

Ferrarios and Lamborghinioi prep their F-1 teams and Le Mans teams for the races in Constantinople.


Ferrarios' car

Ferrarios and Lamborghinioi declared that they will compete in the F-1 and Le Mans race to be held in Constantinople. The race promises to be one of the grandest races in history, and various teams from across the world are taking part in the race.

Construction in Arabiapolis continues at brisk pace.

Enterprising Shroomanian, San Doradan and Byzantine businessmen have converged on Arabiapolis, with Byzantine Heavy Industries and other construction companies heavily involved in construction of various buildings. The new business district and downtown district are soon to be filled with skyscrappers of various heights all reaching for the sky. It is expected that the city would be ready for business in 4-5 years time.

[PeZook]

Jerusalem Space Center

Atlas-Sputnik Launch Pad A
September 30th, 2010



The technicians were just about finished. They were swarming over increasingly nervous Chim Chim for more than an hour, fitting him into his specially designed Monkey Spacesuit. Prime Minister Shroom 777 was there, too - having insisted to walk the little monkey to its space capsule before it blasted poor Chim Chim into space.

The great white room was full of equipment Shroom didn't understand, but he managed to restrain himself from pestering the white suited technicians about it. His head was hurting from the half-hour technicial briefing he received in the morning, where a stern faced safety inspector bombarded the Prime Minister with procedures and technical details.

Goddamn...walk through the north door...or was it south door?

Shroom's attempts at remembering anything from the briefing were cut short when a technician finally led Chim Chim towards him, and handed the monkey over.

"Hey there, little buddy! High five!", Shroom said, jokingly and stretched out his hand. Chim Chim promptly slapped it in a classic high five.

"Uh, sorry...I taught him that", one of the techs apologized, seeing the Prime Minister grab his palm and try not to scream in pain, "He kinda doesn't know how hard to do it, though."

"It's...", Goddammmit!, "Uh, it's okay. Really, no problem. Let's go!"

The pair started walking towards the north door, and were promptly turned around and pointed to the south. Satisfied with how things were going so far, Shroom started to give Chim Chim his pre-flight pep talk.

"Listen here, Chim Chim! I know you're nervous, the entire world's watching you, but you've had your training. You know what to do."

Chim Chim looked up at Shroom and made an unspecified monkey noise.

As the large door to the Suiting Room slid open, Shroom patted Chim Chim on the back.

"God speed!"

Chim Chim smiled and scratched his butt in response, just as the camera flashes began. Shroom walked him out of the building, and onto the little electric bus that would take them to the rocket. The man and the monkey looked each other in the eyes.

"Ook?", said Chim Chim. Shroom looked around and replied, "Ook!"

"Ook oook ik?", the monkey asked in return.

"Indeed.", Shroom nodded solemnly

[more to follow, going home now ]

[Shroom Man 777]

MUSHROOM MILITARY + FUNGAL UNION DISEASE DEPARTMENT (FUDD)

In accordance with the ratified Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological, Viral and Fungal (Biological) Weapons and on Their Destruction to be implemented by the Bioweapons International Oversight Committee (BIOCOM), the Mushroom Military - with international BIOCOM and local FUDD oversight - will begin the eradication of existing stockpiles of weaponized bio-agents.

The Mushroom Military and the FUDD have outlined the necessary procedures to achieve this goal, the process will be called BREAD: Bioweapons Reduction, Elimination and Assured Destruction. The BREAD will be an incremental process that will begin with the reduction of existing stockpiles, and then their safe elimination. The destruction of these agents will be assured, as local and international overseers will be observing the process from its beginning to its completion.

Also:

As part of the FUN-initiative to aid Astaria, the FUDD will be working with the Sirnoth government to aid the bioweapons stricken region.


The FUN enforces the quarantine on Astaria.


- Director Elmer Erlenmeyer, FUDD

[Shroom Man 777]

[OOC: Prime Minister Shroom, the Great Communicator! ]

Shroomanian Stories
GO SPEED GO



"I know you can do this, Speed."

