The DDS have produced the first upgrade proper of the Electron W1A worm drive, up until now updates have been from the Dinos (mostly for safety reasons) but the Electron W1A2 (in service the designation is likely to remain W1A) is the first upgrade on the DDS' own development track. The upgrade itself is fairly modest with reliability and power efficiency the main improvements, ships fitted with W1A2 will have the same speed as W1A.
However as Dr Forbidden says this is a great achievement by the DDS and is proof that they are beginning to master worm drive technology. He said that the DDS are working on a faster drive which may arrive in a few years.
