The DDS have ordered 25 A-85NTN (not the NTK as originally reported) from the Clones with a delivery date set for next year. The navalised COIN aircraft will be used to patrol the waters around their new GHQ to be built on Proxima 5.
The Maritime Support Regiment of the Land Division is to be merged with the Marine Prowler Unit and will form the new Marine Patrol Brigade (the numbers of troops involved will also be increased). This will support the brigade assigned to the Headquarters Defense Department charged with defending and guarding GHQ though it will also be able to support marine operations elsewhere.
To support the Marines the DDS are to purchase 16 Galaki patrol boats from MME on Terra. These fast patrol craft are to be equipped with guns and SAMs for patrolling the waters around GHQ. Other vessels including a couple of hydrofoils and some smaller boats are also expected to be bought at a later stage.
Geological surveys have begun on the island though the DDS are already pretty confident the island of Helnikan is suitable (the P5 government conducted surveys some years ago). The DDS have already spent around 17 million zarks on materials for the construction of the various facilities on the island including drilling and tunneling equipment, jetties and construction materials. Further purchases are expected later in the week including a nuclear reactor which will provide the new GHQ's primary power supply.
