Ever since the discovery of exotic materials in Earhart and its surrounding systems, I have taken the liberty of commencing the project for a prototype scanner array called "DETEKTIV". The premise of this is to utilize these exotic materials, which offer a plethora of useful applications not found in Sirian materials. My purpose for this project is to enhance long-range observation and espionage for future missions.
The scanner arrays available in Sirius today are quite antiquated; very little has changed since a decade ago. There is still very much to improve on, such as photosensitive materials, shielding against dense cloud fields and jamming signals, long-range detection capability, and computational power. Should the project be realized, we will have the best of both worlds.
The "DETEKTIV" scanner aims to resolve this by improvising current "Spyglass" scanner designs with the latest improvements garnered from the analysis of these exotic materials. The design involves reflective lattices coating the array, a prototype chip estimated to be at least two times faster than the "Spyglass" chip, powered up by organic capacitors cooled down by tubes of cryo-organisms similar to the "UNTERGANG" design. It is intended to be versatile, usable by any kind of ship.
I have allocated a minimum of five million as funding alongside the support of my research assistants and the artifical intelligence "WEISE". I have reached out to [REDACTED] for mutual assistance. The prerequisite materials will be tabulated once the design is finalized and feasibility has been checked thoroughly.
Project "DETEKTIV" will be designed using a top-down approach over the course of several months. Wing E has been allocated with a fresh batch of agents under my supervision. A total of 5,000,000 credits has been allocated, not counting potential aid from [REDACTED]. Currently, a total of 113 suggested designs were presented to "WEISE"; only design 87 was considered feasible enough after careful analysis, and has been chosen for the project. The development of "DETEKTIV" will be made in a modular manner, separated into sections E1 (array), E2 (lattice), E3 (scanner chip), E4 (coolant system), and E5 (power generator).
After tabulating the materials needed for "DETEKTIV", the process of gathering them will be reserved for the logistics division, as well as Daumann Heavy Construction. Due to the prevalence of hostile threats, the U-Korps division will be sent as escorts. It is estimated that this will take several weeks, if not months, to fulfill the task. Once this is done, construction of the scanner prototype will begin. Multiple field tests will be undertaken to ensure state-of-the-art performance. Once the scanner has been built, mass production will commence once we find a reliable way of collecting the materials.
The timetable of Project "DETEKTIV" will be listed below.
1. Pre-design phase - feasibility and budget (COMPLETED 4/9/834)
2. Design phase - array, lattice, scanner chip, coolant system, and power generator (COMPLETED 4/22/834)
3. Material tabulation (COMPLETED 7/17/834)
4. Material gathering (COMPLETED 9/12/834)
5. Construction (COMPLETED 10/05/834)
6. Field testing (COMPLETED 10/08/834)
7. Production (PENDING)
Not much has happened on our end over the past two months, but circumstances surrounding our efforts at curbing the Nomads and their thralls within the newly-opened Omega-58 system have been favorable to us, as well as the anomaly surrounding Planet Gotha.
The major issue facing the development of our scanner technology are the procurement of the materials needed. Fortunately, study of the information gathered from the Omega-58 system has yielded some insights on their means of organization and most importantly, technology that allowed the infested forces there to thrive despite years of isolation and the deadly pulsar surrounding the system.
With the new information in mind, I shall consult VIPER on the discovery, which will help us realize Project "DETEKTIV" more realistically. Material tabulation will commence soon once I get confirmation from the Kommissaroberrat.
Unfortunately, there has been a change in leadership. Direktor VIPER has been put on leave for [REDACTED], with Kai Siegfried sworn in as interim Direktor and me as the Kommissaroberrat. That means I will be directing Project "DETEKTIV" from now on.
After a month of progress, we have finally managed to tabulate the required materials necessary for mass production of the scanner prototype, to be shipped to AESIR station starting a few days from now. 10,000,000 credits have been allocated for the fulfillment of the project.
After extensive testing with several prototypes, we were finally able to procure a suitable model. Wing E has been expanded to accomodate an additional 30 personnel for the full-scale production of the scanner.
Although renovation is still underway as of this writing, I am proud to announce we can start building these scanners now.
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