From a Developer side(which I am not for this game) , Road maps are great tools and never for external consumption. which is why we get "Soon(tm)". The Monthly Reports are great for showing motion and milestones. New(concept) ships getting sidelined or delayed as, "why release something when...
I did just get this,
"Upgrade unavailable
Esperia Vanduul Blade is not currently available for upgrade. Please check back later, limited ships can become available during special events."
Melted my DUR and LN, but how have a Blade. Purely for when Carrack comes back around. And picked up an LX, for hauling microbrew and crashing into the suns.
I'm bringing the wife. Told her about this and she said, "have fun, what am I going to do during this?" way things are going, I may have a flight crew just from her and the kids.