The DDS currently operate 4 fleets, with a 5th fleet on paper consisting of ships in reserve, and will be moving to a carrier battle group model in future with all fleets having 1 or 2 Missileer carriers as their flagships and command centres. In the past a Pulsar or Quasar has been the command ship of a fleet but the DDS have intended for the Missileer to be the "centre of everything".
Only 3 Missileers are currently in service though the 4th is on proving trials. By the end of the year there should be 5 in service and the DDS will be able to begin this new model. The 1st Fleet based at Proxima 7 already has a Missileer as flagship and the 2nd Fleet at Remedia Prime will later in the year follow suit. 4 fleets having a full carrier complement will mean 8 Missileers will be required at all times, with a planned fleet of 12 this may be cutting it a bit fine (with ships having refits and repair). One analyst has said the DDS are looking for funding to boost the Missileer fleet up to 15.
