- The new Olympus Balista 23M missile carrier (as already announced), no less than 20 will be ordered though production will be spread over 4-5 years.
- Initial gate funding for the development of the Type 19A "ultra cannon ship".
- Production of Corkscrew 51A accelerated with 2-3 ships for the DDS expected by 2115 and 4-5 by 2116 and subsequent years.
- Top up orders for the Kinetic 35C (up to 12) and Warrior 16A (up to 15). The extra 3 of the latter will be a sub-class with a primary role of strategic reconnaissance though will be fully capable of being used in the strike mission.
- An extra 3 Extender 73A and 2 Zephyr 76A oilers ordered. An extra 2 Falcon 47As also ordered.
- A new minesweeping flotilla formed, 4 new Pentekonter-Ms ordered. The minesweeper director role will also be given full-time to the Rome 46A (which will receive a major update next year).
- A further 5 Alpha 121A NFSs ordered with capability enhancements. These will be the final pre-production examples before the DDS embarks on series production.
- 500 more Ferret UCVs ordered, probably in a new improved version.
- Extra investment in upgrades and capability enhancements.
- Improved communication links to the Rim Worlds from core DDS space.
21.1.14
DDS announce fleet changes
The DDS Politburo has reported back from its 3 day enclave discussing the new threats to the DDS and how the fleet needs to be changed and augmented to match these threats in the short and medium terms. It is going to cost a lot of money (sadly noted by The Shiner on his blog about teen girls) but is a multi-year effort to boost the DDS fleet. Key parts of the plan, which is to be rubber stamped by the Politburo at the weekend, include:
