Expansion of the Armed Services.

The Armed Forces of Saltwater have been expanding, with twelve new frigates, twenty minesweepers, ten torpedo boats and six tankers for the navy. The Air Force has also gained 280 Sweepstreak Peregrine air superiority fighters, 550 RSD.1 Nemesis scout attack drones and thirty new UH-60 Black Hawks to supplement those already in service. The Marine Corps have received another thirty UH-60 Black Hawks, 170 MR-H18 Arctic Armour main battle tanks and 200 RSD.1 Nemesis scout attack drones.
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The Foreign Service Corps have also received 200 RSD.1 Nemesis scout attack drones.

The Navy Stands Guard.

With war breaking out in Warburg the Saltwater Navy has sent orders to its ships detailing the Task Forces they are to form should war come to the Saltwater Carrier Nation. They are as follows:
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Task Force 1.1:
SWS Cavalier.
USS Satan.
One Vengeance-class aircraft cruiser (SWS Dreadnought).
One New Albany-class frigates (SWS Enterprise).
Two Archer-class fast minesweepers.
Two Scorpion-class torpedo boats.
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Task Force 1.2:
One République-class aircraft carrier (SWS Retribution).
Two Devestator-class destroyers (SWS Illustrious and SWS Invincible).
One Vengeance-class aircraft cruiser (SWS Euryalus).
Two New Albany-class frigates (SWS Harrier and SWS Merlin).
Four Archer-class fast minesweepers.
Six Scorpion-class torpedo boats.
One Albacore-class attack submarine (SWS Conqueror).
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Task Force 1.3:
One République-class aircraft carrier (SWS Defence).
Two Devestator-class destroyers (SWS Eagle and SWS Victorious).
Three New Albany-class frigates (SWS Upholder, SWS Dragon and SWS Campbeltown).
Six Archer-class fast minesweepers.
Four Scorpion-class torpedo boats.
One Albacore-class attack submarine (SWS Defiant).
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The SWS Thunderer, or another Albacore-class submarine, will stand in for the SWS Cavalier as Deutschland guard ship should it be required to join its Task Force.