In a surprise move, the Dinos have turned to the NS in-house land weapon manufacturer SMA for tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. The Dinos have ordered 250 T-62Y tanks, which will be built in a localised YMD version for the Dinos from 2126. These tanks will supplement the thousands of T-55Zs in service. A Dino source said they do not want to be reliant on a single type.
The big order though is for infantry fighting vehicles and comes after the Dino Army was ordered to speed up it's full mechanization plan, and become fully mechanised by the end of the decade. One thousand Vector AFVs have been ordered. This is a new type which SMA has designed for NS Terrestrial Forces though has not been ordered yet. Vector-D will be localised for Dino needs, deliveries will begin next year.
Most of the armoured fighting vehicles the Dinos need will come from the Clones, it is expected that 500 new Tapir-HDs and over 5000 ex-Clone Army Tapirs will be ordered soon.
