Rocco that's really not a good idea. This is your only warning. Combat testing of the Solidus I and Hyperpyron I have begun. Estimated time to completion is 8 years. Body armour research complete. The new body armour is very light, doesn't limit mobility too much, and protects against small calbire bullets and certain types of shrapnel. I'll just call it Dragonskin. So, Dragonskin I is complete, tests/research begins on Dragonskin II. Cold Fusion research still ongoing. The ERE is expanding its nuclear program, and building a comprehensive nuclear missile program. Nukes will be produced at the rate of 1 per year. Currently the ERE has 5 (parting present from Hex). Work on a new frigate class ship is complete, it'll be called the Civilis. Production begins on them, at a rate of 1 per 2 years. Work on a comprehensive passive radar system across the ERE still on-going. Construction starts on a massive naval shipyard in the province of Sinop, on the Black Sea. Anti-aircraft sites are also being built alongside it. Estimated time to completion: 15 years. After which it will increase naval production greatly. An additional $50b for defenses on the ERE-Egyptian border. ERE begins work on the following projects: -Medgel for combat troops, that can seal wounds in the middle of battle -Creating a bug species that eats garbage. Yum. -Irritgation projects to increase crop yield in Anatolia -Churches being built across the Middle East, to help spread Eastern Othodoxy -New interceptor plane, designed specifically to take down other planes. -Helping Russia with its [uNNAMED] project. Heh. -Cure for Alzheimers and various other diseases -Life extension drug -- Also, are we staying on Earth in this Hegemony? Because Sere is developing drop ships.