"I don't know, Trixie, I've never raced outside of Shroomania... those Byzantine guys, they're pretty darned good. Gosh, I'll be racing against Michael Schumacherius - the world's greatest racer!"

"Hey, you weren't pretty bad in ASSCAR - Ricky Bobby taught you everything he knew!"

"Yeah..."

"Don't worry, Speed... I have faith in you. So do Pops and Mom."

"I know, Trixie. I just hope Chim Chim will be watching us from space."



Results:
Shroomanian F1 Racers prepare for kombat!

[DarthShady]

Shady News

USSR signs and ratifies BIOCOM.

Shadow Union team to participate in F1 Season opener, USSR will host the second race of the Season

USSR Delegation arrives to the Constantinople Old Continent Economic Summit (OCES)

[DarthShady]

Location: Temple Prime, Sarajevo, USSR

It was a busy day for the Premier, so busy in fact that he didn't have time for lunch. So he had to settle for a sandwich. Sofia left to visit her sister in Sjenska and he was left to fend for himself. He wasn't doing a good job of it. He ate his lunch while talking to his Generals via teleconference. "Everything is proceeding well, Sir.", General Alexander Romanov said, "We had a few minor incidents, but our 'respond in force policy' is doing wonders with stabilizing the area."

"Good. Keep it up.", Shady said, "Anything else?"

"No Sir.", the generals responded.

"Very well. Goodbye gentlemen.", he said and pushed a button to end the conversation.

"I need a vacation.", he thought to himself. His thoughts were interrupted by Kane, who opened the door without knocking. "Greetings Comrade Premier.", Kane said, "We have to talk."

"All work and no play makes Shady a dull boy.", Shady joked while eating his sandwich, "What's wrong now?"

"Sir.", Kane began slowly, carefully considering his words, "It's Sofia."

Shady's facial expression changed from a smile to more concerned look instantly.

"What?", he said.

"She's disappeared.", Kane almost chocked on the words.

"What do you mean disappeared?", Shady shouted, "How? What?"

"Someone attacked her sisters house. Killed the sister and her husband, and took Sofia.", Kane said, "It happened during the night. The two NOD agents assigned to protect her are dead. I have already began an investigation, but there isn't much to go on. The perpetrators were obviously professionals."

"Son of a Bitch.", Shady shouted and slammed his fist into the table, "You find her, Kane. You find her now! I don't care what you have to do, who you have to kill...Just Find her!"

"Yes, Sir.", Kane said.

Shady picked up his laptop and smashed it into the wall, he then proceeded to tare apart the rest of the room; swearing like a maniac.

"Goddamn sons of bitches!", he shouted angrily, "One enemy dies and a new one rises to take his place. Will it never end?"

Meanwhile in Sjenska...

"So who's the girl?", Edin asked his new guests, who were carrying an unconscious Sofia into the house.

"That's not your problem.", one of the men answered him, "You were paid to keep your mouth shut and provide us with a safehouse."

"My apologies.", Edin said, "My basement is at your disposal. Everything you need is already there."

"Excellent.", the man said, "Make sure nobody knows we're here."

"No need to worry, I'm a professional.", Edin smiled.

"I hope so for your sake. Our boss has a low tolerance for idiots.", the man said and followed his friends into the basement.


Results: Sofia is kidnapped, The Premier is pissed, a new enemy rises...

[PeZook]

Jerusalem Space Center

Atlas-Sputnik Launch Pad A
September 30th, 2010



The little electric bus drove straight towards the towering spaceship. Shroom had never seen any of the Mercury ships up close, and it was amazing just how large this thing was. He kept up appearances, chatting away with Chim Chim to the amusement of the bus driver, but something crept into his soul. The ship was menacing his little monkey friends.

"Ook", Chim Chim said to comfort his friend, "Eeek ook."

"I know...", Shroom replied. The bus stopped, and opened the door.

The ships looked even scarier now. The huge rocket was suspended entirely over empty space, and the launch tower groaned in the wind, waving ever so slightly. The machinery was breathtaking, awe-inspiring. There were no journalists here - just ground crewmen, one of whom approached the weird human-monkey pair.

