The RQ-12N drones are to receive improved radiation detectors, a mini airborne sample laboratory and improved datalinking. The vehicles are a custom version of the White Tapir, a wheeled version of the evergreen HCS armoured vehicle and have a suite of detection equipment and analysis equipment. A key component of the new system will be integration with the RQ-12N drones. Deliveries are due to begin next month.
- The DDS have decided to cease publishing weekly fleet deployments. No reason has been given but it is thought due to security concerns.
- The DDS have decided upon the Type 37 platform for the basis of the Fast Fleet Tanker, the Type 37 is the Velocity/Solaris Heavy Combat Ship of course. Although using this platform will be more expensive the platform is well proven, provides the needed capacity, has the desired performance (800-900c is being considered for FFT) and also there will be maintenance savings. No order for FFT has yet been made though but this might change early next year.
- Dr Forbidden of DDS Research has suggested a new metric for the relative speeds of ships with worm drive. He has suggested using Equivalent Speed of Light (ec) though 1ec will be the same as 1c.
