When the F-45C next generation fighter enters service with the HCSAF in a few years time it will be quickly followed by a carrier-borne version the F-45K. To aid the design of the strengthened undercarriage and other changes needed for carrier operations. One of the F-45A prototypes is currently being converted and will conduct a series of tests on the HCSN's carrier CNS Cloneworld in a couple of years time.
The carrier, when it enters service next year, will deploy with F-40Ns however these will be replaced by F-45Ks in the mid-2110s.
