Telvin 802 is already a top customer for the Clones having bought spaceships, air and land weapons in the past. Now they have come closer to the Clones by signing a "defence co-operation agreement". It falls just short of a mutual defence pact though includes stabling rights, shared intelligence, regular exercises and joint weapon development. As part of the deal the Clones will establish an intelligence gathering station in Telvin space.
Telvin are enemies of the Aritans thus this may cause some problems with CSE-DTA relations though the Clones were at pains to point out they are also friends with the DTA (and indeed recently scored a defence sale to New Arit).
