The demise of the Utrek has prompted Benito to abandon plans to beef up his space fleet with Reptoli Tuuls and other ships, instead he says the space fleet allocated to his side of the Clone Star Empire is adequate and instead he wants to spend the money on the Austini 55 navy.
Austini 55 is a rather damp planet, the weather is said to be either raining or heavy raining and much of the landmass is in the form of 1000s of small islands. As can be expected these are a haven for indigenous rebels and pirates and the Austini 55 Navy (HCSN-A55) is struggling to cope, though to be honest it currently only consists of 2 Triona OPVs.
Benito wants an aircraft carrier to supplement the helicopter carriers already on order and will also be produced at a large shipyard currently being developed on Austini 55. The carrier, known as the Austini 55 class, will be similiar to the Cloneworld class currently being built for the Cloneworld Navy but will have a different mix of aircraft. A navalised version of the A-85NT COIN aircraft will be developed, the A-85NTK, and operate with a small number of F-45Ks. The carriers will also have extra machine guns and a different communications fit.
To support the carrier there are already 2 Olana destroyers on order and 3 of the new frigates are likely to be also allocated to Austini 55. A new kind of ship known as a Flexible Support Ship will also be developed, this will act as a resupply ship, auxiliary helicopter carrier and some other duties.
2116 has been pencilled in as the full operational date for the Austini 55 CVBG. Benito also wished to set up a small fleet on Woloron 12.
