So I've put a good 250 hours into the game and the options in which allies support each other was poor to average at best. There are no perks, outside of trade for dust or tech or etc..., to being allied with someone. Rarely does an ally help you and when they do its almost pretty much useless as they endlessly kamikaze or feed your enemies fleets exp.... I find the overall allied support mechanism sorely lacking and I had noticed someone posting such mechanisms as requesting an ally to come and help a system that is being blockaded/invaded but if you already have a fleet in the area and simply need some support I think it would be better if the allies could support each others' fleets. And if this has already been suggested sorry for the steal but thought the topic needed more attention as I've done some searching and could not find the thread.