The first Rome class OPV 3601 Cicero has entered extended trials and testing. The new ship is a more powerful and advanced version of the Pentekonter and arguably is the first true 4th generation DDS warship as it will have mission pods which can be quickly fitted to outfit the ship for a number of different missions including fire support, Elint and mine warfare. The Rome has a top speed of 600c and has a larger number of TPMs installed plus a Z5m cannon.
Being a new type trials will take a couple of months but its hoped Cicero will be ready to enter service by the early summer. Mission pods are lagging in development however so for the first few months at least the ship will be restricted to the "generic pod" for general combat which is the default carried.
Two new transports have also joined the fleet, Provider class 7915 Expeditor and Extender oiler 7209 Tristar. Both ships were originally intended for the Remedian fleet but the DDS have taken them instead.
