The HCS have announced a 2.1 billion zark investment in a new generation of anti-aircraft missiles. Since the end of the Clone Wars the HCS have seldom faced a tactical air threat and the AA weapons of the HCS have stagnated with just the Stoat AA tank and some manpads remaining in recent years. The resurgence in the DDSAF has led the HCS to develop a new generation of weapons.
The TAA-4 Stoat tank has already been upgraded and the fleet recapitalised but the main new weapons are two missile systems which were unveiled today at a HCS event. The SA-33 short-range SAM and SA-34 long-range SAM are both tracked units carrying a number of missiles. Reconditioned T-88/9 chassis are to be used in the initial batch of 300 units each, the number of missiles is unspecified but is expected to be several thousand loads. The 2 new systems are expected to enter service next year. A new manpad to replace the venerable SA-17A is also in development the HCS said.
