Akbar is appointed head of space fleet

General Akbar, who led the NS fleet alongside the Raegris in the war against the Terrasaurs, has returned to NS. He held talks with Viceroy Caratore and has accepted the role as the head of the NS Space Fleet, reporting directly to Zeppelin. It had been rumoured he might leave NS like a number of other senior figures such as The Chef who went missing from his ship a few days ago. However, insiders say Akbar has decided to stay with NS and support it in this difficult transition.

Caratore has ordered the arrest of a number of known supporters of Windscorpion and Torus. 

DSA abolished

Viceroy Caratore has abolished the DNA Scanning Agency, the huge organisation set up to scan for the DNA of Mutre Bee clones. The DSA was compromised by the MBO earlier this year, a key factor in their victory over New Sparta. Caratore said the MBO would not deploy clones in NS (apart from the MBO Honour Guard) in "normal circumstances". An analyst said Caratore was keeping the threat of clones infiltrating NS if there was unrest or disobedience. 

The former head of the DSA, Mad Medic, is another senior NS officer who has gone missing and is now on the wanted list.

Torus and other senior staff declared traitors, bounty put on their heads

The new head of MBO-NS Internal Security, Inspector Koval, has declared former President Torus plus other senior NS personnel such as Stella and Kalifei as traitors for deserting NS and stealing the flagship SS Cicero. Koval has ordered MBO-NS to hunt them down and bring them to justice. He has also put a bounty on them.

A protest formed at DDS City with supporters of the old regime raising banners against MBO. NSIS and MBO Honor Guard personnel broke up the protest and made a number of arrests. 

Twenty MBO ships to transfer to NS fleet

Twenty MBO Nectar destroyers are to transfer to the NS Space Fleet to help plug gaps in the fleet after recent heavy losses. The new head of the NS Military Zeppelin said the ships would transfer over the next month and initially be crewed by MBO personnel though would gradually transfer to having full NS crews by the end of the year.

The Nectar ships will be known as the Nectar 52A in NS service. Zeppelin also said an extra five Mulberry 36A cruisers would be built on top of the two outstanding ships on the existing order. 

MBO ship destroyed near Proxima 6

An MBO ship has been destroyed near Proxima 6, the lifeless planet between Proxima 5 and 6. The MBO have not given any more information, an anonymous NS source said the ship was destroyed by an NS ship which then left the system. A few minutes later a squadron of MBO ships was scrambled but by then the NS ship had long gone.

It is speculated that the ship was the NS flagship SS Cicero which has turned off it's transponder and has gone missing. Torus and other senior NS figures, who refuse to join MBO-New Sparta, are thought to be aboard.

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Caratore arrives at GHQ.