After the Dinos chose the DDS F-10SED as their new air defence and close support fighter (a very lucrative contract) the Clones have urgently rushed to try and change the Dinos' minds. Aware that one of the criticisms was that they did not offer their latest version of the K45 they have now rectified that and have offered a hybrid version called the K45D which is said to include much more K45C technology (though is still fundamentally the older model).
The Dinos have dismissed the proposal, and said the Clones should not have rushed to offer this version, citing confusion and mistakes in the proposal document which no doubt was produced in a hurry. Senator Zanus the Minister of Defence has advised the Clones to accept the loss. "The F-10SED is what we need and what we are going to buy. Our co-operation with the Clones in other areas of weapon design and production continues unaffected but they will just have to accept they can't win them all!"
