30.10.09

Other Fleet News (30/10/09)

Dinos

A 6th SX-98 landing ship has been ordered to provide some excess capacity to the Dino amphibious landing force. All ships will be receiving some modifications over the next few months to optimise loading and unloading of equipment.

The first Dino built Provider-EDA has been delivered joining the 3 Raegris built ships already in service. 4 more are on order but it is expected that more will be built.

HCS

2 Cosmos A cruisers have been withdrawn because of the poor material condition of the ships. They are part of a small number of the Cosmos fleet that will not be upgraded to Cosmos K. The two ships will be used as a source for spares.

The final 2 Molentic Tuul GX cruisers have been upgraded to M standard. Work will now begin on the 20 MTA to bring them up to MTM standard.

The 28th (and final) Shark frigate has been delivered to the HCS Space Navy. The first of the follow-on Thresher class is shortly to begin for an introduction into service planned for late 2110.

Raegris

The Raegris have taken delivery of their 11th DF-1 frigate which is based on the DDS Terran Sea design. A fleet of 14 was planned but this will now be increased to 15.

The first RC-2B upgrade has begun. The RC-2 cruiser is the original ship which the HCS Cosmos was based upon. The DDS RC-2B upgrade will ironically upgun and upgrade the RC-2 into a ship not that dissimiliar to the Cosmos.

Porquat 640

Porquat 640 have ordered 3 of their next-generation Xian 508 cruisers which will be the new vanguard of their fleet.

Molab

Molab have taken delievery of their final, and 8th Pentekonter-E1M patrol ship. One of it's elderly Vormix destroyers has been retired, the final 2 will be retired 1 a year by 2111.