The Voth Space Navy has finalised an 850 million zark upgrade of its Kalahati Tuul fleet with the Upgrades division of DDS Exports. The upgrades will be made to the 5 ships in service and the 7 ships that are yet to be localised and accepted into service (several of the ships are reported to be ready but lacking crews). The upgrades, which are 90% funded by the DTA, will keep the Kalahati Tuul fleet viable until a planned withdrawal in the early 2120s a Voth Space Navy spokesvoth said.
The upgrade includes improved weapon systems including a new missile launcher which will be Dino-TPM compatible. The communications system will be totally replaced as will the main databus. Passive sensors will be fitted as well as the export version of the 5036-A combat suite. An export version of the Info-Warfare Centre (IWC) will also be fitted, the first time the DDS have sold this. Internal security will be improved with new internal force screens and sensors. Finally the docking bay will be upgraded and remodeled so a Dinomark XT can (just) fit!
A DDS Exports team is currently on Voth to hammer out the technical details, it is likely the upgrades will take place in situ.
