For years there has been a tension at the heart of the DDS between becoming a full spectrum armed forces like the HCS with land, sea, air and space forces or to concentrate on the space fleet with a fairly small land and air component for defensive and expeditionary purposes. The latter direction has taken hold since the war under the direction of AP however there is still a desire to become a full spectrum armed forces.
The problem being that in doing so will take a long time and cost a lot of money, money needed for other areas. At a media briefing earlier today DDS Commander AP said he had found a "third way". He said that UNP armed forces would become more tightly integrated with the DDS to help the DDS become a "virtual full spectrum" force.
He announced that from next year the Proximan Army and Navy will begin a process of "DDSification". They will adopt DDS communications protocols alongside their own, join the DDS computer network and much more frequently train with DDS forces. If this trial is successful then AP says the Solaris Army and United Terran Army would also join up from 2115.
The initial benefits will not be that great, the Proximan Army is not that much larger than the New DDS Army and is not as well equipped or trained though the Proximan Navy will be a useful boost to the DDS portfolio, especially its special forces who will tightly link up with the Prowler Corps.
