One area where the Clones lag behind NS and the Dinos is in ship propulsion, however today they unveiled a new engine technology which will greatly assist in stealth operations. The technology is a coreless induction engine which is said to use gravitons for propulsion at up to 0.2c (a standard cruising speed). By using gravitons there is said to be no particle displacement and this would greatly reduce the amount of work a cloaking device has to do, and hence improve it's effectiveness and reliability.
The induction drive will be added to the next generation of engines developed and deployed by the Clones, the induction drive being part of a traditional engine that can be activated when needed. The first ships to receive the new engines will be new-build Sharks next year a spokesclone said.