"She's a beauty, ja?", Walter Wendt commented, stretching out his hand, "Drei hundert tonnes of high explozeeves!"

"Uh...who are you?", Shroom asked, still in awe of the rocket. The comment about it being filled with high explosives didn't exactly fill him with hope.

"Ja, excuze me. Mein name is Wendt, I am zee pad fuhrer. I vill ezcort you to zee capsule.", the man introduced himself. His accent wasn't quite Shrooman, but the Prime Minister couldn't quite place it.

Wendt led them towards the elevator. Every step taken closer towards the rocket - the sleeping behemoth - made Shroom more and more nervous. Chim Chim pattet him on the hend and made soothin monkey noises.

The lift started moving up, giving everyone inside an excellent view of the rocket.

"Ja, das ist ein klein rocket. Ten years in the future, you vill see rockets ten times bigger!", Wendt wouldn't shut up about the rocket, which didn't exactly help.

The lift cage stopped suddendly, with a jolt, which made Shroom cry out - but just a little. Smiling technicians escorted them across the gantry, where an open hatch awaited Chim Chim. The techs gently took over for Shroom.

"Oook!", were Chim Chim's final words before he disappeared inside the spacecraft. Shroom waved goodbye to him, doing his best not to look down. The gantry was made of girders, and one could see right throught it. All the way down.

Three hours later

"Ten...nine...eight...seven...ignition sequence start...six...five...four...three...two...one...liftoff! We have liftoff! The rocket has cleared the tower!", the Launch Controlled called out, his voice audible across the launch complex.



"See you in six days, friend!", Shroom uttered in a whisper, watching the rocket go up.

[CmdrWilkens]

Wilkonian Air Service announces latest acquisition

With the demise of shepistan and the retreat of Imperial Japanistan into seculsion the Wilkonian Air Service has been in the process of retooling its operational forces to meet the requirements of the next century of warfare. Foemost amongst concerns planners held was the lack of available Close Air Support in sustained format. While precision weapons delivery has increased over the years and both marine Corps and Army artillery is now immensely faster at keeping pace with forces the need was still present for long loiter time close air support. Today in a step to adress this concern the Wilkonian Air Service took two steps.

First is the announcement of the design award and LRIP contract for a new generation close air support craft, the AC-130V. Fielding is expected to take place by the end of FY11 as the airframe is consitent with the already highly used and well known C-130 airframe. The new aircraft is, hwoever, extensively modified to provide cotninuous precision or saturation fire support to ground forces or to engage in interdiction missions using its 105mm cannon and twin 40mm single barrel auto-cannons.

The second announcement is the deactivation ofthe 12th Bomber Wing. The Wing and its component squadrons are being turned over to the newly established Wilkonian Air Reserve. While the wing will not be fully deactivated until the two new squadrons of tactical craft are in place officials expect at least one more active duty wing will be palced in reserve status before the end of the first fiscal quarter in 2011.

[Lonestar]

Virginia Times-Dispatch

First ripples of Defense review emerge.
Acquistion of an improved F-39 model(The "Super Griffin") will cease at 230 units, as opposed to a previously planned 400. The program had involved acquiring second-hand TXAAF aircraft, with improved engines and avionics being given to the aircraft. [More]

[Lonestar]

WTOP News

ODA begins to enter East Shepistan

"The death toll in East Shepistan has reach at least the 50million mark, and the remnants of the East Shepistani Army and National Police have attempted to push out at the border city of Damascus. After a fierce struggle elements from the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Divisions, the "Susan Constant's Rifles" have begun to enter the Northwestern part of the country. Initial feed from the urban landscape is extraordinarily grim. If you have any young children you may want them to leave the room."




"Fortunately, the plagues that hit East Shepistan originated from the relatively primitive programs out of Astaria. The sicknesses have burned themselves out, and the citizen-soldiers entering have been vaccinated against all manner of the plagues."

