The entire Design Department continued to design their mechs with gusto.
The Red Fleet truly lived up to its reputation.
Processor clusters such as the SF-02 was one of the many means the fleeters relied upon to maintain technological parity with the Red Association.
Ves gained a better understanding of the differences between the mechers and the fleeters.
The former relied a lot more on human ingenuity to develop superior technology. Their output was rather inconsistent, but once in a while a brilliant mech designer may be able to introduce revolutionary new paradigms that completely changed the game.