HCS give go ahead for new Navy

As previously reported late last year the HCS want to restore a blue water navy to their portfolio. Captain Clone announced a 10 billion zark project to create a new HCS Navy, which is hoped to come online by 2110. The project involves building an aircraft carrier, 4 escorts, 2 other surface combatants, 4 submarines and 4 supply/support ships. A Naval Academy will also be built and 3 former HCS ports on the Cloneworld continent north coast will be refurbished and restored to service. 45 HCSAF F-40Ns (which were formerly of the old HCS Navy and then transferred to the air force) will be returned to carrier use, and upgraded to the F-40N2 standard.