11.11.09

Aritans consider looming fleet replacement problems

The Aritans have recently begun a Fleet Replacement Committee to look into the future shape of their fleet. One problem New Arit definitely has to wrestle with is the fact their 3 main combat types, the Intrepid II, Solaris II and Kalahati Tuul are all due to come to the end of their operational lives in the late 2110s and early 2120s.

To replace all 3 types at the same time will be very expensive for the Aritans who are likely to always have limited funds. The Aritans are likely to look to life extend it's Intrepid II fleet to keep them going into the late 2120s and then replace the Solaris and KT with a new type at the end of the next decade. As to what this replacement ship could be is unknown though the Dinomark XT has been suggested though this may be too small to replace all of the roles required, though the Aritans will have Pentekonter-Es and a couple of Isometric-Es by then anyway.