The Head of UNDF Research, Dr Forbidden, has said that in future the two separate methods of spaceship FTL propulsion - hyperdrive and wormdrive - will merge into a unified engine which can handle both modes. It is speculated this is the core technology behind the x-Core engine which is in early development and could replace n-Core sometime in the 2140s.
Dr Forbidden also said UNDF is working on it's first upgrade to the W1A worm drive, which will offer a greater speed in equivalent c (ec) thanks to refinements in the subspace tunnel and power management. DF are currently preparing to build a prototype of WX drive, this may be ready to enter service by the end of the decade.
