Atomic Fist begins

Atomic Fist 2111 has begun (see here for ships involved) with the DDS fleet departing from Solaris bound for territory near Oratai. Enroute they will rendezous with 3 Porquatian Quagan class ships. The exercise has started a few days late due to delays in delivering live nuclear warheads from the secret DDS Nuclear Arsenal. A live fire test with nuclear tipped MRMs will take place at the end of the exercise.

• The first Ferret-G factory has begun construction on Dino-Land, a second factory is currently being built on Voth. This will be the last model of Ferret common to the Dinos and DDS as it expected that Ferret development will now diverge. The DDS are working on their Ferret-X, its not yet known what the Dinos will do with their version of the Ferret.
• At a lavish ceremony held at the massive Central Tank Factory on Cloneworld the very last T-89 rolled off the production line thus bringing to an end decades of production of the T-86/87/88/89 tank family. The only tank to remain in production will now be the T-55ZDM. Deputy Emperor Sleeze said that the T-89 and its earlier versions had been the iron fist that had enabled the Clones to build their empire but now it was time for the HCS to move on. He also announced that the T-88++ would leave service by 2114 though the T-89 is expected to remain in service for at least another 35 years.