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On January 25, Borrego's Vision in Pleiades Sector IH-V c2-7 and Kamov Survey in HIP 17892 were hit. On February 1, Asami Orbital in Pleiades Sector JC-V d2-62 and Cleaver Prospect in Pleiades Sector HR-W d1-57 suffered attacks; both stations were significantly closer to the Core Systems that the targets of the previous attacks. On February 8, Bennington's Restin 42 n Persei and Exodus Point in Hyades Sector AB-W b2-2 were attacked, continuing the trend of the Thargoids' movements. President [[Zachary Hudson]] and Emperor [[Arissa Lavigny-Duval]] both issued fresh appeals for aid for the affected stations, and the Emperor also confirmed that [[Aegis]] was actively investigating the Thargoids' shift toward the Core Systems.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a7c2524b2837d57693651ee Galactic Leaders Renew Appeals for Aid]</ref> | On January 25, Borrego's Vision in Pleiades Sector IH-V c2-7 and Kamov Survey in HIP 17892 were hit. On February 1, Asami Orbital in Pleiades Sector JC-V d2-62 and Cleaver Prospect in Pleiades Sector HR-W d1-57 suffered attacks; both stations were significantly closer to the Core Systems that the targets of the previous attacks. On February 8, Bennington's Restin 42 n Persei and Exodus Point in Hyades Sector AB-W b2-2 were attacked, continuing the trend of the Thargoids' movements. President [[Zachary Hudson]] and Emperor [[Arissa Lavigny-Duval]] both issued fresh appeals for aid for the affected stations, and the Emperor also confirmed that [[Aegis]] was actively investigating the Thargoids' shift toward the Core Systems.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a7c2524b2837d57693651ee Galactic Leaders Renew Appeals for Aid]</ref> | ||
On February 15, Gaiman Dock in 49 Arietis and Weyn Dock in 64 Arietis were hit, marking the Thargoids' arrival in the outer fringe of the Core Systems. As the public questioned the lack of an effective military response to the Thargoids, Imperial Senator [[Gianna Tachibana]] asserted that humanity was being reactive rather than proactive, and that the Pleiades were at risk of becoming a no-go zone even with the assistance of independent pilot militias and Aegis' research.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a85a1361b13ca3edb048d1c Galactic News: Proactive or Reactive?] | On February 15, Gaiman Dock in 49 Arietis and Weyn Dock in 64 Arietis were hit, marking the Thargoids' arrival in the outer fringe of the Core Systems. As the public questioned the lack of an effective military response to the Thargoids, Imperial Senator [[Gianna Tachibana]] asserted that humanity was being reactive rather than proactive, and that the Pleiades were at risk of becoming a no-go zone even with the assistance of independent pilot militias and Aegis's research.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a85a1361b13ca3edb048d1c Galactic News: Proactive or Reactive?]</ref> Meanwhile, the Federation launched the Bulwark Project, an initiative to develop autonomous military hardware to combat the Thargoids. While Imperial commentators criticized the initiative as a circumvention of long-standing conventions against the development of artificial intelligence, Federal [[Shadow President]] [[Felicia Winters]] dismissed those concerns, claiming that the Bulwark Project's purpose was to "investigate alternate defence strategies, not to develop machine intelligence".<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a859fd09dd29d74a968382e Galactic News: The Bulwark Project]</ref> The Bulwark Project campaign was later successful, but Winters was careful to note that the Project's initial remit was merely to determine the economic and military feasibility of the creation of a fully-automated defence force.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a8ee6340f36064f752cd607 GalNet: Federal Initiative Concludes]</ref> | ||
</ref> Meanwhile, the Federation launched the Bulwark Project, an initiative to develop autonomous military hardware to combat the Thargoids. While Imperial commentators criticized the initiative as a circumvention of long-standing conventions against the development of artificial intelligence, Federal [[Shadow President]] [[Felicia Winters]] dismissed those concerns, claiming that the Bulwark Project's purpose was to "investigate alternate defence strategies, not to develop machine intelligence".<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a859fd09dd29d74a968382e Galactic News: The Bulwark Project]</ref> | |||
On February 22, Armstrong Enterprise in Bhal and Beaufoy Vision in Nauni, both locations within the Core Systems, suffered Thargoid attacks. Coinciding with these latest incidents, Fleet Admiral Patreus coordinated a second Federal-Imperial joint operation against the Thargoids, this time centered on the Pleiades Sector OI-T c3-7 and Arietis Sector XE-Z b4 systems.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a8ee5d25f3da10323076fbf GalNet: Anti-Thargoid Operation]</ref> | |||
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