The MULE3 programme for the Pulsar cruiser fleet was put on hold because of the Utrek Diareel crisis but resumed after the resolution of the crisis. C102 Australasia has just returned to service following it's update. The rest of the fleet should follow by the end of the year.
Also due to complete by the end of the year is the Quasar ILU programme, C130 Kaon has completed it's major update and is now in testing. C132 Tachyon is the final ship to begin it's programme. It and C131 Pion which is already having the update should be completed by the end of the year. With the Pulsar fleet all at MULE3 and the Quasar at ILU the DDS cruiser fleet will be very formiddable.
The lead ship of the Pangaea landing ship class L111 Pangaea has finally entered service following a lengthy testing and evaluation. However the next ship has only just begun construction and won't be due to enter service until Q2 2109. You may remember that Pangaea was built by the HCS and then fitted out with DDS equipment and systems but the collapse of relations with the HCS saw the delivery of hulls frozen after the first 2. The 2nd hull, which was to be L112 Gondwana, has instead been taken apart so the DDS can reverse engineer the design. This hull may be "put back together" to form the 4th or 5th ship in the Pangaea class.
Batch 1 of the Friendship class has been completed but Batch 2 will have a number of differences. Known as Type 75B River class the next 10 ships will have an uprated HS-602CM engine boosting speed to 520c, self-defence weapons and tactical systems will also be improved. The communications system will also be replaced with a new improved system with a higher bandwidth. The first of these Batch 2 ships should arrive by the end of the year.
