A Raegris scout ship has encountered a Tarbotian patrol near the IKA Federation. The small patrol did not engage with the Raegris though they did issue radio warnings to back off. The Raegris are reporting that one of the ships in the Tarbotian patrol was a previously unknown Samara variant.
The Samara is the backbone of the Tarbotian fleet, several hundred are known to be in service. The Tarbotians have bought into service a slightly larger destroyer of an unknown name but the Samara continues in production too. Is is thought the new ship replaces ships like the Vormix in the Tarbotian fleet. The Samara, if it is a new type, is likely to be the rumoured Samara VI which will replace the V+ in production. It is noticably more "bumpy" than the V+ which indicates more sensors and weapon systems.
