First Clone transport aircraft arrive for DDSAF

Last year the DDS and HCS surprised everyone by agreeing a deal for the Clone Aircraft Corporation (CAC) to provide 35 C-440, 10 C-491 and 12 VC-370 transport aircraft for the DDSAF. The first 5 aircraft (3 C-440s and 1 each of the other 2 types) were delivered to the DDS today, though not delivered to a DDS base yet. The DDS have hired an ex-HCSAF airbase in Ailier for their training and evaluation process. Thus Clone military airlifters are currently flying across Cloneworld space, piloted by DDS pilots...

The DDSAF team is supported by a Friendship transport which has been allowed in Cloneworld orbit though the transport is too small to take the aircraft back to the DDS intact. A Provider transport will soon also go to Cloneworld to begin preparations for bringing these aircraft to DDS GHQ.