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Giustizia e Libertà was not known to have had a substantial presence on Emerald Garden, and likely arrived specifically to resist the Italian-backed PMC. Their signature brutality, meant to intimidate collaborators as much as enemies, is likely a deliberate escalation.

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Tenth Legion mercenaries arrived aboard the Emerald Garden under confused circumstances, purportedly to serve as additional security for the station’s administration. Their presence triggered immediate clashes with anti-fascist groups, particularly the Red Orchestra.

The anti-fascist organization Giustizia e Libertà (Justice and Liberty), has claimed responsibility for the death and mutilation of seven members of the Tenth Legion PMC. The victims were taken during the ongoing intense clashes aboard Emerald Garden, a large independent station.

FIAT helped define a market that barely existed a century earlier, now increasingly competitive as it expands beyond the Axis bloc and faces growing pressure from rival designs backed by major international firms in contested markets.

Our Analysis: The Rosso 2100 Light Transport made personal interstellar travel accessible to mid-scale operators, and a rising class of freelancers and independent captains. Immensely popular within the Axis bloc, it also found success on the international market.

One of the most popular interstellar craft of the 23rd century is set to be succeeded by a new model, as FIAT targets a 2287 release for its next-generation light transport. Modularity and extended range are being emphasized in the new design, according to insiders.

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Frontier Bounty Hunters, even those in established outfits such as the Torchfire Group, tend to use an eclectic mix of equipment. Gear is inherited, improvised, or bartered across dozens of systems, with no standard loadout surviving first contact with a real job.

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Representatives of the group offered few details on how Štefan Konečný was tracked to Glasswall, only stating that he had been living in a heavily fortified compound before being “executed by precision sniper fire.”

Torchfire, founded by Vegan veterans of the Solar Wars, has become one of the most highly regarded bounty organizations in the Far Frontier. Their reputation was cemented by a string of high-profile kills and captures across the frontier.

Our Analysis: Konečný was part of the Thule contingent that occupied the Reunion Colonial Republic during the fighting, and is believed to have been complicit in the Silver Spring Tunnel Massacre. He was long thought to be hiding on a remote world, far from settled space.

Štefan Konečný, a high-level officer in a PMC employed by the Thule megacorporation during the Corporate War, has been killed in Glasswall. The attack was carried out by operatives of the Torchfire Group, an elite bounty hunting outfit active in the Far Frontier.

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Representatives of the group offered few details on how Štefan Konečný was tracked to Glasswall, only stating that he had been living in a heavily fortified compound before being “executed by precision sniper fire.”

Torchfire, founded by Vegan veterans of the Solar Wars, has become one of the most highly regarded bounty organizations in the Far Frontier. Their reputation was cemented by a string of high-profile kills and captures across the frontier.

Our Analysis: Konečný was part of the Thule contingent that occupied the Reunion Colonial Republic during the fighting, and is believed to have been complicit in the Silver Spring Tunnel Massacre. He was long thought to be hiding on a remote world, far from settled space.

Note: In a previous article covering this story, the Champlain Group mistakenly referred to the T-640 as the T-604. We apologize for this error.

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Our Analysis: The Soviet Union had been hoping to replicate its earlier success in Chile, which selected the T-640 as its own MBT earlier this year. Yet Chile’s growing affiliation with the COMINTERN may have been a complicating factor in Gran Columbia’s final decision.

The deal includes both direct imports from the Reich and local production under license. Gran Columbia is expected to begin assembling vehicles domestically by late next year, with full-rate production contingent on factory upgrades and technology transfers.

After six months of evaluation and trials, the Reich’s Pz.Kpfw.39 has been selected over the Soviet T-640, American M8A5, and other contenders as the next main battle tank of the Gran Columbian Army. Procurement could reach beyond 11,000 units over the next decade.

Earth’s first colony began as a League of Nations Mandate with broad international backing. But its conduct during the Solar Wars has fueled perceptions of it as an OTO proxy. Past efforts to expand the Security Council were voted down by both the Axis and COMINTERN.

Our Analysis: The Security Council is the League’s only organ with binding authority over all members. A permanent seat is the clearest marker of great power status and something Alpha Centauri has pursued for decades.

For the proposal to be approved, the LoN Charter would need to be amended, requiring a simple majority of all member states and a two-thirds majority among current Security Council members.

The League of Nations is scheduled to vote on whether to grant the United Centauri Republic a permanent seat on the Security Council. If successful, it would be the first non-legacy nation to be included in the body, a move supporters call long overdue.

The United States of Juno and its Solar Treaty Organization partners will be watching closely. The deployment of modern Soviet anti-ship missiles to the Juno Reach, and their potential impact on the region’s growing naval buildup, is reportedly their greatest concern.

Our Analysis: The USSR appears to be testing the waters in a region whose volatility has only grown since the Tetus coup. For Vasquez, Soviet recognition would be an immense win, though military support remains the more immediate priority.

Tetus’ new revolutionary government, led by Captain Rachel Vasquez, has denied COMINTERN involvement in the coup that overthrew former President Orr, though the high-profile nature of the visit has raised questions about New Leningrad’s role in the Juno Reach.

Irina Sokolova, First Deputy Chairman of the USSR’s Council of Ministers, is set to visit the Tetus People's Republic in the Juno Reach. Talks are expected to cover political and economic assistance, though military support remains a cautiously framed subject for both sides.

The upgraded Flight II model of the Bayridge Class will form the core of the Philippine cruiser fleet, with select hulls assigned to O.T.O forward deployments and long-duration patrols across the Far Frontier.