Dinos commission first Dinomark JE but SR delayed

The first of five Dinomark JEs has been accepted into service by the Dino Army. This is a localised and licence-built version of the NS Olympus-E design. The basic structure and some key components like the engine and power system are built by the NS before being shipped over to the Dinos for completion. The JE will act as a UCV carrier in Dino service, it is expected the Dinos will soon series build a new version of the Ferret (which they jointly developed with the NS and Starbot some years ago).

Another imported design, the Dinomark SR, has been delayed until 2121. This is based on the Clone Intruder design and was supposed to also enter service this year but production delays and design issues have pushed that back.

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NS consider rebuilding Quasar as heavy cruiser

NS is looking into increasing the number of heavy combatants in it's fleet, one option being looked at is to revert the Quasar bomber back into it's original role as a cruiser. The Quasar New Cruiser Upgrade (QNCU) is being seriously considered by NS and has received several million zarks in development funding.

QNCU would see some notable changes to the Quasar. The nose mounted Z-cannon would be removed and replaced by a docking bay, the current docking bay being replaced by extra weapon storage and two TPM-VLS arrays. The wing mounted laser cannons would be replaced by multi-aspect Z8 cannons offering 360 degree coverage. The ships would also receive an engine upgrade for enhanced agility and top speed.

NS Research are working on design simulations with NS Engineering and will present their studies to the NS Politburo at a later stage.

Isometrics to receive special forces upgrade

The Isometric 41A fleet is to receive an upgrade over the next few months, carried out during normal maintenance cycles. The upgrade will allow the ships to carry complements of special forces such as Space Prowlers to aid operations.

Under the upgrade one of the Isometric's storage holds will be modified with electrical and water/waste plumbing provision. A "flat pack" of wall segments will also be carried which will allow the hold to be turned into accommodation for up to forty special forces personnel within a day. The Isometric's docking bay will also receive some modifications to aid operations and allow for a faster tempo of dockings to take place.

Other destroyers in the fleet could receive this upgrade in future.

Fleet News 01/05/19

Three ships have joined the fleet at the start of this new Ship Building Plan.

57-108 Parsley is the latest Protector 57A light patrol ship. More powerful is the latest Kinetic 35C cruiser 35-312 Kentucky. Also joining the fleet is the latest Depender 161 utility ship 161-105 Integer.

Three Sentinel 55A light patrol ships have been withdrawn due to reaching the end of their fatigue life.