The first Dinomark XT-DDS has been delivered to the DDS for completing as the first Fighting Falcon class littoral warfare ship. The ship will receive DDS communication and computer interface systems, weapons and DDS standard internal fittings. The XT-DDS differs from standard Dino XTs in having retractable wing surfaces to improve high altitude performance.
A DDS Research team is also working with the Dinos to see if extra power can be got out of the Solarburst engine. The engine has powered the XT for decades and is regarded as being at the end of it's development life. A hybrid engine known as Super Solarburst which uses technology from the PT's Pulseburst platform is used in the flagship Dinomark but the Dinos have not yet decided if they will use this for new build XTs.
The first Fighting Falcon is expected to enter type proving trials and tests in the Summer with a planned introduction into service by the Fall.
