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[centre][h3][u]White Lion Post: Aaltsen Armaments begins testing in Utover[/u][/h3][/centre]

	A new development in the rise of Aaltsen Armaments, the Chatara-based weapons technology company which recently secured a lucrative contract with military officials, beating out juggernaut Stryka Corporation in the bid to design the newest artillery pieces for the Royal Army. Aaltsen's light [i](A-05)[/i] and heavy ([i]Aaltssen 305 mm)[/i] artillery pieces began testing in northern Utover today, being test-fired within a purpose cleared testing site, located along the eastern shores of the Malatar. Access to the site, as well as the report on the weapons' performances, are classified, but sources within the Royal Army claim that the weapons performed above and beyond the military's strict standards. The weapons are set to replace the North Wind AU, the heavy artillery pieces currently in the service of the Royal Army, developed ten years ago by Stryka Corporation as their first foray into military technology. Stryka's research division is not being entirely cut off from government procurement contracts, however. The second model of the dependable STA rifle, in service across the kingdom's armed forces, is set to begin production next year. Sources from both Stryka and Aaltsen claim that the competition between the two companies is entirely friendly, and beneficial to the military research industry in Aontas as a whole. The innovations of both enterprises have come at the time of great conflict in the world stage. The recent aggression on the part of the Grand Survaek Empire in Serranthia has pushed the government to make firm commitments to military renewal, to ensure His Majesty's Forces are ready for any threats to Aontan sovereignty in the coming years. These new deployments seem to be the first step in the government's plan to reorient focus towards defence.