Missileer fleet to be unified

The first batch of Missileer carriers, the Type 21A, of which 4 survive in DDS service have a lower specification to subsequent ships and the DDS are to update these ships to bring them up to a unified standard. The work will include new engines, structural strengthening (to allow for the higher speed of the later Type 21B) and updates to tactical systems.

This work will be carried out by the late Summer, the whole unified fleet of Missileer 21Bs will then receive a full upgrade next year though details of this have yet to be revealed.

• Information received from SS Isometric via a burst transmission indicates the outlying ABBO world they have reached has been destroyed by the Tarbotian EMP weapon and all ABBOs are dead. They also report Tarbotian military activity in the area. They are continuing their reconnaissance.
• The 5 Kingfisher 39B destroyers, Kalahati Tuuls pressed into service to fill gaps in the DDS fleet due to the war, will be withdrawn this year. It is thought likely they will be sold to the Aritans who have expressed an interest. The 2 Experiment 96Xs, which are KTs used as trials ships by DDS Research, may also be sold as the Helwin in service as a training ship, the Alpha Centauri 93X, is due to transferred to DDS Research.