K75 Student to be retired early next year

One of the earliest aircraft designed by the Clones was the A-22/T-75 basic trainer which was one of the main types during the early Clone Wars. Although the A-22 was replaced by the A-85 (now K85) as the standard Clone COIN aircraft by the end of the Clone Wars the trainer version (K75 Student) remained the standard basic trainer of the air force, even though it had a number of flaws and was not that easy to fly!

Since 2111 the Clone Air Force has been building the replacement K76 Graduate which is a similar but clean sheet aircraft with a much more refined design. Now the once vast fleet of K75s has been reduced to just two regiments and these will convert to the K76 by the middle of 2121.

In the Back of the Net (2761)

Ramp destroys Trojan and Hoplite.

Ahoy Jim Lad (2756)

NS foil a maritime incursion.

Final 2 Sentinel 55As stood down

The final two Sentinel 55A light patrol craft, which have been on standby since October, have been stood down from service. They will remain officially active until the end of the year though it is unlikely they will leave port now. This is the first of the UNP Space Patrol legacy fleet to be withdrawn after transfer to NS.

Their role has been largely taken over by the Okra 86L, a version of the Coril shuttle. NS said they have placed an order for a further four Okras which will be built in 2121 during the next ship building plan.

Terin wants summit with Windscorpion

New Clone Star Empire Emperor Terin has said he would like a summit with President Windscorpion and a UNP representative. He said he hoped to meet Windy in the new year. He also wants to meet Emperor MBH. Terin said the Clone Star Empire would welcome equal and respected standing with it's peers, a notable change from his sabre rattling rhetoric before his coronation.

Windy has reduced the NS alert status to the lowest level CYAN, a sign he feels the tension before the coronation has eased.

Fleet News 02/12/20

Just one new ship has been completed this month as NS begins the wind-down for Christmas. 165-001 Acadia is the lead ship of the new Acadia 165A Remote Support Tender. This is another variation of the Friendship 75A platform and will support local patrol assets.

Two more Guardian 54A patrol ships have been withdrawn after reaching the end of their fatigue lives, these are 54-101 Guardian and 54-108 Gareth Ash. The first Deterrence 53A patrol ship to be withdrawn is 53-140 Rock Ferry which has also reached it's end of life.