DDS Commander Knobhead has had his first success in securing an increased funding from the UNP. Part of this is tied up with the transfer of local patrol duties from the USP but there is a real-terms 2.1% increase in funding as well.
The DDS have also sold some more unneeded land from its portfolio raising around 970 million zarks. Selling surplus land has been a boon to the DDS in recent years though the supply of land is reaching the end and cannot be counted on in future to supplement funding from the UNP.
The DDS will continue to invest heavily in its fleet but Terrestrial Forces is also set to receive a substantial increase in its budget.
