The Starbotian fleet is not that large though adequate for defending their space, however the Argon crisis has shown how inadequate their fleet is when called upon to operate away from their space. They have just 10 Medium Combat Ship or larger class ships of which 2-3 are unavailable at any one time due to maintenance.
It is thought that of the 7 ships currently available 5 have been sent to Aldebra leaving just 2 to defend Starbotian space. Its why Molab has been bought in to take over some Starbotian patrol commitments.
S101 has placed an urgent order of 5 Corkscrew 51As to boost the fleet. The DDS say the order will be prioritised and Starbot will receive the first of its ships this year with the balance by the end of 2116. As with the Panthers and Isometrics in Starbotian service the ships will have dual identities and have DDS as well as Starbotian pennant numbers.
