NS have announced a major update for it's fleet of Pentekonters starting early next year. The update will include all ships though as the fleet has been built over an extended period of time (the oldest in 2114) the update will vary depending on the ship involved.
All ships will be re-engined with Proton RM-01 e-Core engines (as used on the Protector 57A). All ships will receive a cruise speed increase to 400c as testing has shown the ship structure can handle the extra stress without modification.
Older ships will receive a refurbishment. All ships will be fitted with a TPM-VLS 8-missile cell. This will be fitted externally.
Older 44M minesweepers will have the now obsolete SPECNES first generation mine sweeping system removed. Work is due to begin on the upgrade in January and is expected to last two years.
