Strike Command has recruited 6 of Patrol Command's Isometric fleet and may request the rest to bolster the fleet in the face of the Utrek menace. This of course means that Patrol Command has to look for other ships to fulfil it's patrol obligations. The Intrepid and 2 of the Starsystems in the Training Fleet have already joined Patrol Command but Provider transports could also be used.
Patrol Command officer Captain Rendris said that the Provider had performance similar to an OPV and had weapons and sensors and so could perform low-risk patrols thus allowing other ships to be used elsewhere. It would be retained as an option however. The DDS are also in talks with the Aritans to get them to take over some patrols.
