NS will begin the long-awaited Multi-Update Life Extension (MULE) of it's Isometric 41A fleet in 2122. The update is the first part of a multi-year programme to merge the Isometric and Freedom 41B fleets. The MULE will include rebuilding and refurbishing to allow the Isometrics to reach the early 2130s (when a final update is planned). The ships will be re-engined with e-Core engines and the missile launcher will be re-fitted for TPM-3.
The ships fitted with Pave Yellow mine warfare direction equipment will have it removed as the system has been supplanted by Pave Orange which is deployed on Rome 46As.
