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Commonwealth Army to expand with Luthori's help

Armed forces to keep purchasing Luthorian materials until Mordusian industry is set up

May 5583 (backdated)

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Port Alexander - In 5574 the Ministry of Defense announced major investments in the military, especially seeing the igniting tensions around the world and the war that is waged against Istalia. The National-led government thought it best to have a growing defense industry that can run autonomously of other friends and allies and supply the Commonwealth with the needed materials to defend the nation. However the Hexlon Imperial conglomorate seems to be needing more time to set up every part and division to produce the materials neccessary. Though their progress is going well, it seems to early to be able to fully operate and produce all kinds of materials needed for the military. To that end the military has announced that maintanance, fire arms and side arms will be bought from the Hexlon Defense Industries but that until such time they can produce their own materials the Commonwealth will purchase hardware from allied and friendly nations. 

Hexlon Defense Industries and its subsidiaries
As we reported, Hexlon Imperial created a new company with four branches in Mordusia, the Hexlon Defense Industries. The four branches of said company are: 

• Hexlon Aviation
  
• Hexlon Royal Arms
  
• Hexlon Motors
  
• Hexlon Defense Technologies
  

Hexlon Aviation & Motors ready to provide service but not to build its own models
Hexlon Aviation is the branch or subsidiary that is focused on the Royal Airforce of the Commonwealth, they will produce hardware and machines for the airforce, such as fighter planes, helicopters and planes. However Hexlon Aviation has stated that it is hard for the branch to directly produce these types right of the get go and that it would be a long process. Up untill now they will focus on producing helicopters and transport planes as well as setting up services to maintain and repair any of the existing or future materials of the Royal Airforce. Through this they hope to generate a good revenue to speed up R&D. The same goes for Hexlon Motors, the branch responsible for making tanks, armoured vehicles and troop transport. The division is deeply focused on creating its own troop transport and armoured vehicles, relying on the Luthorian tanks for the forseeable future. 

Hexlon Royal Arms, ready and delivering to the service
Unlike Hexlon Aviation the Hexlon Royal Arms went like a train. Two years ago it finished its set up and is now able to create a new assault rifle for the Mordusian Army. The new MAR-01 is build in such a way that it shoots the same rounds as the Luthorian Imperial Army, so as to be able to purchase ammunition of the Empire in the case the production in Mordusia falls short. With this the Hexlon Group hopes to keep up a standard for ammunition across the two allies. With Mordusia relying still heavily on te protection and assistance of Luthori. This is not the only thing that the R&D department and the industrial build up has been able to do for Hexlon Royal Arms. With the Luthorians offering assistance in setting up R&D and developing local defense industries the Hexlon Imperial group has made great strides in developing arms for the military to use. In the last nine years they developed new side arms, small arms and fire arms for the military, military police and the police themselves. With this Hexlon Royal Arms is fully opperational. Within three years all police officers will be using the MP-A pistol within the Commonwealth whilst all of the armed forces will be using the MAR-01 in two years as well, phasing out the previous arms. 



Training and recruitment drives going above and beyond
The government really wants to make sure that the Royal Armed Forces of the Commonwealth are ready. The Defense minister stated yesterday that the Empire has agreed to aid the Commonwealth in training its troops. All over the country, in the various terrains and landscapes the troops have been training along side Luthorian troops and being instructed by Luthorian and Mordusian training officers. All to get the armed forces back up to standard. According to our sources the armed forces have a long way to go but that these drills have helped the Commonwealth army recover from its weak position. What is also helping is the increasing number in recruits the Armed forces are able to recruit. The increase in pay and the advertisements and lucrative deals the services offer them seem to be helping in that department. The greater number of hands and troops help increase the strength and mission readiness of the Armed forces. However the armed forces are not out of the woods yet, the focus remains on the Royal Army and the Royal Airforce, not on the Royal Navy, an area mostly reduced to coast guarding and port protection. For the naval front the Commonwealth remains using the services of the Luthorian Imperial Navy.