7SS and Tarbot come to blows?

The DDS is investigating unconfirmed reports that the 7 Sa Sao (faction unknown) and Tarbotians may have been involved in a skirmish near the free system Blant 5831 which lies between Tarbot and 7SS space. Since the Tarbotian annexation of ABBO territory the fear was that with Tarbot now on the DDS border trouble could be in store, what most analysts have missed is that Tarbot and 7SS now have a common border too.

It is thought the DDS have sent a ship to the region to investigate what exactly is going on. Long range sigint indicates the possibility of a medium-scale space battle though this cannot be confirmed at this stage.

Consuls Ronald and Zanus review Dino Army

Outgoing Consuls Ronald and Zanus have attended a parade of the Dino Army and SS at Dino-Town as part of the end-of-service celebrations before they step down in favour of Consul-Elect El Diablo. Elements of the 1st Armoured Brigade, 1st SS "Iron Fist" Brigade, 2nd SS "Black Dragon Martyrs" Brigade were led by an honour guard of the 6th Legion flanked by SS-D and CSS.

It was the biggest military parade on Dino-Land for some time as displays of military force have been toned down since the unsavoury events in 2108 when some SS stormtroopers taking part in a parade got over excited with unfortunate consequences for a party of schoolboys who had gotten lost.

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Skeleton Key
S101 tells Ronald about the origin of the Starbotians (First Steps P3)

Raegris Quasars will gain strike capability

The Raegris' fleet of 5 Quasar cruisers (known as DC-1 in their service) serve primarily as combat ships with a secondary mine warfare capability. Next year they will receive an upgrade which will include strike capabilities. The upgrade will include the fitting of SAS-Q attack systems (thought to be previous generation models cascaded from Quasars in DDS service), pylons for MRM carriage and modifications to sensors. Strike will not be their main function unlike the DDS Quasars but will be added as a "strategic option", full interoperability with DDS assets will be the aim.

The ships will also receive other tactical updates including a Z6 cannon and an improved TPM missile launcher.

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First Contact
S101 remembers how and Ronald first met (First Steps P2)

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Begin
S101 remembers when the Starbotians made contact with the Dinos for the first time (First Steps P1)