That is now likely to change as major building programmes like the Shark and Cosmos end. For the HCSAF the F-45A has now ceased production (though continues to be built for the HCSN) and it will be a couple of years before production resumes of the F-45C. Thus billions in funding has been released back into the defence budget and now the HCS Army is to receive an 8 billion zark boost for new weapons for the next few years.
The army's shopping list has not yet been finalised but will include a ramp up of production of the T-89FSU (the T-89 has been in minimal rate production for 5 years now) and T-55ZDM with the aim of replacing the remaining T-88s and older T-55s in HCS service. The Tapir will also ramp up with the new TRV-5HD beginning production next year. The HCS want to replace the thousands of TRV-5A to Ds in service, some of which are now over 20 years old and have seen a lot of hard service (i.e. are clapped out).
Ammunition stocks will also be bought back up, cost savings have meant the HCS ammunition stockpile has reached fairly low levels for some types of weapon. It was reported (though denied by the HCS later) that some training using the 40mm cannon on the TRV-34 Snowcat APC was banned as they were down to their last 1000 rounds.
It is likely a next generation anti-aircraft system will be developed with a new family of tracked and manpad SAMs and also a new tracked AA gun tank to replace the TAA-4 Stoat. HCS battlefield radars and EW systems are also well overdue a replacement.