"Banditry has gripped the country as former ES Army and Police Units have devolved into militias that are fighting the advancing ODA forces."





"Brickhall states that the restoration of order in the region will take a signifigant amount of time and that it is 'very likely' a request for troops from allied nations will be made. Specifically, military police battalions and combat engineers."

[TimothyC]

Alaska Signs and ratifies the Bioweapons Ban.

[Beowulf]

Highlights from the Shanghai Post

Huang Di Signs Biowarfare Treaty

3rd Armor Division redeploys to support Old Dominion operations.

Mistuburu team leaves for F1 season.

Starbooster Inc begins rocket tests.

[CmdrWilkens]

MEU 13 begins operations in support of CJTF-20

Today the Imperial Marine Corps announced that MEU 13 (SOC) has engaged in its first action to help stabalise the situaiton in what was once known as East Shepistan. The region as a whole was decimated by the Bio-Warfare attacks during the last war and only recently have the Old Dominion and the MESS's Joint Task Force 20 begun to attempt to re-enter and reconsitute lawful authority over the region.

With the plauge mostly having burnt out Commander of Naval Forces CJTF-20 Adm Sir William Halstead ordered the Marines to begin initial landings to establish a supply staging point ashore for follow on peacekeeping and humanitarian forces.The troubles and breakdown in civil authority following the plauges led to widespread damage to the already limited commercial shipping and landing zones therefore the decision was made to establish a new base of oeprations with WIlkonian equipment only and no chance of remaining biological material to contaminate the humanitarian rations which are enroute onboard all available Auxilliary vessels.



Authorities have not yet commented on whether an follow on forces will join the embarked Battalion Landing Team nor how much of a mission they will be given in securing civil control over East Shepistan.

[Fingolfin_Noldor]

Constantinople Times

Legio XIV Airbourne Comitatenses and Legio XII Black Sea Marine Comitatenses deployed to support Old Dominion Operations

[Shroom Man 777]

SHROOMANIAN SCIENCE


A harvested embryo.

The Sovereign Scientific Society is proud to announce a breakthrough in Shroomanian Stem Cell research. By harvesting cells from many, many human embryos, Shroomanian scientists have successfully created functional human brain tissues out of the collected stem cells.

The Scientific Society's previous experiments, using nearly as much harvested human embryos, have resulted in stem cells specializing into brain cells - neurons - but never before had they formed functioning tissues.


A harvested neuron.

"The ability to create new brain cells and brain tissues will not only benefit Shroomanians," says Professor Pietro Poontang. "But will also benefit all of mankind as well."

The Shroomanian Scientific Society has begun the harvesting of these brain tissues. Two thirds will be used to test treatments on various neurological illnesses while one third will be shipped to the Crimson Commune for joint Shroomanian-CSR cybernetics research.

"The Shroomanians have achieved a breakthrough in their research," says Doctor Dimitri Dzhugashvili. "Where previously we were only able to test neuron-processor interactions, with more tissues and larger processors, we can achieve even greater computing speeds. The possibilities are endless!"

[Zor]

Union Press

Zoria Signs Bioweapons Ban

Parliament Hill, Port Victory-Today in a completly expected turn of events, Parliament and King have signed the international Bioweapons treaty.

Zoria sets out on F-1 Season

Legion Motors Headquarters, Zorian Automotive Manufacture Legion Motors has completed work on it's latest batch of high end race-cars for the international series while Zoria's automotive team, supported by individual donation and corperate sponership readies itself. Zoria shall hold the last race in the series at the New Atlantis Infinity Track, sponcered by Zorian Retail Megastar, Buy'n Large.

BnL Burger opens 1,000th out of store resteraunt



Fort Sheriden, Cascadia-Today, Zorian Retail Megastar Buy'n Large Corperation has opened its 1,000th BnL Burger out of store Franchise. The Sucess of Buy'n Large's fast food experiment has won the company nearly 3 billion in profits to date, as well as begining to eat away at the popularity of BnL's biggest rival in the field of Fast Food, MacMill's. BnL Stock is currently skyrocketing in value.

