Raegris to boost their fleet

With the threat from the Bolitic Confederacy higher because of their annexation of Vosun-Voth space and other potential future threats including a rumoured Utrek-Tarbot link-up the Raegris Defence Force has announced a major increase in their fleet.

• The RC-2 fleet is already due for upgrade to RC-2B standard. 4 new ships will also be built as the Raegris still have the jig available from when they built the original ships (and ships they sold to the HCS as the Cosmos class).
• 2 more DF-1 frigates have been ordered on top of the 6 currently on order (and 4 in service). All DF-1s will receive updates to their passive sensors and tactical computers to bring them up to Terran Sea-D standard. All ships will also have the latest Z5i cannon with dual-ground/space modes. Existing ships will have their cannons updated at their next major refit. iSAS will also be fitted to the ships to give them a ground-attack role.
  
• The order for the PC-1, Pentekonter-E, has been increased to 5. These ships will be to E200 standard and will be fully known as the Pentekonter-E21R. They will have TPM-2 launchers.
• In fact all ships except old ships due for replacement are to receive TPM-2 launchers by 2111. The cruiser fleet of DC-1 (Quasar) and RC-2s will also be fitted for MRM.