A while ago Molab bought 16 ex-Utrek Kalahati Tuuls (subsequently increased to 20). These old ships were near the end of their service lives and thus needed extensive rebuilding and modernisation. The DDS and Clones both bid for the work though the Clone bid was not very professionally delivered (mis-spelling the name of the wife of the Molab President, and that mis-spelling being the Molab word for fornication was unfortunate) and the DDS won through to get the 450 million zark contract.
Molab KT Modernisation is the name of the programme which will begin before the end of the year, the Molab want at least half the ships available for service by 2111 and the rest by 2113 so there is a tight deadline. Under the programme the ships will be stripped and fully refurbished to give them at least 10 years more life. They will be localised for Molab needs and fitted with new communications systems. They will be given QPM support and passive sensors similiar to those fitted to Remedian KTs by the DDS. At least 45 other systems will also be upgraded ranging from the cannons to the toilets. The result will be a perfectly acceptable general purpose warship for Molab needs. Molab intends to use it's KT fleet for general duties and support thus keeping it's Isometrics and Pentekonters together as a battle fleet.
A DDS Provider is currently en route to Molab to pick up the first 2 KTs, they will be strapped to the exterior of the transport's hull, for the programme which will be carried out at Solaris.
