Olympus Mons Update 2118A (OM18A)

The first upgrade programme of 2118 will be of the Olympus Mons 23A support carrier fleet. The upgrade, Olympus Mons Update 2118A (given the code OM18A), will be fairly extensive including completely new propulsion as well as weapons and sensor upgrades. The main changes will be:

• Fitting with Electron W1A worm drive (planned speed of 4800ec)
• Conventional engine replaced with Proton RM-07A e-Core efficient engine
• TPM-VLS fitted increase of missile load to 48
• Z7 Zip cannon fitted
• Improved maintenance facilities for UCVs and small vessels
• New communications bus with much greater bandwidth for UCV operations

The upgrades will begin early next year.