The DTA has ordered 2000 T-55ZDM3s, a Dino funded next development of the Clone tank, as its standard tank. The purchase, largely funded by the Dinos but also with Sirikwanese and Yengite contributions, will replace the large mix of legacy tanks in the non-Dino DTA armies. The Dinos are also to buy the ZDM3 which will begin production next year.
The ZDM3 will have a new hybrid engine, improved armour with advanced alloys, a new EO system with integrated NS anti-dazzle technology and compatibility with 2 new short-range missiles currently being developed by the Dinos.
The Clones have not yet committed to building their own ZDM3s, which would likely be known as the J55Z8 in Clone Army service. They will be building half of the tanks for the DTA, the rest - and Dino Army order - will be built by the Dinos at a dedicated new tank factory, so may simply switch production anyway though they would be unable to include the NS systems.
