A sign of the change in Knobhead's new regime is that the DDS will strengthen Terrestrial Forces so they can stand on their own right against peer opponents and not just act as a supporting act to the space fleet. This doesn't mean the DDS army and air force will become as large as the Clones' for example (which would be virtually impossible anyway) but Knobhead wants the DDS to have air and land weapons "second to none".
Key to this is a new fighter which will replace the F-10S from the late 2120s. Knobhead has announced initial funding for the Next DDS Fighter or NDF which will be "better than the (Clone) K45C". Details are vague on the NDF for now though it will draw on a number of existing DDS Research projects which may give a hint into its planned capabilities. These include HSMAVs or Hyper Sonic Micro Air Vehicles, laser weaponary and AI driven ECM.
