The HCS Space Navy's plans for 2109 have been revealed, unusually considering the secrecy that usually surrounds the service. The HCSSN has been asked to contribute 350 million zarks next year for the CSM space missile and thus have had to juggle their budgets.
Three more Cosmos S were due to be built but the final 2 have now been cancelled, the current Cosmos S in production will thus be the final Cosmos to be built by the Clones, an amazing production run of over 130 ships. Items already constructed for the 2 cancelled Cosmos S will be used for the upgrade programme for older Cosmos which will now begin in 2110. Cosmos SR will be a complete refurb of the ageing Cosmos ships and upgrade the electronics and weapon systems.
The entire Molentic Tuul fleet will begin it's upgrade and normalisation into the MTM standard from next year as the oldest MTA begin their refurbishment and upgrades. All MTA, MTGX and MTV will eventually be to the MTM standard which will have the triple-cannons of the GX, standard updated electronics including the first use of passive sensors on a HCSSN ship. Most notably however the MTM will be the first HCSSN ships able to carry the new quad-phase missile the HCS are developing and expect to field from 2111. This is the first example of HCS trans-phasic technologies though they are years behind both the Dinos and especially the DDS.
The Kalahati Tuul 2 fleet will continue it's withdrawal in 2109 but withdrawals of the Kalahati Tuul S will now be delayed for a year to save money by allowing Shark production to be slowed. Software development for the KTS was going to be shut down next year but will now continue until 2111. KTS withdrawals are likely now to begin in 2112 instead of 2111.
Intruder production will go through a hiatus in 2109 though the final ships on order will be completed, probably in 2110-1.
