TPM-2B enters production

The first major revision of the TPM-2, the TPM-2B, has entered production and should start arriving at DDS stores by early June. Production will also switch fully to the B at all production sites by mid-June. The B has a new motor which increases acceleration and top speed which will make the missile harder to evade or counter. The ECM suite has also been beefed up with improved protection against electronic defence systems.

The next version of the missile, the TPM-2C, is expected next year. One change on that missile will be a new warhead with a greater potential yield.

• Experiment 96X trials ship X151 Experiment has been withdrawn ahead of a sale to the Aritans. The other 96X ship still has some outstanding duties to perform but is expected to also be withdrawn by the end of June. SS Alpha Centauri, the 93X class trials ship, has completed its upgrade and will return to the fleet in a few weeks. As well as an upgrade the ex-Bolitic ship was given a full structural check and has now had its expected end of life date extended to 2117.
• The DDS have agreed to buy 20 more K-18D close support aircraft off the Dinos to build stocks. The DDS will also buy a stock of spare engines in a 61 million zark deal. The DDS have cut their order for the LLAD drone by 50 however. A DDSAF source said the Long Loiter Attack Drone was a fine asset but changing force requirements meant they didn't need quite so many.
• The 22nd and 23rd Light Brigades have both been declared fully operational by the New DDS Army, both have been assigned to the 3rd Division though it is expected there will be a re-organisation of the army soon where a lot of units get shuffled.