No AI retrofit?

[Jubala]

Has anyone seen anything to indicate that the AI retrofits it's ships? I have seen it scrap older/smaller ships, but no signs of retrofit. It's not uncommon for me to run into rather large AI fleets (20+ ships) with a few being top of the line badass bastards, a few slightly below that and the majority old to ancient clearly inferior ships.

To me that indicates the AI don't retrofit it's ships and that really puts it at a disatvantage. I routinely retrofit my ships, even older/smaller ships that can still be useful. I often have frigates and destroyers that have been around from early in the game that has gone through several retrofits. The frigates sooner or later go to the breakers since they are too small in the long run, but destroyers hang around for quite some time. The AI would be alot more competitive if it did this or something like it.