The 20th example of the Provider class transport will be known as Spruce Goose and not Cub as previously listed. The ship will still be allocated to the Remedians however. The ship will probably not be constructed until late 2108 though so these details could change again!
The first example of the Rome class OPV is currently in construction (being built alongside the last Pentekonter). The DDS have announced that tests with it's engine have been positive (it has an uprated version of the engine in the Pentekonter) and the ship will now have a top speed of 600c.
Recently the DDS and Remedian Navy have held a joint study into what to replace the Remedian fleet of Kalahati Tuuls with once they reach their end of lives in around 10 years time. The DDS considered rebuilding the ships to give them 10-15 years more service but it was considered wasteful as the ships would be expensive to de-obsolete. The preferred option at the moment is that the DDS will give the Remedians the Isometric class frigate fleet and build new frigates for DDS service. The Isometric is due for an ILU programme in around 2109 but this may be delayed to merge in with the probably MULE update in the late 2110s. In Remedian service the ships would not need to be quite as up-to-date as in DDS service so the DDS could save money in updating the Isometrics (probably using technology from the Terran Sea ILU which would probably be occurring around then).
What would replace the Isometrics in DDS service is unknown but a DDS spokeswoman said it was likely the DDS would go for a design similar to the Terran Sea.
