The HCS have formally announced it's unmanned space vehicle, the Nybble, though the look of the type is still a closely guarded secret. Construction has begun of the first prototype and it is hoped that testing can begin next Summer. Nybble had been delayed due to budget problems but the sudden priority of the Clone Space Missile project has meant that Nybble, which will share much with the space stage of CSM, has benefited from a large boost in budget and priority.
The HCS said that Nybble will be much larger than the DDS Ferret-E and will be capable of superluminal speeds. Two Kalahati Tuuls in the HCS Space Research Agency (the Clone equivalent of the DDS Research Departmental Fleet) have begun unmanned superluminal tests (or rather 1 KT is unmanned and the other follows closely behind with operators and scientists monitoring operations). Although the HCS were very vague on details various HCS watchers and bloggers have filled in the gaps. Nybble is about the same size as a Coril shuttle and will have a speed of around 250c.
Nybble is expected to be used for reconnaissance and first strike, another possible use could be to provide terminal targeting correction data for CSMs. The Nybble would be located close to the enemy target (e.g. Proxima 7) and relay data to and from the CSM and a manned ship deeper in space. Nybble could enter service in 2112.
