The Extender class of oiler/repair ships provides a vital role to the DDS especially when it is in a war situation. The actual "oiler" or refueling part of the job is quite small as DDS warships tend to only need reactor refueling once a year but the off-site repair and maintenance job is huge when you have ships engaging in combats. Extenders are able to carry out Exam C refits as well as a great deal of repair work. Now these abilities are to be further improved.
Extender 2107 Update A (E2107UA) will be rolled out to the fleet as they receive refits themselves over the next few months, the week long update is in 2 parts : improvements to the ship itself software updates and improved self-protection and improvements to the maintenance facilities. The Extenders will receive a metallurgy lab and a reprogrammable fabrication unit for producing small parts. The Extenders will also have an enlarged docking bay able to host up to 3 SROPS. The first ship to receive the update, A124 Stratotanker has just returned to service.
