Yesterday we cleared EA-X, the energy absorbant layer which will be applied to all DDS warships, for full deployment. All new ships from now on will be covered in a layer of the material (it is a thin layer by the way so will not change the appearance of ships!) Existing warships will begin to have a layer retro-fitted to them from later in the year. At the moment supplies of EA-X are a bit limited as we only have our development facility online but a dedicated factory for EA-X will enter operation later in the year.
So what is EA-X? Well it can absorb vast amounts of energy, even if concentrated in a laser or energy beam. In tests it has absorbed 70% of the energy from a typical energy cannon hit (we used the Pulsar 12A's secondary cannons in tests). Obviously the less energy that gets through the less damage! EA-X will provide for a valuable back-up for shields.
However this is only the start. We are already well advanced on EA-X 2.0 which has the added ability to store absorbed energy which can then be recycled in the ship's own power systems. Yes that means a DDS warship will be able to absorb the energy blast from an enemy ship and then redirect that energy back at them through its own weapons! We hope to have this second version of EA-X available by 2114.
