After an interim period with a turbine powered fan to prove the reliability of the ducted fan propulsion system the Clone Air Force's new advanced trainer the K3 Pterodactyl has flown with a production hybrid ducted fan without a traditional jet turbine back-up for the first time. The fan is powered by an onboard electric motor fuelled by fuel cells and energy recovery systems. Performance was said to be lower than expected (about 92% of expected according to a CAC source) though CAC expect to be able to recover that by fine tuning the fan and boosting the electric motor. The K3 is expected to enter service next year.
The close-support variant the K58 will come a little later and had been officially named the Raptor by the CAF. A production date of 2118 is now being mooted.
