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Smellyson continues to recruit for CSX.

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Smellyson begins to form his new unit.

Clones attack two villages on Miliaris

Clone soldiers are reported to have attacked two remote ethnic Eritran villages on Miliaris. The Clones say the villages were a base for the Freedom Miliaris insurgent group and a manufacturing centre for drones. However, independent reports say the soldiers have failed to locate any drone factories.

Freedom Miliaris fighters were present however, there are reports of various gun battles between them and Clone soldiers. There have been casualties on both sides though the numbers are unknown. Two K85 COIN aircraft also attacked buildings on the outskirts of the villages.

Freedom Miliaris have said the Clones will pay for their attack, part of what they say is a betrayal of the ceasefire agreement.

UNDF to invest in new network of data centres

The UNDF has announced a six billion zark investment in new data centres across UNP space. New data centres will be built on Proxima 7, Solaris, Mars, Liberation and Saeou over the next three years. This will replace the existing UNDF network but will be greatly upgraded with a much higher data throughout and fractal encryption built into the computers and communicatiosn equipment.

The data centres UNDF use have a number of vital functions including combat simulations, code breaking, engineering analysis and intelligence analysis. The current generation are now considered to have reached their processing limit, plus upgrading them with fractal encryption has proved to be troublesome, hence why the replacements will have the ability built in from the start.

Terrestrial Forces to be reorganised along planetary lines

UNDF Terrestrial Forces are to be reorganised, the various brigades will be organised along planetary lines instead of being a mixture of regiments from different planets. Two brigades will be formed from Terran/Proximan regiments and one each from regiments from Liberation, Remedia and Porquat 640.

The primary role of the Terrestrial Forces will be base defence and supporting local security services. The UNDF said that the amphibious warfare capabilities which the MBO withdrew will not be restored.

Miliaris militants accuse Clones of reneging on deal

The peace deal with the ethnic Eritran insurgent groups such as Freedom Miliaris included a degree of self-goverance for majority Eritran planets in the Clone Star Empire - East such as Miliaris. However, Freedom Miliaris have accused the Clones of reneging on the deal and indeed have increased repression of Eritrans.

Freedom Miliaris say they will resume their attacks unless the Clones return to the agreement and release hundreds of Eritrans held in prisons.

Dinos complete Dinomark AM production

The final two Dinomark AMs have been completed and have joined the Dino Army. The Dinos have said that no more will be built other than the 82 built for the Army and SS. However, an export version for other members of the CIN is being considered, Sirikwan has shown an interest.

The Dinomark XT is also nearing the end of production (though this has happened before but has been restarted a couple of times). However, as the Dinomark LM/2 is looking like it has solved the issues with the Mark 1 and full-scale production is now expected to be agreed.

Rapid Reaction Force to be moved to Aldebra

Parallax, the Head of the Space Fleet, has confirmed that the Rapid Reaction Force (RRF) is to be moved to Aldebra. The RRF is a small force of cruisers kept in readiness (one ship on a thirty minute readiness, the others on six-hour) in case of emergencies. The RRF used to be based at Proxima 7 but it is now thought that the RRF would be more usefully located in UNDF South Sector.

The RRF will also be increased in size to five ships from the usual three. The move will be completed by the Autumn, the increase in the force size by early next year.

Repulse deliveries resume

Two Repulse 51B destroyers have joined the fleet as UNDF shipbuilding continues to recover after the ravages of the MBO regime. 51-205 Astcote and 51-206 Grimscote have completed their proving trials and are now ready to be deployed. Both ships were actually completed during the MBO regime but their original engines were looted by the MBO.

The UNDF have committed to building the full twenty Repulse destroyers ordered as planned.

Dino Army to form first drone attack regiment

The 2nd Legion of the Dino Army has added a new unit to it's order of battle, the 1st Unmanned Attack Regiment of the Dino Army. This unit is equipped with an unspecified number of attack drones, thought to be of a variety of types but including a new Dino type based on the successful Molab type drone which was successfully used during the Eritran uprising.

The purpose of the regiment, initially, will be to help other Dino Army units develop tactics and weapons to defend against mass attacks by cheap drones.

Cicero begins trials after refurbishment

The former flagship SS Cicero has begun fleet trials following a refurbishment and upgrade to the latest security and tactical standards. After a successful set of trials the ship will resume it's former role as the UNDF flagship, this is expected before the end of July.

Until then Caratore's ship SS Jurassic is serving as the flagship and has been taking Torus on her tour of the UNDF. Jurassic is expected to remain the reserve flagship after the return of Cicero to service. 

Torus visits Aldebra, announces big expansion

UNDF Commander Torus has visited Aldebra as part of her tour of all major planet bases in the UNDF. At Aldebra she announced a big expansion to the orbital facilities and an increased allocation of ships. She said that Aldebra would be the front line against any resurgent MBO or other threats in that area of space and so needed to become a key strong point in the UNDF defence.

It is also rumoured the Rapid Reaction Force could be relocated to Aldebra though this has not yet been decided.

Stings to be withdrawn by the end of 2126

The UNDF fleet of ten MBO built Sting 58A scouts are to be withdrawn by the end of 2126, the UNDF have confirmed. The ships perform a variety of tasks including scouting, patrol and general communication but the difficulty in obtaining spare parts (they include far less UNDF sourced equipment than the Nectar destroyers) means that it will become more difficult to keep the fleet going as time goes on.

They will be replaced by new built Mariner 56A light patrol craft, as well as the planned Rome-NG.

Two ships join the UNDF fleet

Two Violet 57B light patrol ships have joined the UNDF fleet, 57-216 Victoria and 57-217 Virgilia. Just three more Violets are to be built, all three are in various stages of construction and should be finished by the end of the year.

UNDF say they have now reached the sufficient numbers of ships to perform their patrol circuits across UNDF space. The three final ships will allow for operational flexibility. A follow-on Type 57C was considered at some stage but has now been shelved.

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The MBO might be crushed but LORD Gibson is still loose...

DDS City to be renamed Windy City

UNDF Commander Torus has said that DDS City, the large former GHQ next to Hexian City on Proxima 7 will be renamed at last. There has been a desire to rename the base, the largest in UNDF, for years and Torus said it was finally time. Torus said the base would be renamed Windy City after Windscorpion who died during the battle to destroy MBO.

Torus said that Windscorpion was the greatest warrior in the history of DDS/NS/UNDF and the galaxy would never see his likes again.

Windscorpion 2068-2125

The UNDF have confirmed the death of Windscorpion, the Apogee of Man and the ultimate fighting machine. UNDF Commander Torus said that Windscorpion led the attack on the MBO moon HQ, infiltrating the base inside a specially modified TPM. Once inside the MBO base he began to ruthlessly hunt down the Mutre Bee. Torus said that a video feed from Windy's helmet shows the unprecedented destruction wrought by Windy against the core of the MBO.

Windy engaged Mutre Bee in combat which was intended to lure Mutre Bee into the centre of the base. As well as Windy's TPM, four MRMs fitted with extra-high yield cluster nuclear warheads were fired into the core of the moon, where a massive power array was located. The moon was destroyed by the massive explosion, this also killed both Mutre Bee and Windy.

The debris from the moon explosion is estimated to have wiped out 99% of the hundreds of MBO warships assembled around the moon. Torus said that the MBO have been crippled as a fighting force. They may be able to rebuild but it will take them a very long time. It is not known if the Mutre Bee can be resurrected.