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Keymon Defense Force Makes First of Three Purchases of Military Equipment
February 4487-As several Vanukuean and Lourennais ships sailed into the harbor at Turtle Bay, several hundred gathered to witness the equipment being unloaded.
Military Equipment Being Unloaded In the Turtle Bay Ports
The men aboard the ships began moving the equipment into several hundred trucks the Keymon Defense Forces had brought. The equipment shocked yet also impressed many Keymonites.
The KDF has made purchases of [url]military equipment[/url] from Lourenne and Vanuku. These purchases were agreed to be made in 3 shipments in 6 months intervals. They also agreed to make 3 payments every time a shipment is delivered.
This first shipment included:The Mossberg 500 Shotgun, The FN SCAR, The Colt Canada C7 Rifle,and The FIM-92 Stinger
The Ministry of Defense stated that this first shipment of weaponry cost the Ministry around 20 million KED. The reason for this, according to the Ministry, was that the shipment held 10 thousand of each of weapon so that the Ministry could reverse engineer the equipment and build it themselves at a cheaper price.
Some have stated they are skeptical of the idea. The Keymon Arms Manufacturing Union released a press statement concerning the purchase-
There are many independent arms manufacturers in Keymon open to selling to the government. Yet it relies on foreign powers for foreign designs to use. Those designs cannot compete with Keymon ingenuity.
However the Ministry of Defense has responded to those criticisms by pointing out it is working with the Keymon Armory Corporation to build a new tank design for the army, which is expected to be revealed in the next 2-3 years.
Other critiques have criticized the administrations attempts to expand the armed forces. Many members of the Senate who are opposed to this action have stated that this violates the Keymon Neutrality Acts while other Senators claim it is in compliance with the rules of the Keymon Neutrality Acts.
The main backer of this expansion has been Julius Anastos, who has recently begun to focus more and more attention on politics. He has mainly proclaimed that the increase in military is necessary for the continued economic prosperity of Keymon.