The Coril 86As are among the oldest ships in the DDS fleet, one indeed was built in the early 2080s (though entered DDS service in the mid-2090s). Although it was planned to keep them until the next decade their advanced age plus the heavy intensive usage ISSF make of them means they will require a major overhaul to reach that. The 3 Fulcrum 85As are Utrek built High Speed Transports, the advent of the worm drive in DDS service means that the compromises and expense of the Fulcrums is not one the DDS wish to continue with.
Under the plans laid out by Torus, with the backing of Firefly, the 5 Falcon 47Ws will become dedicated to ISSF use and be permanently fitted out with the specialist equipment needed on special forces operations (at the moment the ships are frequently used by ISSF but need fitting out first before every mission). A sixth Falcon 47W will also be bought next year and all the ships will be fitted with worm drive.
The DDS will begin phasing out the Corils this year (once the worming and conversion of the Falcons has begun) and the Fulcrums next year.
- The Clone designed and Dino funded new generation self-propelled artillery gun, the ATC-107GDM has begun testing at a range on Cloneworld. Further testing will also be held on Dino-Land later this year as well as on Pulsin, Xi, Sandworld, Lomar and Austini 55 over the next year. The Clone Army have yet to decide if they will buy the type though are following the testing closely. The Dino Army will standardise on it as its main artillery piece.
