Dinos unveil 3 new ship projects

In a landmark change in policy the Dinos are to move from their "one size fits all" policy of warship design with the Dinomarks PT and XT and instead develop no less than 3 new specialised warship designs. The new ships will help replace the PT  and XT in production Zanus the minister of defence said at a media briefing.

• Project YZY is the most developed of the 3 new Dinomark projects (and even has a development name, Dinomark QR though this may change). This is a large ground attack cruiser said to be similar in size to the DDS Indy 35B (though longer). Able to carry a heavy war load for strategic attack and tactical ground attack operations.
• Project ZWU is closely related to YZY, it is a space combat version.
• Project GHT is the least developed of the 3 and will be the Dinomark XT replacement. It will be similar in size and also multi-role but will have a mission module capability.

As well as these new projects the Dinomark RS will receive a full upgrade. The next versions of the PT and XT are likely to be the last though both are likely to remain in production for the next few years at least. YZY is rumoured to be planned for 2116, ZWU for 2117 and GHT for 2119.

Zanus said that the astral-political situation is fast changing and the old ways of building a fleet are no longer viable. He added that by 2130 the Dino fleet could be very different indeed.