A joint-order for ten Pentekonter Protectors has been made by the DTA, five ships each will equip the Voth and New Arit fleets. The Voth Space Navy already has three on order, the extra five ships will be the same 281V standard. Delivery of all ships will be by 2124 though none as yet have been delivered. An NS source said that the first 281V was in final construction and would be delivered before the end of the year.
New Arit's Pentekonters will be to a similar standard. New Arit are a former Pentekonter operator but these new ships will cover for the Aritan's ageing fleet of Kalahati Tuuls which are reaching the end of their lives. The Aritans have eleven Kalahati Tuuls and are planning to refit the best six for operation into the mid-2130s, the rest will be replaced by the Pentekonters by 2125.
