A major upgrade of the Quasar 15A bomber fleet has begun called Quasar Major System Upgrade 2116 (Quasar MSU16), the largest since the ILU a couple of years ago. A key part of the upgrade will be the fitting of worm drive, the Quasar being one of the last remaining major types that has not had some worming of class members at least.
Offensive capabilities will also be greatly enhanced with the fitting of Z7 cannon, VLS TPM cells to increase TPM load up to 96, attack missile load will also be increased to 48 thanks to some internal reorganisation of the ship.
System upgrades include a new SAS-NG attack suite, the most notable upgrade to SAS for a number of years (most details of the changes are being kept secret for security reasons), improved computers and sensors. The Quasar will also able to perform the mine laying role as Raegris Quasars can.
The first 2 ships have begun their upgrade which is said to take 6-8 weeks per ship.
