With the Gale-III ICBM being the basis of the CSM space missile the DDS are giving much more attention than they would usually give to the Gale-III development. Build 18 is understood to have successfully been tested from the launch site in Micom, following on from the last test back in November.
Unlike Build 17 which was probably the first CSM test Build 18 looks to have been an ICBM test with the missile landing at a test site in the West Clone Republic. It is thought Build 20 will be the next CSM test however Build 18 is thought to have tested some aerodynamic changes to increase the efficency of the missile and reduce it's wake disturbance, a key part of assisting in the stealth aspects of CSM. It is also thought the missile was the first with the final build of the new engines to be used on Gale-III/SeaGale/CSM with reduced IR signature.
