Because of HCS/DDS tensions over Oscar the 3rd Pangaea class LPD, the shell of which is built by the Clones and then completed by the DDS, has been delayed due to unspecified "technical problems". The DDS however say it is because of the strategic situation but, they also say, the ship has been paid for and is DDS property.
The DDS, via the UNP embassy on Cloneworld, have gone to court to force the shipbuilders to release the ship however the chance of success they admit is slim. "The HCS are behind this and they are not bound by a civilian court." a spokeswoman said.