[PeZook]

(OOC: Wanted to do it for a long time now )

PeZookian Consumer Report

Special story: Massive health code violations found at fast food restaurants throughout PeZookia

In a huge health inspection following the Pathogen Wars, PeZookian health inspectors raided more than 1300 restaurants and fast-food establishents throughout the country.

A massive report was released to the public yesterday, detailing the inspector's findings. Out of 1322 restaurants checked, 67% showed violations of basic health code, out of which 12% had to be closed immediately pending further investigation.

Several of these restaurants belonged to the industry giants BnL and McMill's. Inspectors found examples of gross mismanagement, carelesness and downright negligence in many of these outlets, including use of days-old cooking oil, substandard meat, ignoring hygene regulations and sometimes even cockroaches and/or rat droppings in food preparation spaces.

A special resolution was released today by the PeZookian Health Board to temporarily close down BnL and McMill's fast food chains, pending additional inspections. Sources indicate that supermarkets, processing plants and factories owned by the two giants will see visits from the Board inspectors.

"We've suspected those places of shady business practies for a long time, but lacked the resources for a massive raid like this one. Smaller inspections really didn't give us a proper picture."

Result: PeZookian health inspectors decide to go after BnL and McMill's. Wether the actis politically motivated or an actual attempt at stamping out health code violations remains to be seen...

[Grand Moff Yenchin]

Serenity Sentinel

Serenity Signs and Ratifies Bioweapons Ban [more...]

Blue Sun and Tachibana Racing Teams Ready for F1 [more...]

[Fingolfin_Noldor]

Constantinople Times

Stepped up inspections of restaurants
The recent closure of BnL and McMill's fast food restaurants in Pezookia has led to Byzantine authorities stepping up their own inspections of these restaurants. Many have been closed due to failure to follow federal safety codes and their companies have been sued by the state. The companies have yet to release a public statement.

[Zor]

Union Press

Buy'n Large responds to PeZookian Health officials



BnL Headqaurters, Port Victory-In Responce to the recent scandal, BnL President Shebly Forthwright personnaly fired the Head of the Company's PeZookian administration, placed over 50 top employees under inspection for corruption as well as calling for a general increase of Saftey checks and measures in the company's top administration. "Exactly how it got to this point we do not know, however we are commited to saftey and quality for our consumers and we will respond to this slip up quickly and deciecively."

However, many people in the Kingdom's population have pointed to the fact that a similar inspection blitz had befell more than 2,000 resteraunts and fast food franchises in Zoria only a few months back and not finding anywhere near the level of health violations at BnL Burger as was present in PeZookia, accusing PeZookian Health inspection authorities to be driven with politically motivated Bias to single out international competition.

[Karmic Knight]

Mike Tangent – Vinish Free Press (vinishfreepress.blog.vn)

King Signs Bioweapons Treaty, and a Whole lot more?

With the recent signing of the Cancun Biological Weapons Accord the Supreme Sovereign lived up to his name, bypassing the Senate in favour of just declaring his signature to equal law in this case. But, what if it isn’t going to be just this case, what if our King has actually successfully found a way to erode the democracy he already destroyed in 2007. What if our King has decided that he will drop this façade of ‘Republicanism’ and just join up with the Socialists, or just form some autocratic party to act as his mouthpiece?

This is actually away from my main point, His Majesty’s biological weapons treaty. The ban is actually just a front for continued control of vaccinations by the King, depriving the people with the necessary vaccinations, unless they submit to his rule.

This and his ban of Buy and Large will only further prove the man’s vendetta. With that Impotent Socialist in office.


Ted Stets ‘12

Results: I ban bioweapons (Sign the Bio Weapon Treaty and ignores my Legislature in Ratifying It, fuck Separation of Powers) and BnL (Riding the Coat Tails of PeZook).
Monarchists and Anarchists bitch.

