2.7.10

Aritan fleet to get boost

The Aritans have lost a lot of their fleet strength in the recent battles with the ABBOs and the DDS will maintain a squadron at New Arit to help defend them. The Aritans will soon get a Pentekonter-E which was being built for an export order but will be diverted to the Aritans after the DDS decided to suspend most export deliveries until the war ends.

Two of the Kingfisher 39B destroyers which are re-activated Kalahati Tuuls will also be allocated to the Aritan fleet when they enter service over the next couple of months. In the longer term the Aritans need replacements for their ageing fleet but there are unlikely to be any funding for much in the way of newer ships for a long time.