VP Technology Knobhead has set up a working party to look at NS' export portfolio. Sales have slackened over the last year or so though the order books still have healthy backlogs. There is a feeling that NS has saturated the market and so needs to look at new products.
Upgrades could also be a growing market for NS. Years ago ten billion zarks a year income was set as a target, currently it is just over half of that but upgrades are a tiny fraction. With a growing installed base of NS built ships now in operation across the galaxy there is opportunity to grow this income stream greatly.
29.6.18
27.6.18
NS3 think no immediate threat of terror attacks
The New Sparta Security Service (NS3) has said it does not think there is an immediate threat of any terror attacks like the Jalgao Sands nuclear power station incident earlier in the year. NS3 and New Sparta Internal Security (NSIS) have been on high alert ever since. The head of NSIS Torus said that they would remain alert.
Privately it is thought that the terrorists had help inside New Sparta, maybe at a high level, though an NSIS investigation has failed to find any solid evidence. General Toberone, who tried to sell NS secrets to the Bolitic, is not though to be linked to the earlier terror attacks. VP Intelligence Windscorpion personally debriefed and deeply probed him.
Privately it is thought that the terrorists had help inside New Sparta, maybe at a high level, though an NSIS investigation has failed to find any solid evidence. General Toberone, who tried to sell NS secrets to the Bolitic, is not though to be linked to the earlier terror attacks. VP Intelligence Windscorpion personally debriefed and deeply probed him.
22.6.18
Not everyone in favour of NS/UNP merger
A group of senior NS officers let by the Vice-President of Operations Caratore (and deputy to Sea Urchin) have expressed their concerns about the proposed merger of New Sparta into the UNP (Epiphany). Some NS officers are against it, while Caratore did not go that far he said he had doubts about the benefits of the project.
Sea Urchin met with the group at NS GHQ yesterday and while the meeting was reported to be amicable it is not thought he changed any minds. Their opposition is not enough to derail the merger as a majority of the NS Poliburo voted in favour of the proposal. Caratore said he is open to being "convinced".
Sea Urchin met with the group at NS GHQ yesterday and while the meeting was reported to be amicable it is not thought he changed any minds. Their opposition is not enough to derail the merger as a majority of the NS Poliburo voted in favour of the proposal. Caratore said he is open to being "convinced".
17.6.18
NS place order for 8 Okra
New Sparta has placed an order for eight Okra 86L light patrol ships, these are modified Coril shuttles that will be used in the light patrol role to plug a gap in NS' fleet due to the pending withdrawal of legacy UNP Space Patrol ships. The ships will be built on the NS export Coril jig and four ships have been added to the current ship building plan. The other four will be in the next plan.
The Okra will have extra weaponry, thought to be a TPM-VLS cell. They will also have an improved docking adapter and interior changes.
The Okras will be replaced by Mariner light patrol ships in the early 2120s. They will either be sold or join the NS special forces fleet, a decision to be made at a later date.
The Okra will have extra weaponry, thought to be a TPM-VLS cell. They will also have an improved docking adapter and interior changes.
The Okras will be replaced by Mariner light patrol ships in the early 2120s. They will either be sold or join the NS special forces fleet, a decision to be made at a later date.
12.6.18
Senior NS officer arrested for treason
NS has confirmed that the captain of the SS Corkscrew, General Toberone, has been arrested for treason. It is thought he sold details of the security of the new monitor SS Windscorpion to a Bolitic house who then tried to steal the powerful ship.
NS' internal security service NSIS say that they knew about the plot beforehand and were able to trap Toberone and foil the Bolitic. A Meltinan was engaged in a brief skirmish and was allowed to leave after being damaged. Toberone has been taken to Windscorpion's top security prison where he awaits the return of NS' Vice-President of Intelligence. Windscorpion said he is keen to probe Toberone deeply.
President Sea Urchin is said to have been saddened by the betrayal as Toberone is a veteran officer who has served with NS since the Second Clone War.
NS' internal security service NSIS say that they knew about the plot beforehand and were able to trap Toberone and foil the Bolitic. A Meltinan was engaged in a brief skirmish and was allowed to leave after being damaged. Toberone has been taken to Windscorpion's top security prison where he awaits the return of NS' Vice-President of Intelligence. Windscorpion said he is keen to probe Toberone deeply.
President Sea Urchin is said to have been saddened by the betrayal as Toberone is a veteran officer who has served with NS since the Second Clone War.
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