The Clone Naval Air Service has granted the Clone Aircraft Corporation initial gate funding for developing a navalised version of the K58 Raptor COIN/close support aircraft which has proved very popular with the air force.
The K58 has a hybrid ducted fan and is a much more modern platform than the K85. The Clone Air Force are seeking funding for a new batch of K58s which could replace many older K85s. CNAS is looking into the K58 to possibly replace it's NTK carrier borne and NTN land based K85s.
