TPM-1 production to end this year / Canister-TPM Revolver

70% of TPM production is now of the TPM-2 model and that will soon be 100% as the DDS have decided to end production of the older TPM-1 missile by the end of this year. A lot of DDS and allied ships are still TPM-1 only but the DDS think the rate of upgrading ships to TPM-2 plus the stockpile of over 2000 TPM-1 missiles means this should not be a serious problem unless there is a major war in the next few weeks which is thought unlikely.

Development of TPM-1 will continue for a couple of years though to keep stocks up-to-date and certified with current DDS protocols.

One new TPM-1 development is the Canister-TPM Revolver (CTR) which has been developed by a third-party company for the DDS. Working like the cylinder on a revolver handgun CTR contains 6 TPM-1s in it's cylinder allowing for much greater firepower for auxiliary ships (and of course helping to reduce the TPM-1 stockpile faster!) CTR is currently being tested on a Provider transport and may enter service next year.