Bolitic bridgehead on Pulsin collapses

Although there has been a ceasefire for the last few weeks between the Dinos and Bolitic the Dinos have maintained their blockade of the Bolitic bridgehead on Pulsin. However the bridgehead has now collapsed without a shot being fired.

The general in charge of Bolitic forces on Pulsin, Lord Vokenzin was reportedly killed by some junior officers as starvation has hit the Bolitic in the bridgehead and their slave armies which have revolted. The new commander Sir Yolnewakapti surrendered the bridgehead to the Dinos after delivering the head of Vokenzin to the Dino commander in a box, it is reported Yolnewakapti was disappointed the Dinos did not eat the head as is custom with the Bolitic.

A Dino source says this surrender indicates a wider rebellion in the Bolitic ranks as Vokenzin was of the House of Borca, the Emperor but Yolnewakapti is of one of the Bolitic houses now openly trying to bring down the Emperor. The Dinos are now disarming the Bolitic forces and are providing food aid.

DDS introduce new short-range attack missile

The DDS have quietly introduced a new short-range attack missile for ground attack from orbit. The missile, Apex-70, replaces the several older missiles which have been in use and has improved guidance, a larger payload, steathly features and an improved motor. It has been fully integrated with the attack system SAS carried by DDS warships.

The weapon has already been used in an attack on the ABBOs on Malau it has been reported. Mass production is now underway.

HCSN clear 4 more F-40Ns for carrier use

The worst secret in the HCS Navy is that very few of it's fleet of F-40Ns are actually capable of carrier operations because of the generally poor state of their undercarriage and structure. It is currently estimated that 8 F-40Ns are available for use off the carrier CNS Cloneworld and the HCSN have been rationing their airpower on deployments, typically just 2 are carried at any one time.

However this has been slightly improved by the clearance of 4 more fighters for carrier use after a rebuild by CAC. This brings the number of aircraft available to 12 and will likely suffice as the A-85NTK and later the F-45K will become available over the next few years.

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Crankcase project cancelled, new Clearwater project

The Crankcase project to develop a new patrol ship in the late 2120s has been cancelled though the project had been on the back burner for some time. A new project that has been announced by DDS Research is Clearwater (following the C-designations used recently for new ship projects).

Clearwater is the project name for the proposed Medium Unmanned Reconnaissance Vehicle (MURV) which is the DDS counterpart to the HCS Nybble NL. Clearwater will also be armed and have a strike role. It is thought Clearwater will be similiar in size to the Pentekonter and thus in some ways is a replacement for the Crankcase project. The DDS have begun initial design work and aim to have Clearwater in service by 2116 or 2117.

Its not clear yet how Clearwater will integrate with the FLUSV unmanned strike vehicle project which is part of the future cruiser Chrysalis project though one DDS Research insider said FLUSV would likely be a variant of Clearwater.

Sirikwan skirmishes with Bolitic

A Sirikwan Helwin cruiser shadowing the Bolitic attack fleet heading towards Voth has come under attack from 2 Bolitic Meltinan patrol ships. The Sirikwanese, ironically in a Bolitic built ship themselves though now updated with DDS technology, managed to destroy 1 Meltinan before cloaking and retreating to an asteroid field. The Sirikwanese ship suffered damage itself and is now returning to Sirikwan.

The rest of the Sirikwanese ships sent to help the Voth are now approaching Voth and will form a defence line with the Voth fleet. Their odds of success are not great though.