The analysis of the attacks on the CIA bases provide interesting results – the explosives and detonators are commercial grade and they are activated by burned phone units. Every piece have any identification professionally erased, so no clues of origin – except that the perpetrators are well funded and very capable.
The replacements – that are delayed about six months – are well defended, but that result in obvious locations and at same time any local organization possibly interested in working with the americans have comprehensibly lose interest.
CIA have a very difficult job in the area in the next years. So far, no one find the responsible – at least the federation can’t and as far as they know, nor USA or China.
The replacements for the Douro II and Congo II enter in service early than planned – the new focus in stealth ships is mostly responsible for that. While the Congo III is a very similar ship – even if more stealth, the new Douro III is another fish. For starters, is a big one – 16.000 tons+ – and nuclear powered. The reactor – an overgrow version of the ones powering the brand new SSBN’s – is initially for the Vasco Da Gama II, but that is – sanely – decided that is a too much expensive upgrade – and so the new destroyers / cruisers – get it. They get all the stealth improvements the Congo III receive, but they also get a lot of electronic / firepower upgrades.
Douro III class heavy destroyer / cruiser (?)
displacement – 16.300 tons (some say more)
speed 32 knots
1x 210mm gun (navalized, improved version of the G7) – with 120km + of range with advanced guided ammo
4x4 AShM Atum 3 or Exocet MM40 Block 3 (Atum 3 have better land capabilities)
4x 57mm CIWS (similar to Bofor’s 57mm mark 3) + 4x24 short range SAM (up to 25km) - like a beefed-up Pantsir-M
AEGIS type system - can network with Vasco da Gama carrier, others Douro II/III or Congo II/III for coordinated fleet defense
128x heavy VLS system – can launch Aster 30, 4xpacked medium range SAM’s, ASROC like ASW, cruise missiles or anti-ship missiles. Can also launch federation ABM (classified), even if rarely loaded.
16x VLS for federation variant of Bramhos (anti-ship / land attack) – programmed up to just before launch.
2x4 light torpedo (ASW) MU90 or federation variant
2x RPU-6000 (like) ASW system - similar, but highly upgraded / modified
2x heavy helicopters or 3 x medium helicopters
4x UAV’s
advanced towed sonar array
Up to 60 very heavily armed marines / special forces
Very advanced / powerful ECM / ESM / ECCM system – have (several) auxiliary generators on top of nuclear reactor for extra power.
Very expensive, only 2 ordered / constructed – served also as a test-bed for many of the systems and as a show ship for other countries.
The radar / detection / tracking system have a lot of improvements from the extensive tests against stealth UAV’s and is one of the most capable systems in that area in the world.
The electronic suit is capable of denying / fully jamming sat / GPS (and others) and almost any comms / electronics in the vicinity.
The federation variant of the Bramhos use a native version of control system, with different electronics and program capabilities.
Thanks to nuclear propulsion, extensive automation, comfortable accommodations and plenty of supplies / spare parts, these ships can stay on station for a very long time.
Is the sum / collection of all federation technology / military power – only possible to build because of the immense influence the Navy have in the shadow government – need to operate in several places at same time (North and South Atlantic, Indian oceans and Med).