Episode 338 - Fractions of a Chig

It’s #338st for 25 of June, 2026 or 3312! (33-Oh twelven) 

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Squadron Briefing:  

BGS highlights:

• LSN presence grew from 437 ->441 Systems, Controlling still 134

• Booms in Maikoro and 7A

• Outbreak in 23 Andromedae

• Election in Juan and a War pending in 5 Andromedae

• Sutherland Station, the pride of IC 2602 Sector ZU-Y D49 is online! 

  • As a parenthetical the ‘ZU-Y Dxx’ section of the IC 2602 Sector is the fancy section

Short PP Report: 

Cycle 86:

• Kaine (#1) and Grom (#2) top the charts this week.

• Kaine had the edge with the addition of 2 new strongholds and 5 new fortifieds

• Grom with an impressive looking 12 new systems, 1 new stronghold, and 4 new fortifieds

• Aisling, Mahon, and Grom all added 12 new systems

• Aisling the first power to make the 2000+ exploited systems club

• Losers for this cycle were Torval, Winters, and Archer. All losing fortifieds with Torval not gaining any new systems, Archer and Winters both losing systems

• Looks like Winters is joining Archer as an undermining target, have the imperials expanded their attacks against the federation?

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Dev News: 

• Anything to the rumor that NPCs will fly ‘up to the T-11’ in new ships with the update?

• Dev Log 

  • MK 1 and II Hangers for Nomad

  • Operations Missions Described

  • https://www.elitedangerous.com/en-US/news/elite-dangerous-june-dev-log-2026

Galnet News: Galnet News | Elite Dangerous Community Site  

• 25 June - Kestrel Fighter Enters Full Production

Discussion : 🧂

• Nomad or Operations? I’ve got question sets for both - mix & match?

Alec Turner Report: 

• We’re sorry to report that Scotland lost to Brazil in the world cup. They are now the 8th-best 3rd-place team.