[Fingolfin_Noldor]

Constantinople Times

BnL and McGill officials to be charged with failure to follow federal healthy safety codes, may get 2 years jail and the companies fined 5 million each

Following the recent raids on BnL and McGill restaurants, the companies have been hulled up to courts. Executives may receive 2 year jail terms, and the companies fined 5million each. "Health safety was atrocious. You had dustbins that were not cleared and overflowing. Then you have them using animal oils, despite the ban on them and a recommendation that they use vegetable oil. They have been warned before, and this is the second and final warning."

[Shroom Man 777]

TO ALL BRANCHES:

Kindly improve your sanitary and safety standards to meet the local requirements, should they exceed normal MacMill's and Shroomanian safety standards.



Or else.


HA HA HA HA HA,
Management



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ANCHOVY ACCUSATIONS

MacMill Management has fired an indeterminate number of its employees and has enacted safety and sanitation reviews of branches that have received complaints and concerns, at home in Shroomania and abroad in PeZookia, Byzantium, and elsewhere.

However,the Management also cites other factors to blame other than MacMillan corporate regulations - which, until now, have been impeccable.

"We are citing other factors to blame than our corprate regulations - which, until now, have been impeccable," said a MacMill's Mascot in an interview. "There are global geopolitical events to take into consideration. Take the Border State annexation, the Shadow population purges where they throw undesirables out, and that FUN Freedom Fontanelle with Astaria before the entire nation got wiped out. Immigrants provide a new and affordable labor force, but now we might be seeing that they're not all they're cracked up to be. Those Astarian ex-slaves and Border Staters we've taken in might have to take additional training. They can't even speak Shroomish."

"For two, Buy'n Large has been trying to catch up with MacMill's for years and only recently have they shown any modicum of success. Why is that? Why do you think their burgers have suddenly gotten "tastier"? You might want to check the reprocessed meat they're using..."

[Fingolfin_Noldor]

Constantinople Times

The Byzantine Empire ratifies the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological, Viral and Fungal (Biological) Weapons and on Their Destruction

The Byzantine Government announced that it will ratify the treaty and cease development of any biological agents. And if it chooses to do so, it will do so under the oversight of an agency to be appointed under the convention.

Imperial Health Ministry tells McMills to get its act together

The Health Ministry, responding to comments made by McMills executives, told the press that the training of its staff is on the onus of McMills. "If workers fail to perform up to standards, then it is up to the company to either raise standards or to fire staff. When the government finally steps in, they should hurl no blame on others except themselves," said a Health Ministry spokesman.

Local Fast Food chain Saleh's Kebabs allays concerns on Health and food safety

Saleh's Kebabs, famous throughout the eastern Mediterranean for their excellent kebabs and burgers, attempted to allay consumer fears on the quality of its food in the wake of the scandal affecting McMill and BnL restaurants. "Our restaurants are subject to inspections by the Health Ministry every 4 months. We ensure that our food is also fresh and served with the best and healthiest ingredients for our health conscious customers," said Mr Saleh, a Syrian himself. Mr Saleh has also announced that the company plans to expand its regional operations in PeZookia, USSR and CSR and Shroomania, while obeying local food safety laws. And if local food safety laws are laxer than Byzantine standards, the company would follow Byzantine standards instead.

Imperial Byzantine Air Force to switch to A340 plane instead of the A380 for future AEW&CSI aircraft.

The Imperial Byzantine Air Force will switch over to the A340 plane instead of the A380 for future AEW&CSI aircraft. A similar aircraft was made for Indophal and the Air Force will switch to that aircraft in future in an attempt to reduce costs. The aircraft will of course have a much shorter loiter time than the A380 but will suffice for the purpose of air defence. It is believed that up to 30 such aircraft will be bought by the Air Force, while the number of A380AEW&CSI aircraft will be kept at 32 at most. Not all A380 and A340 aircraft are expected to adopt MP-RTIP radar but rather a VHF radar meant to detect stealth aircraft. The army is expected to either buy another 16 A330 Phalcon aircraft or adopt an A330 with MP-RTIP radar. As of now, the army has not indicated its intent, pending current discussions on whether or not to transfer all Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche III aircraft to the Army.