The 5th Light Brigade (Terra) has been declared operational and is the first operational brigade in the New DDS Army made up from ex-UNP and DDS ground force troops. Their operational status now means the Central Battlegroup, the main formation in the New DDS Army, is nearly fully operational.
The tanks of the 1st Armoured Brigade (Arit) are being upgraded over the next few weeks with the latest fire control software release from the Clones (provided free of charge interestingly despite the declared neutrality of the CSE) for the brigade's mixture of T-89s and T-55Zs. Communication systems are also being upgraded because of the fear they could become prey to Bolitic info-weapons. An unconfirmed report states that some spare parts have also been given to the Aritans by the Clones for free.
