ARCHIVED: Additions and Alterations

[Oriole Electronics]

Custodia, Normont - Earlier today the Company hosted a closed press conference for a select few international news programs and the one and only Oriolean Network News. During this conference Chairwoman Nancy Fellows announced that she would be seeking reelection at the end of the year. She also stated that she plans to keep her strict closed-borders policies in effect for as long as the Union is able, for the good of the citizenry, despite the growing tensions to the north. After taking a few questions she stepped away from the podium to allow her Chief Security Officer (CSO), Nicholas Surok, to speak.

Mr. Surok addressed public and international concerns regarding the closed-border policies stating that these numerous policies are in place to protect the citizens of the Oriole Union and the employees of Oriole Electronics from the growing threats of the outside world and that despite the Board of Trustees insisting on relaxing parts of the program several new policies would be instituted by the end of the Quarter. These policies are as follows:

1. Increased border security at certain checkpoints.
2. An increased border crossing tax of 25% its original cost.
3. The issuing of another security card for all Citizens and Employees.
4. The issuing of several grades of security cards for Employees not having Oriolean Citizenship.
5. The revocation of all dual citizenships for non-Oriolean originating citizens with certain exceptions.
6. The recall of all foreign aid with certain exceptions.
7. The closing of all immigration and emigration offices.
8. Increased numbers of patrolling officers, military personnel and airships along the Union's international borders as well as a slight pick up along the Union's District borders.

After these new Policies were announced Mr. Surok returned the podium to Chairwoman Fellows. She then welcomed newly appointed Chief Scientific Development Officer (CSDO), Vlad Schwab. After a moment of him expressing his sadness for his predecessor's freak accident of a death he thanked the Chairwoman for appointing him to such a prestigious position within the Company.

Once Chairwoman Fellows had gotten Mr. Schwab on track he unveiled several new models of airships.

• The first being the highly anticipated 'Agriship Mark-IV' which is essentially a larger, more efficient version of the Mark-III and will allow more food production in the more mountainous Districts by acting more or less as a high altitude greenhouse.
• The second model announced is the first of it's kind produced by the Company since the terrible mishap with the Arronge Cruiser. This, the Company's second luxury airship has been lovely dubbed Cloud Nine; it is scheduled to run it's maiden run this fall from Custodia to Illia, across the Union.
• The third and final airship unveiled today was the Skyhawk class destroyer. The ships first testing run was named a success and is set to go into mass production in just under a week. It is expected by the Oriole Network News, though not officially confirmed by the Company, that this new class of destroyer will lead the security details in our nation's airspace around our extensive borders.

The Agriship Mark-IV

The Cloud Nine

The Skyhawk Destroyer