Rigellian Defence Service

While the Confederacy of Amarkia Navy describe themselves as the sword and shield of Amarkia and the Federation, the Rigellian Defense Service style themselves as the anvil upon which the enemies of Rigel and the Federation will break. Called up for service comparatively less often, they nonetheless participated in several combat actions during the Federation-Licori War. The RDS field a powerful fleet centered around very sturdy capital ships and heavy cruisers escorted by the notably tough by Amarki-designed Anacail frigate, while general garrison and response duties are left to fragile but quite capable medium frigates of the Oda-Gach class.

Active Ship Classes

 * Megatortoise
 * Turtleship
 * Oda-Gach
 * Oda-Gach IIc
 * Anacail

Obsolete Classes

 * Old Cutter

Future Plans
After shoring up their frigate inventory with the Amarkian Anacail heavy frigate, the aim is to deploy refits with considerable survivability upgrades to the Turtleship and Megatortoise. This will allow them to continue to fulfill their role in the Federation as anchor-ships resistant to any damage.

Officers
The Naval Academy of Rigel V is the off-homeworld establishment where all RDS officers receive their education. It is a two-year course dedicated to producing a well-rounded officer, with a third year of training dedicated to the specific department the officer wishes to specialise in. The RDS has a certain problem with corporate concerns poaching promising officer candidates into well-paying roles on corporate auxiliary ships, however.

Major Worlds

 * Rigel VIII
 * Welleck IV
 * Abadan
 * Laudon

Colonies

 * Kelda IV
 * Mongond
 * others

Shipyards
[1 x 2500kt, 2 x 1500kt] [1 x 1500kt, 2 x 750kt] [2 x 1000kt]
 * Lagan-Shir @ Rigel VIII
 * Kardan Amash Yards @ Welleck IV
 * Danad Nashad @ Laudon

Anacail
All specialist components for the Anacail are sourced from manufacturers in Amarkian space and trans-shipped. Fees for this are paid to the Amarkian government, which finds it useful to maintain a stock of Rigellian currency for trade purposes.

Hull

 * A new starship armour facility, the Scanad-Hogat Metallurgy Complex, was commissioned in the outskirts of the Abadan system and tasked with developing and producing a new tier of starship armour to replace the existing Turtleship and Megatortoise plating.
 * Oda-Gach plating is auxiliary grade.

Deflectors

 * Two firms compete for deflector contracts, each maintaining flexible production lines capable of constructing Mk III to Mk V deflectors. The first is Poad Barg Protective Systems, based on Rigel VIII's moon. The second is Nabon Dynamics, based on Welleck V, which recently underwent a forced restructuring after it was discovered Orion Syndicate influences were part of the board of the directors.