The Clones are considering building a maritime patrol version of the K48 Cargolifter transport, the proposed K48P is wanted by Aquaworld's naval air service to patrol the large water expanses on that planet. The K48P would be armed with anti-shipping missiles and depth charges and would be equipped with a full reconnaissance suite similar to that fitted to the K72MR maritime reconnaissance aircraft.
The problem is Aquaworld only want, need and can afford a small number. At most they want 8, this is uneconomic for such a conversion to be built. At the moment Cloneworld and Austini 55's naval air services are still evaluating whether they need the type too.
