Defense Industry Booming On Towne 01/05/3133
INN - Interstellar News Network
KALE BAY – Citing rumors of war as close as Addicks and the uncertain state of the
Republic, leading economist Tyler Stevinson urged investors to buy shares in any of
the three defense contractors now forming on Towne, proclaiming every one a
“guaranteed winner” for the foreseeable future.
“Just one year ago, if you had asked anyone here about the chances of heavy military
industry securing a foothold on Towne, they would have told you to seek help,”
Stevinson told INN at the Kale Bay Stock Exchange. “Today is an entirely different
story; defense is a guaranteed winner, and the people of Towne want in on the
market.”
Stevinson’s remarks came shortly after Whisper Vehicles, a local producer of
personal hovercars and other ground-effect recreational and commercial craft,
announced its intention to retool its industrial vehicle factory in Corsair Valley to
produce hovertanks. The proposed new line of vehicles, which will include a locally
produced variant on the popular Scimitar Mark II, is expected to generate more than
5,000 jobs planetwide and could go on-line within six months. This retooling plan
follows a similar move earlier this month by Port Howard-based Morris Motors to
begin its own line of infantry transports and the surprise formation of Antonelli
Militechnologies, Inc. AMI, a military re-engineering firm that plans to offer military
upgrade kits and refit services for all manner of civilian ’Mechs, kicked off the local
defense boom when it announced its incorporation in late August.
“The recent collapse of the HPG net and the standoff at our own HPG station have
painfully reminded us of the supreme delicacy of the peace we’ve lived under for so
long,” AMI founder and CEO Damon Antonelli told INN reporters last week.
“Unfortunately, it seems the best-laid plans of men continue to go astray. I share with
all my fellow citizens the wish for peace to come again, but if we don’t work to beat
our plowshares back into swords, those hopes will end in the fires of war we could
have helped keep in check.”
AMI, Morris and Whisper aren’t the only local businesses already turning toward the
military market, however. Several local firearms manufacturers, particularly Kale City-
based Kohlat Industries, have announced their own intentions to increase production
and open new manufacturing lines in everything from heavy support machine guns to
vehicular-scale missile systems.
“Though it may seem a pessimistic sign of the times, the fact is the market figures
don’t lie,” says Stevinson. “Even Devlin Stone couldn’t take the thirst for war out of
mankind forever. The smart investor should get on board, not only for the sake of
profit, but for the sake of our world’s greater good as well. It’s win-win for
everyone.”
INN - Interstellar News Network
KALE BAY – Citing rumors of war as close as Addicks and the uncertain state of the
Republic, leading economist Tyler Stevinson urged investors to buy shares in any of
the three defense contractors now forming on Towne, proclaiming every one a
“guaranteed winner” for the foreseeable future.
“Just one year ago, if you had asked anyone here about the chances of heavy military
industry securing a foothold on Towne, they would have told you to seek help,”
Stevinson told INN at the Kale Bay Stock Exchange. “Today is an entirely different
story; defense is a guaranteed winner, and the people of Towne want in on the
market.”
Stevinson’s remarks came shortly after Whisper Vehicles, a local producer of
personal hovercars and other ground-effect recreational and commercial craft,
announced its intention to retool its industrial vehicle factory in Corsair Valley to
produce hovertanks. The proposed new line of vehicles, which will include a locally
produced variant on the popular Scimitar Mark II, is expected to generate more than
5,000 jobs planetwide and could go on-line within six months. This retooling plan
follows a similar move earlier this month by Port Howard-based Morris Motors to
begin its own line of infantry transports and the surprise formation of Antonelli
Militechnologies, Inc. AMI, a military re-engineering firm that plans to offer military
upgrade kits and refit services for all manner of civilian ’Mechs, kicked off the local
defense boom when it announced its incorporation in late August.
“The recent collapse of the HPG net and the standoff at our own HPG station have
painfully reminded us of the supreme delicacy of the peace we’ve lived under for so
long,” AMI founder and CEO Damon Antonelli told INN reporters last week.
“Unfortunately, it seems the best-laid plans of men continue to go astray. I share with
all my fellow citizens the wish for peace to come again, but if we don’t work to beat
our plowshares back into swords, those hopes will end in the fires of war we could
have helped keep in check.”
AMI, Morris and Whisper aren’t the only local businesses already turning toward the
military market, however. Several local firearms manufacturers, particularly Kale City-
based Kohlat Industries, have announced their own intentions to increase production
and open new manufacturing lines in everything from heavy support machine guns to
vehicular-scale missile systems.
“Though it may seem a pessimistic sign of the times, the fact is the market figures
don’t lie,” says Stevinson. “Even Devlin Stone couldn’t take the thirst for war out of
mankind forever. The smart investor should get on board, not only for the sake of
profit, but for the sake of our world’s greater good as well. It’s win-win for
everyone.”
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