The Dino K series attack aircraft has a very interesting history, way back in the early 1980s a Dino intelligence mission visited Earth to gather intelligence on mankind. One of the things they looked at was human military technology. The Dinos found the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft very interesting and copied the design to create the K-1 attack aircraft to support ground forces.
Over the last 100 years the Dinos have restarted production every 25-30 years to replace worn out aircraft and the production line is about to reopen on the latest version the K-18. The DDS have also taken the opportunity to bolster their air power and have ordered 150 of a modified version to be called A-18D. Its thought the aircraft will offset some existing debts the Dinos had with the DDS from the Utrek War and so will cost just a nominal fee. The first K-18D is expected to be delivered next year. The Dinos plan to produce 2,500. Some new aircraft may also be bought by Sirikwan at a later date who have just bought some refurbished K-16s (the previous model).
The K-18 replaces the K-16 series and has improved aerodynamics and systems including much better data networking and is integrated into both the Dino and DDS military data networks for interoperability. The first K-18 will make it's first flight before the end of the year.
