The DDS have begun their first exercise of the year, as with the pattern established last year it will be a small scale deployment lasting 2-3 weeks. Operation January Sunshine will concentrate on electronic warfare and integrating the Marconi 81A EW fleet into combat operations. It is expected a number of mock attacks will be made against an imaginary foe using the Marconi's EW suite to cover and assist in the attack. A target range has been set up though the DDS are being more secretive about this exercise than usual and no further details have been forthcoming. The mock attacks will be made by 2 Rome 46As with the ground attack module fitted and MRMs launched by 2 MCS.
The following ships are involved:
A301E Marconi (flag)
A302E Morse
H161 Solaris
M104 Tertiary
M121 Freedom
P108 Seneca
P115 Horace
A150 Gasoline
The DDS have also announced a u-turn on their policy of ending Marconi production, a 6th and 7th ships will be built after all though no orders have yet been fully placed. They will likely be in the 2113/4 Ship Building Plan at the earliest.
