Zeppelin has announced a full review of the UNDF Space Fleet. The review will be used to plan force strength and the types of ships to be built in future. Whilst the fleet has now largely recovered from the ravages of the MBO regime, there are a number of pending issues the UNDF need to start preparing for.
One of these is what will replace the Isometric fleet of destroyers. The oldest ships will be approaching their end of service lives in the early 2130s. The Isometric derivatives will also need to be replaced later in the next decade and early 2140s.
UNDF are said to favour a clean sheet new design instead of a development of the Corkscrew platform though there have been few details about this possible future ship.
One new ship that has now been confirmed is the Type 46B, also known as the Advanced Rome. This will be an updated version of the highly flexible and popular Rome 46A. The new ships should enter service by the end of the decade, replacing the Proxima Centauri 42A light destroyers.
