HCS Army angry about defence spending slow down?

The HCS Army (which the HCS confusingly refer to as - the HCS) has responded angrily to reports of a slow down in military spending and the delay or trimming of most current procurement projects. The Army say that they have endured lean years over the last few years as money was spent on the other services and they had been promised a big injection in money once projects like the re-born HCS Navy and CSM were up and running.

Instead the Army is likely to see several brigades withdrawn and the production rate of T-89s, T-55Zs and TRV-5s slowed. One major project the Army is keen to get started is a much delayed replacement for their massive fleet of ageing wheeled transports, many of which date from the first Clone War! A HCS blogger has estimated that to replace the oldest and most unreliable trucks and other transports could cost over 9 billion zarks.

• DDS Engineering teams have now managed to erect force fields around the partially demolished nuclear power station on Delta 9. A specialist UNP nuclear accidents recovery team has been bought in to assist.
• The A-84 Bombardier has been declared operational by the DDSAF, 100 ex-HCSAF attack aircraft were bought last year. The first 40 were delivered a few months ago and the first unit has now achieved combat operational readiness. It is thought they will not be sent to Delta 9 however as that battle is almost over. The DDS have ordered another 30 A-85 COIN aircraft from the HCS Reserve, they have been heavily used on Delta 9.