Firefly has agreed funding for initial design and specification work on the third generation Type 35 heavy combat ship. Although nothing has been ordered yet the initial design work is a strong indicator that the DDS will go ahead with a third batch of the ship following on from the Panther 35A and Indy 35B. The DDS are said to want the third generation to bridge the gap between the combat focussed Panther and multi-role Indy, it is possible the third generation will feature a more modular design.
Its rumoured the ships could be known as the Protector 35C though this may be just a temporary name, ship class names often change during development.
