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Got to check and likely replace all the wiring and the plumbing for air and waste if nothing else. And probably replace the reactors

She'll need a heck of a refit though. A thousand years without maintenance can't be good for her even if they properly mothballed her

Mind you in the world of Babylon 5 a escort that isn't tied to other ships or jump gates is decently large. ie heavy cruiser sized

Also i4vreally doesn't help that most of the ships that would likely get used as escorts and patrol ships ie older and smaller ships got a severe case of Neutron Lasers to the face

I know that but the thing is that said Systems are something you can keep improving and thus eventually get a proper shield out of. Mind you trading for something in the meantime isn't a bad idea

At least for now. I imagine the EA science division is hard at work fixing this. Plus the E-Web is already a decent system upon which to base an actual shield

You know I wonder if a proper successor to the Nova ie a dedicated brawler will be on the list of future projects of the EA. It would make sense because unlike otl the Nova's reputation is intact if not even greater.

Plus utility craft of various kinds would be needed for the ship to function optimally which would take up a fairly decent chunk of the hangar volume

Yeesh I assume that their construction was mandated in the treaty that ended the war in this timeline as well otherwise I rather doubt anyone would build willing to build more than a couple

So basically they're in the beginning of the design phase of their procurement cycle

this is fantastic news,(insert sarcasm for the next part of the sentence ) now I expect it done by the end of next month even if you have no sleep to do so

In the words of the Senate himself "do it"