DDS still want their 3 Triumph 66Bs

Despite the rhetoric between the Clones and DDS lately the DDS are still eager to receive 3 Triumph 66B amphibious strike carriers (the Tiamon II design in CDF Space Navy service). The 3 ships, the first 2 of which are understood to be under construction at Cloneworld, will be the final piece in the DDS' amphibious warfare force jigsaw and in any event have been paid for already.

The DDS refused to rule out remaining a customer of Clone built military hardware in future though said that "The Clones were just one of a matrix of domestic and interstellar suppliers." Privately these ships will likely be the last Clone built weapons for the DDS for the time being. Public attacks like the one by Sleeze who jeered on TV that the DDS without Windy was a rudderless ship are not helping relations between the two superpowers.

• The two remaining Fulcrum 85A special forces transports have been put in reserve ahead of their withdrawal later in the year. The ships will still be available if needed (after a delay) though will not be used in everyday operation. 
• The DDS are working on an improved version of its subluminal utility transport the Heron (or SROPS as its usually known). As the fleet expands then the number of SROPS needed also increases (every DDS warship is supposed to carry at least one). Before a new order however the DDS are looking at improving the shuttle into a Rev C model which will have improved ECM, control systems and docking capabilities.