C126 Lepton has become the latest Quasar ILU rebuild to be completed. The ship has successfully ended it's trials and has rejoined the fleet. Reports indicate it has improved software compared to previous ILU2 updates and the software will be cascaded to the other ships over the next few days.
F150 Sea Of The Hebrides has become the latest Arafura class frigate to enter service. One more ship has been added to the order meaning that there are now just 2 more to be built. The DDS said the extra order was part of the replacement for Utrek War losses but no more would be added after that as the production line would be closed next Summer for conversion to produce the Battle class starting late next year.
Two ships have left the DDS Fleet however. L101 Intruder, the ex-HCS ship has now left the DDS to be returned to the HCS. The ship will be stripped of DDS technology before being returned. Coril class shuttle A561 Nicola has been withdrawn because of structural problems. It was not considered economic to repair the ship.
