Following the war the fleet will be undergoing an upgrade, the earlier 21A ships will be upgraded to 21B standard which includes a more powerful engine and MRM support. All ships will receive communications, point-defence and databus upgrades.
- RQ-12N NBC reconnaissance drones are now operating over Delta 9 to monitor the level and spread of the radiological waste being released by the ABBOs. The DDS say that current quiet weather conditions are helping to contain the toxic damage.
- Starbot have taken delivery of a Provider-E transport which they have named I-19 Compass. They have also confirmed the order of a second though have now yet agreed a delivery date. In Starbotian service the Provider will be also used in the survey role and can be fitted with an equipment module for this.
