With the Starsystems to be rebuilt into Medium Combat Ships over the next few years its unclear how the NS will train crews with just the 2 ex-Bolitic Helwins available as training ships (and these really are for advanced combat training). After toying with the idea of using normal ships for training missions NS have decided instead they still need a dedicated fleet of training ships.
Five ships will be built of the new Pentekonter 044T design, the differences from the minesweeping 044M variant have not yet been unveiled though one has been added to the current Ship Building Plan.
