Officials from the Commonwealth of Interstellar Nations (CIN) are visiting Cloneworld and are expected to travel on to Molab next week to meet with representatives of Freedom Miliaris. CIN are trying to get the ceasefire resumed on Miliaris. A key problem however is the reluctance of the Clones to stick to the existing agreement.
Admiral Anderson is reported to have said the ceasefire violated Clone sovereignty. CIN and the UNP are putting pressure on the Clones to change their minds.
Two Mariner 56A light patrol craft have joined the UNDF fleet. These are 56-107 Metronome and 56-108 Mighty. The UNDF have committed to building an eventual fleet of twenty.
Two of the stop-gap fleet of Okra 86L patrol ships (modified Coril shuttles) have been withdrawn from service. Their identities have not been disclosed. UNDF are looking into the possibility of converting them into standard shuttles.
Two Cosmos CG cruisers, fitted out for ground attack, have joined the Clone forces at Miliaris. They have begun to support Clone Defence Force operations against the Freedom Miliaris militant group. It has been reported that three suspected FM positions were attacked by the Cosmos from orbit and badly damaged.
An FM source has said that innocent civilians were killed in the attacks. They have continued to launch drone and mortar attacks on Clone Army positions though said to be of limited effectiveness.
Molab have ordered three more Pentekonter 259M patrol ships to join their existing fleet of 15. Although it is expected that Molab will buy Dino ships to replace their Kalahati Tuul fleet, Molab will continue to invest in their UNDF built fleet.
Molab have also ordered upgrades for their 3 Isometric-EMM frigates, thought to be to the tactical systems including Zip cannons.
The head of the Clone Star Empire, Admiral Anderson, has called a state of emergency on Miliaris following the deadly attacks by Freedom Miliaris. Curfews will be raised across the planet, extra troops and aircraft are arriving on the planet to augment the hard pressed defence force.
The Clones have re-established the communication connection between Miliaris and the rest of the empire. The Clone Air Force has launched dozens of attacks on positions across the planet.
It has been reported that the Tarbotians have attempted to steal a Black Triangle during a test. The Tarbotians took advantage of the lack of full info-security on the ship due to it's test status, an UNDF spokesman later said that the Tarbotians would not be able to use their hacking system on a normal ship. The Black Triangles will be retrofitted with full info-security.
The ship's crew managed to stop the hijacking due to quick thinking and alerted an escorting UNDF ship which was able to attack and damage the Tarbotian ship. The Tarbotians fled back towards their base.