With the success of their export business growing the DDS have launched a spacecraft upgrades division, with a surprising first client... the Clones! The DDS are to re-engine 20 of the HCS' older freighters of the Type A3 and A4 classes. The freighters will be fitted with Hitachi HS-740B engines as used on the SUP family of ships like the Provider. The deal is worth 395 million zarks to the DDS and Hitachi.
A DDS spokesman said that obviously the upgrades available to a customer would depend on who they were. "For a client like the HCS there is no harm in supplying commercially available powerplants though of course we would only sell upgrades such as weapon systems to allies." One such contract will be to upgrade the Raegris' fleet of RC-2 to RC-2B standard with Z-cannon and TPM launcher.
