NDAA finally operational

Linking up the high-level F-10 attack fleet with the low-level COIN A-85, K-18 and UAS fleets is the Next DDS Attack Aircraft (NDAA). This is a light strike aircraft to supplement both fleets and has now become operational following an extended development period. Experience during the ABBO-Bolitic War has been fed back into the design which the DDS say is a very potent and sturdy warplane which is both "perfectly tailored" and "omni-flexible".

Although officially known as the A-12 the name NDAA seems to have stuck. The first 6 have entered service with a close support squadron on Solaris, all in all 120 will be delivered over the next 3-4 years. The DDS are now working on an export version which will be added to their sales portfolio.

• The HCS Navy has accepted 2 new ships into service, a Mariner general support ship and a Seawolf submarine (in both cases the final ships in both classes to join the Cloneworld fleet). The legacy submarine CNS Tinfish has now been withdrawn from service to undergo a life-extension and update which will keep it available as a reserve/trials submarine until the early 2120s. It is expected to return to service next Summer.