Shiner eases financial restrictions

With the funding uncertainty at its height the DDS' Finance Officer The Shiner put strict rules in place as to new purchases and contracts with anything over 200 million zarks on hold. Although there is still a lot of uncertainty The Shiner has raised this limit to 350 million zarks.

This allows for the next stage in development of the Type 18A "Mobile Cannon" weapon system. The funding will allow for development and building of a prototype Z-Max cannon which will be at the core of the Type 18A. A firm order for the type may also be made within weeks. Funding will also be released for tooling ready for the Kinetic 35C fleet combat ship.

• The DDS has signed a 110 million zark contract with the Free Eritran States for continued updates and engineering assistance with their fleet of DDS warships. The contract will cover support, software updates and selected hardware upgrades until 2118.