The HCS has placed a 3.8 billion zark emergency order for new warships to replace the recent battle losses and also to increase the size of the fleet. This order has used up much of the HCS' strategic reserve and eats into the next year's procurement budget which means the other services are likely to suffer because of it. Some senior officers of those services have been vocal on this, especially as the fruits of this emergency order are likely to be at least a year away.
The order includes 10 Soulaki SLK-N, a new build version of the Soulaki to the SLK upgrade specification, 15 Cosmos S and 12 Shark destroyers (though 8 were already planned to be ordered). Money will also be earmarked for a new cruiser type to replace the Molentic Tuul in the medium term.
