The Aritans have agreed an 85 million zark (the cost being subsidised by the DDS and UNP, the real total is about 130 million) upgrade programme for it's fleet of 5 Solaris II frigates and preparation work for it's 8 Intrepid II destroyers which will be receiving cascaded technology from the DDS Isometric fleet as it receives it's ILU.
The Solaris upgrade will include replacing the main and auxiliary computers and main databus with new systems with a higher performance and clockspeed. The communications array will also be upgraded and become compatible with DDS datalinks and the latest protocols, firewalling and other security measures to protect against cyberattack will also be fitted.
The Intrepids will be upgraded as a block when enough cascaded equipment is available (which therefore implies when at least 8 Isometrics have passed their ILU, which will probably not take place until the end of the year at the earliest) however the ships will, at next refit, be prepared for the new technology. They will receive an upgraded electrical system as well as software updates to the computer and tactical systems. They will gain compatibility with TPM-2 though will not receive the upgraded launchers until their other updates. As with the Solaris fleet the Intrepids will receive security enhancements to protect against cyberattack.
