The Head of Development of the New Clone Navy (HCSN) Admiral V. Phoebus has held a briefing with defence journalists and detailed the final formation of the 1st Fleet of the new navy. He said that 6 destroyers, 6 frigates and 12 submarines (6 SSN and 6 SSK) would eventually form the protection for the aircraft carrier CNS Cloneworld. A second carrier would be built also at a later date. Currently the carrier, 3 frigates and 2 destroyers are under construction (and 1 frigate is already in service).
Phoebus said that the problem with shipyard capacity would be solved when a large new shipyard opened on the eastern coast of Ailier in 2108. He hoped to have the full fleet up and running by 2112 with limited fleet operations from 2109. A second fleet for Aquaworld would also be built with construction starting of that by the end of this decade. A third fleet operating in the western and southern oceans of Cloneworld was planned for the 2120s.
Phoebus said the new frigates were based on the Ailier singleton class but were larger with a 48 cell VLS instead of 32 on CNS Ailier.
