At a ceremony at Solaris Spaceport Sea Urchin unveiled the fourth Velocity class destroyer 2204 Progress, the first of the Velocity S varient with a 905c cruise and improved equipment including the ability to carry a Z cannon. Sea Urchin said the Velocity S was the cutting edge of the fleet. He also announced that the first Velocity (2201 Velocity) would be the first ship to receive an update called S Upgrade Phase 1. By next summer the other 2 ships would also be to this standard.
This update is not the same as the newbuild S as it does not include the engine and weapon improvements. A later upgrade (perhaps at the end of 2107) called S Upgrade Phase 2 will bring the first 3 ships fully up to S standard.
