AP may offer Chrysalis compromise

Many DDS captains including Von Kane and Caratore have said the DDS should build the Chrysalis future cruiser though one notable dissenting voice is Sea Urchin who agrees with AP that it should not be built (see other story). AP signalled in a meeting with DDS GHQ staff that he may compromise on Chrysalis and allow the construction of a singleton ship to act as the DDS flagship.

The single Chrysalis would also be a somewhat cut-down design, it is likely the integrated UCV module would be removed though a major UCV is still in development (and is separate from the Chrysalis funding). More details of what exactly Chrysalis might end up like are likely when/if Gate 1 is funded later in the year.

• The DDS have awarded an 80 million zark contract for upgrades to the DDS Communications backbone between the Proximan, Solaris and Terran systems.