The Dinos have given their yearly status report on their space fleet and indicated where they wish to improve. Consul M-B-H, in his first public engagement since becoming Consul, said that the 4th Dinomark RS would soon be completed. No others would be built however. A fleet of 4 would ensure 1 was always available to lead the defence fleets situated at Dino-Land and Pulsin. He said that the RS had good availability and thus the "spare" 2 ships would often also be available. He said that training and deployment of the RS had to increase to keep the RS crews sharp.
The next generation of the Dinomark PT, the PT/3 has been delayed until 2109 because of complexities with the new electronic sub-system (the Dinos are thought to developing something similar to DDS Open Architecture 2.0). Until then new build PTs would be to an improved PT/2a standard. M-B-H did not say what changes were included but it is expected the new tactical unit for the PT/3 will be included. Existing PTs would also start to be upgraded to PT/2a standard this year. Overall production was to drop as the Dinos diverted funds to upgrading the existing fleet.
Another upgrade programme was the Dinomark NG/6a. All 40 remaining NGs have now been upgraded to this new version. The NG/6a includes improvements to powerplant, sensors and weapons. In yet another upgrade the entire Dinomark XT fleet and the reserve fleet (which runs to a total of nearly 500 ships) will receive communication system upgrades. The system will include integration with current DDS communication protocols and support for operation with Ferret-E UCVs. The NT/6a and PT/2a upgrades will also include this.
Finally the Dinomark MR transport is now in production said M-B-H and would enter service later this year.
