New Sparta have ordered two more Depender 161As. The ships are officially Multi-Role Combat Support ships though their real role is said to be intelligence gathering including sigint and elint. Both ships will have e-Core family engines like 161-106 Illicit. NS say that the five earlier ships will also receive e-Core engines during an upgrade later in the decade.
It is thought the two ships will be built one a year over the next two ship building plans.
