YAT program

The YAT program is a science and engineering initiative of the Zacapine government for the development of advanced technology. YAT is an acronym derived from the Nahuatl phrase Yancuic Amantecayotl Tlapalihuiztli (𐐏𐐰𐑌𐐿𐐶𐐨𐐿 𐐈𐑋𐐰𐑌𐐻𐐯𐐿𐐰𐐷𐐬𐐻𐑊 𐐓𐑊𐐰𐐹𐐰𐑊𐐨𐐸𐐶𐐨𐑆𐐻𐑊𐐨, "New Technology Initiative"), which refers both to the individual research units and design bureaus as well as the overall government program they belong to. The YAT program is responsible for much of the technological progress seen in Zacapican, contributing many innovations and discoveries to the fields of aeronautics, rocketry, computation, as well as material and nuclear science. This effort towards innovation and technological advancement is considered to be the greatest success of the Zacapine government and the culmination of a decades long ambition of modernization and technological supremacy. Sharing access to the fruits of the program through joint projects and technical assistance is one of the main vehicles for Zacapine diplomacy and form the basis of bilateral relations with other countries. The capabilities of many of the YAT bureaus are also enhanced by this exchange, which makes the expertise and knowhow of foreign firms and scientists accessible to Zacapine scientists and engineers.

The origins of the YAT program go back to 1922, in the middle of the era of rapid and often forced modernization and industrialization across Zacapican under the regime of Tepachoani Xolotecatl Acuixoc. The aim of the program in its early years was to advanced the industrial and military technology of Zacapican by inviting educated specialists from all over the world and sponsor the education of the best and brightest of Zacapican to spearhead technological initiatives across all fields. Soon after the start of the program, military innovation came to the forefront as the YATs were tasked with developing new weapons for use in the Hanaki War. After the war, the militarization of the program would remain with many YATs continuing to work primarily on military projects which would sometimes be secondarily adapted for civilian application, while some YATs such as those involved in the development of nuclear science have largely pursued civilian applications. Over the history of the program, hundreds of numbered YAT bureaus have been established. While some would be closed down and disbanded without ever rising to any real significance, a significant number of them would find great success in their projects. As each YAT office produces over its lifetime many engineers of great renown, they come to bear the name of their most influencial members, be they founders or engineers who came to head each YAT bureau.

Active YATs

YAT 4 -

YAT 7

YAT 11

YAT 13 - Coyoltecatl

Artillery design bureau named for its third director Tecanyo Coyoltecatl. Designer of the formidable 155m Zacapine artillery system and various modern precision mortar systems.

YAT 19 - Xochiteotl

One of the early rocketry research units which would later specialize in military rocketry and MRL systems.

YAT 25 - Andras

Small arms developer, responsible for the well known TCN weapons platform.

YAT 33

YAT 39

YAT 45

YAT 48

YAT 50 - Itzcoyotl

The central VTOL aircraft R&D unit named for aviation pioneer Tochin Itzcoyotl, designer of

YAT 64 - Cecihuatl

Helicopter design bureau, known for synchropter designs such as the Ilacatztli Ila-22. For this reason, also known as YAT Ilacatztli.

YAT 114 - Mizyaotl

Military vehicle design bureau, named for its first director Necuametl Mizyaotl. Responsible for the design of the TNT, ZTA-1, and ZTA-2 as well as the ongoing development of the upcoming ZTA-3.

YAT 131 - Aketzalli

Amphibious aircraft and ekranoplan bureau spearheaded by Micol Aketzalli in the 1970s.

YAT 444 - Yaxkin

Nuclear research unit developing next generation nuclear reactor types. Currently developing a hydrogen-moderated modular reactor design spearheaded by director Mocel Yaxkin.

Former YATs

YAT 224 - Kaluzhny

Nuclear research unit organized by Pyotr Kaluzhny in 1962 which developed nuclear reactor technology including the graphite-moderated TCTN reactor type. The meltdown of a TCTN reactor resulting in the Zacatlilco disaster destroyed Kaluzhny's reputation after it was found that the disaster was caused in part by a flawed design. YAT 224 was shut down in 1994 after supervising a safety retrofit program to eliminate design flaws from all remaining TCTN reactors in Zacapican.