12.3.10

Chrysalis to be "twin-ship" / FLUSV & MURV

The future cruiser, the "Chrysalis" will be what the DDS call a "twin-ship". It will be integrated with the Future Large Unmanned Space Vehicle (FLUSV) which is a new project designation for the on-going work into a superluminal UCV based on earlier Stoat-UCV concepts. Naming it FLUSV indicates the DDS are now moving from experimental to a development project with this work.

A DDS source said FLUSV will form a major part of the future cruiser, it will be totally integrated with the ship but will be able to detach and operate as a separate ship if needs be. No date has yet been given for Chrysalis or FLUSV apart from "by the end of the decade" however unofficial reports indicate a 2117-8 timeframe.

Another project announced is for the Medium Unmanned Reconnaissance Vehicle (MURV) which will be an strategic reconnaissance drone said to be similiar in size to a Pentekonter. No date has been given for this yet.