@cocokat -- thanks for the heads up. Here is a link to what he...

@cocokat -- thanks for the heads up.
Here is a link to what he was advising ya'll about.

http://www.news.com.au/national/bre...r/news-story/4f9ebb38e38b77334fbbf507e10d3616

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Australia to become major arms exporter

Australia is set to become a major arms exporter, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to unveil a new "defence strategy".

Australian Associated PressJANUARY 29, 20188:28AM
Australia wants to become one of the world's top weaponry exporters within a decade under a plan unveiled by the Turnbull government.
The centrepiece is a $3.8 billion defence export facility within the government's export credit agency EFIC to help companies find overseas markets, with the backing of a new export office within the Defence Department described as the linchpin and driver of the new strategy.
Australia is now ranked 20th in global defence industry exports and its market is valued between $1.5 billion and $2.5 billion a year.
The coalition wants to boost that further and push Australia into the top 10 rankings.
It sees this as a key way to create more jobs, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull saying it will particularly support high-end manufacturing work.
Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne says Australia already has substantial exports - such as the Bushmaster armoured vehicles, parts for the new Joint Strike Fighter planes and life rafts for ships - but there is potential to create thousands more jobs if this is boosted.
Australia had a high reputation for quality and capability, but needed to turn that into sales of products and services.
"There's a veritable welter of products, but we haven't really taken it to the next level, which is to seriously compete in the world for (a part of) what is a $1.5 trillion part of the world economy," Mr Pyne told ABC radio on Monday.
"I think we have every chance of success."

As well as the new loan facility, the government will establish a new defence export advocate role and spend $80 million over four years on a grants program to support small and medium businesses who want to export, another program to help local companies build export capacity, and a focus on trade shows and long-term campaigns.
Priority markets for Australian arms include the US, Canada, the UK, and New Zealand and it wants to expand sales into the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific.
Trade Minister Steve Ciobo says Australia will also look at opportunities in Japan.
"What we are looking for are countries where we have got a strong human rights track record and, of course, have safeguards in place," he told the Nine Network.

https://www.efic.gov.au/