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The Mordusian Times | Allister Media |

Royal Army expands further

Tanks, fighterjets ordered from Luthori as Mordusia creates own trooptransport & transportplanes

March 5590 

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Port Alexander - As previously announced the Federal Government has been wanting to rearm the military, the Ministry of Defense had ordered the Armed Forces to replace their standard issue wit the MP-01 pistol and the MAR-01 assault rifle. Now with a few years on the whole of the armed forces has been equiped with the new arms the Royal Armed Forces feel it is time, backed by the Ministry of Defense that the next stage of upgrading and expanding the miltiary needs to occur. This will also be done in several phases. 

The military cooperation between the Holy Luthorian Empire and our Commonwealth is clearly paying off as the Armed Forces were able to make a lucrative deal with the Imperial Government and their defense contractors to purchase 30 Challenger 3 tanks to replace the outdated tank arsenal the Army has on hand at the moment. With it the Royal Army has asked the Imperial Army to send over instructors  to drill Mordusian tank divsions in the usage of the new material. However the purchase doesnt end there, the Royal Airfoce has announced that they too will place an order with Luthori for 20 of their standard fighterjets to replace the near non-existant airforce, hoping to finally get enough planes to defend the airspace of the Commonwealth themselves. 

The build up of the airforces is according to the Defense ministry highly needed, especially since the deal with Lodamun was altered. With them no long having airbases in the Commonwealth the Federal Government has felt the pressure to fill the gab themselves, however this proved to be far more difficult that originally thought as the Air Force has been operating with only a few workable planes who are very much outdated for modern combat usage. Next to the purchase of the Luthorian fighterjets the Federal Government decided to order about 5 new patrol planes and 2 cargoplanes from Hexlon Aviation. It is expected that over the coming years these new material will come into service. 

Not only the Royal Airforce is finally purchasing something made in our own country, they are also joined by the Royal Army who next to purchasing the tanks from the Empire will purchase 5 Mordusian Light Armoured Vehicles (MLAV) these vehicles will service as back up for the infantry as well as transporting troops to specific locations in accordance with the newly developing armoured strategy of the Mordusian Royal Army. This will mark the first step to domestically producing military equipment to lessen the reliance on various other powers.