Although the Pentekonter 44A/M was not a success in DDS service as a patrol asset (it has become a very useful minesweeper) it has been the great success (as the Pentekonter-E) for DDS Exports with 25 produced and sold to date and a current order backlog of 28. The DDS have announced that by 2115 they will make available an ungraded and improved model which is currently known as the Pentekonter 2.0.
Unlike the Isometric-E, which is due for replacement by an export Corkscrew later in the decade, the DDS have no plans for a next generation patrol ship. The Pentkonter 2.0 is intended to keep the type viable well into the 2120s. It will include technology developed for Corkscrew (which is derived from it via the Rome) such as the new evolution of the HS-760 engine. TPM-VLS will also be fitted (though this will fire just conventional missiles on most export ships).
The Ion Recycle Scoop will also be removed as this has not yielded the efficiency as was hoped (at best around 3% not the 10% as planned). This will free up the centre-top of the hull for a new weapon emplacement which will likely be a turreted Z5m (which will be cleared for general sale once Z7 enters service). The Rome 46A will also lose the scoop when it has its next major update. More details on Pentekonter 2.0 will be released next year, it is expected the upgrades will also form the basis of the Pentekonter 44M ILU later in this decade.
