The last Provider 71A transport to be built for the New Sparta Space Fleet, 71-131 The Needs of New Sparta. The ship is the thirty eighth built for NS, though not all are in service due to war losses. Some Providers will continue to be built for export.
With the oldest ships now nearly twenty years old, NS has begun the development of a replacement which could enter service in the 2130s. NS are thought to be looking at modular designs for the next generation heavy transport.
