Anderson announces major boost in Clone defence spending

With the Clone economy on the up, some major programmes now having ended and the decentralisation of most secondary forces to local territorial forces there are major new funds available for new weapons and upgrades. The Clone defence budget will grow at 5% a year for the next 5 years at least. At a lengthy presentation the head of the CDF Admiral Anderson outlined some of the improvements.

Clone Army

• Production of T-55ZDM2 will increase. T-55ZDMs will be upgraded to ZDM2.
• Several hundred J98 rocket artillery systems will be built.
• More land mobile Gale-III launchers (number not specified)
• Development of laser rifle for infantry.
• Improved battlefield communication systems.

Clone Space Navy

• Molentic Tuul MTM2 production to begin at once.
• Shark SKB production rate increased.
• Improvements to 6 orbital space docks.

Clone Air Force

• Upgrades and rebuilds to 80 K44 transports to K44LE (Life Extension) standard.
• Prototype funding for K85QA COIN aircraft, plus upgrade for 450 K85NT to NTE standard with QA avionics and equipment.
• Increased production rates for K45C and K47.
• New air base to be built South of AIlier City.
• Initial gate funding for new generation of AAMs and ASMs.

Clone Navy

• Two more Olana class destroyers to be built.
• More K45K to allow for the withdrawal of the K40.