The DDS have given the go-ahead to develop the next evolution of the Rome corvette design though as yet there has not been a firm order made, the DDS say however an order for the type will be announced later in the year.
Rome Block 3 (which is likely to have a new class name) has a 2m fuselage plug, an enhanced docking bay, improved systems including passive sensors and also an expendable chassis which would allow the ship to use the current combat modules as well as a new generation which will be larger. The ship will literally be able to be extended to fit the larger module with software adjusting the hyperspace field to leave performance unchanged. A new engine will also be fitted, this is to be announced later on. Its likely to be a new core for the existing powerplant.
