No, it is NOT Discovery, it is a seperate mod called Plasmafire, and Im gonna be getting it now..
"Freelancer Alpha dash niner, this is Freeport 7 control, You are cleared for departure. Good luck out there."
Soldato Zavier Benitez, Benitez flight instructor.
The capital ships will be included in beta 4 (which should be up next week). However battleships will cost from 1 bilion to 1,8 billion (the cash limit is 2 bilions).
The Bounty Hunter events are rather fun...you take someone out that's targeted you get $50 mil, and if you get chased around and live for a specific amount of time, you get the $50 mil. It's good fun.