Hospital ships to be joint DDS/UNP owned / Other news

The DDS have given some more details on their planned hospital/medical ships. The ships will be jointly owned by the DDS and UNP and the UNP will also share the cost in constructing the two ships. The ships will be operated by fully DDS crews however. An outbreak of plague on Saeou a few years ago showed the need for such a ship. In the enquiry afterwards the UNP said they could have done with a hospital ship to be sent to Saeou with quarantine facilities and extensive labs.

A new Terran Sea class frigate has been named and entered service. 3213 Celebes Sea has joined the fleet pool.

The DDS have announced their STUP (StarSystem Training Update Programme) to keep their training fleet of the venerable frigates in service for at least another 10 years. STUP will involve minor refurbishment and improved communications arrays for FIDO training. The internal layout will also be changed to allow classrooms and increased bunk space. The STUP replaces an earlier announced programme and will begin later this year.

Two Coril shuttles have been transferred to the Remedian fleet. The DDS are expected to modify a civilian design for it's next generation shuttle craft, the Feeder class. Details will be given later this year.