The first flight of the carrier-capable A-85NTK has been made from a CAC airfield. The NTK has an arrester hook, strengthened undercarriage and some avionic changes and will probably make it's first carrier landings (and take-offs) later in the year from "CNS Plank" the HCSNAS test runway which simulates carrier operations with a proper carrier test on CNS Cloneworld after that. The NTK is mostly intended for use by Austini 55's future carrier force though some are to be bought by Cloneworld's fleet.
The non-carrier "naval" version of the COIN aircraft the NTN has entered service with the HCSNAS and will perform COIN and patrols over coastal areas.
