Following on from news that the last Intrepid in DDS service is to be transferred to the Aritans the DDS have announced the sale of the entire Solaris fleet to the Aritans for 125 million zarks. However the sale will not take place until after the conclusion of the Utrek war so if there are further losses to the Solaris fleet then the price will be adjusted accordingly.
As part of the terms of the sale the DDS will have free use of the ships for surveying for the first year and afterwards will pay a rate yet to be decided. Initially the DDS wanted to keep 2 Solaris for surveying but have decided on this as a cheaper option.
