Terran Sea fleet to be updated

The Terran Sea frigate fleet is to be updated in what is to be known as Terran Sea Enhanced Capability Update 2109 (TS-ECU09), the programme will begin in January next year.

• All ships will receive TPM-2 launchers and missile handling system. The ships already have the software and electronics installed.
• The 13 Barents Sea frigates will receive the 5036-A combat suite to enhance tactical data throughput and datalinking (the Arafura class already have this).
• All ships will receive the dual-mode Z5i cannon (some later Arafura class ships already have this).
  
• All ships will receive the latest attack system, iSAS-15K.
• Improvments will be made to FIDO and other systems which will finally make the fleet fully Open Architecture 2.0 compliant.

Each update will take 1-3 weeks (depending on how much needs to be done) but with 4 facilities able to do the update the DDS thinks the whole fleet should be done by February.