Clones to increase defence budget by 7%

Oojok has agreed a 7% increase in the Clone Defence Forces budget for 2115, this is above the 1.5-2% increases which the CDF has enjoyed over the last couple of years. Oojok has agreed to the larger increase because of the growing urgency of upgrading key parts of CDF infrastructure.

The CDF Communications Network has been struggling for years and needs an immediate 12 billion zark upgrade of key nodes and lines else it is warned the network could collapse even with peacetime traffic. Six billion zarks is also needed for a CDF physical infrastructure fund replacing and repairing key bridges, roads, runways and bunkers. A bridge collapsed a couple of months ago near Beyond Micom killing 16 troops, and it is thought many more of these vital yet neglected parts of the CDF infrastructure are out there.

• The DDS have dropped their alert status to GREEN, still elevated above the norm.