The DDS Politburo has agreed (as expected) to buy a further Oceania 63A amphibious support ship in return for the UNP also buying two for the DDS. The ships will bolster the DDS's disaster response and humanitarian crisis handling capabilities, an area of increasing importance to the DDS and UNP.
The order also (incidentally obviously) helps out Consolidated-ETA Spaceships greatly. The company has been having financial difficulties lately with buyers being considered (one rumour had both the DDS and Dinos aiming to buy the manufacturer). The order of 3 new SX-98s for conversion to Oceanias should ensure their survival for the next couple of years at least.
The 3 new ships will reuse names from the Pulsar 12A class like the in-service examples. The DDS may fit TPM-VLS to these new ships though a decision will not be taken until L157 Central America is under construction in the Summer.
