The Clones have announced their second-generation Clone Space Missile (CSM). The much improved weapon is thought to be much needed after New Sparta have closed the gap with their LRM-20. CSM Mark 2, or CSM2, is said to have a range of twenty light years - double that of CSM1 (though the same as LRM-20).
CSM2's space stage is said to be faster and has improved stealth and electronic countermeasures. It is also able to accept mid-course corrections via a new system of covert communications (which the Clones are not saying any more about).
CSM2 will be fielded in the ring of silos on Cloneworld first, possibly before the end of the year. CSM2 will be rolled out to mobile and submarine launchers in subsequent years.
