DDS discuss Panther future

The DDS have been discussing the future development of the Panther destroyer at a meeting of DDS captains and Fleet officials that was made public. The Panther has quickly become the prime combat asset of the DDS and future developments will see it's combat potential further increased.

• A new electronic subsystem and databus will be fitted to Panther at it's mid-phase 1 refit in a couple of years. This will greatly increase the ability of Panther to receive data from a myriad of sources, process and transmit back to other DDS assets. Panther can already serve up to 128 other DDS assets (such as UCVs, other ships, TPMs et cetera) using it's multiplexed datanodes and the upgrade will increase this to 512.
• An EW/ECM module will be developed in the next couple of years to allow Panther to add this to it's portfolio. The tactical reconnaissance module will also be upgraded with improved below-ground sensors and data modelling.
  
• Engine power will also be increased with the Evolution A of it's current powerplant which will be aimed at increasing it's agility though there will also be a modest increase in superluminal performance.

A general update is also planned in the near term, probably early 2110, with improvements to many systems. The mid-Phase 1 refit will probably happen in 2113 or 4 depending on the schedule for ILU.