The DDS have already announced that the Pulsar will be withdrawn, a date of 2111 has been set for final withdrawal with withdrawals beginning in 2109. The DDS want to complete the bulk of the Quasar ILU programme (and thus have sufficient bombers in place) and have at least 5 or 6 Panthers in service before beginning to withdraw the DDS fleet icon.
The DDS have looked at trying to sell the ships on but because they do not have much life left in them beyond 2111 (a major rebuild was planned for 2113-2115) there is not much interest. Potential customers like the Aritans have been put off by the high maintenance costs and complexity. The Raegris already have some Quasars and do not want any other cruisers. The ships are likely to be scrapped though at least 1 will be preserved.
The fleet will be given yearly updates until at least 2110.
