A suite of new Supercruise Overcharge Frame Shift Drives entered the market earlier this week alongside several other upgrades to the new modules.
To celebrate the companyâs recent success, Dr. Namin Tirel, Achilles Aerospaceâs Head of Research and Development, offered a rare interview to Vox Galactica:
âIt boggles the mind, truly. We were working in secret on what would eventually become our Supercruise Overcharge technology for over a year now. We had mountains of data and plenty of theories still to test, but we were struggling to make headway on anything that had real practical application. When we got hold of some of the actual parts of the Thargoidsâ drive-like technology, all that time, energy, and financial investment finally paid off. We were able to make huge strides in a short time frame, as youâre now seeing.â
âWe purposefully made these drives difficult to modify as theyâre still using very new technology, but, with how well the drives are holding up, we saw fit to relax this restriction.â
âOur latest firmware update also removes the prototype safety limiter on jump range which goes hand-in-hand with some brilliant fine-tuning we achieved during development. Not only are our drives capable of Supercruise Overcharge but we saw a few optimisations we could make over Siriusâ aging technology. If you want to go both faster and further, switch to an Achilles drive.â
âFinally, we have our work with Faulcon DeLacy on their Python Mk II. This is something that both companies are immensely happy with, and we want to offer this same collaborative approach to other manufacturers too.â
âSupercruise Overcharge has been a highlight of my career, and being a part of its continued development is a privilege. Thank you to my team helping to create the next phase of space travel, and a special thank you to the independent pilots who brought us the key pieces of technology that made all of this possible.â
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