1. The Shorban Empire has decently advanced technology with OTA industries as the main defense contractor for the Island nation of Shorban. The Shorban empire has numerous missile systems made domestically but relies on foreign-made vehicles like the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and other products made overseas. However, the Shorban empire has also recently completed the SN-Burdan Aircraft carrier (2023) which is the most technologically advanced flagship the Shorban empire has seen to this date.

2. The Shorban Empire's defense budget started out as just buying cheap and inexpensive guns EX: AK-47 and other military equipment from foreign markets, but it started to grow with the increase of the intensive mining industry that began to develop in the nearby islands due to the high concentrations of metals and other minerals brought to the surface by intense plate tectonics millions of years in the past that were discovered especially in the southern regions. This new resource sparked a large boom in economic capacity in Shorban and allowed for local manufacturing companies and factories to start up in the region. All of these advances allowed fast progression in the local development of weaponry. 

3. Due to the nature of the resources discovered in the region, many countries now glanced toward the wealth of Shorban and wanted a part of it. The defense struggle started when increased naval activity was located off the western part of the islands about 200 kilometers out. The taxpayers and government officials in Shorban began to grow concerned about the growing threat of foreign invasion and interference which kick-started a large boom in the defense industry about seeking preventative measures against other nations.

4. This boom in the defense industry obviously created a lot of opportunities, one of these firms was OTA Industries which seized the task and establish close ties with government officials. Due to the small land of Shorban, most materials used to be imported, but with the discovery of massive amounts of metal ores within the borders factories began sprouting up. One of these was on the Tiger Isle which Ota and a prominent government official Golden decided to stake a claim to. This ended up paying off, because of the government funding by Golden, Their company started deep drilling operations which was about to discover vast amounts of metals for refinement and use locally at OTA industries which allowed necessary products to be produced at higher rates than the competition.

5. One of the first advancements developed by OTA industries was the outline for the ADM-57a variant of the ADM/GADM systems of anti-aircraft missile systems. Without much experience in the production of advanced weaponry on a large scale, the product turned out to be a generic anti-aircraft missile similar in use to the AIM-120 but with an IR seeker to allow for better close-range guidance and a Radar data link to provide target estimations when out of IR range or if countermeasures are present. This product signaled to the company that better experience with development was needed, therefore secure R&D facilities were constructed in the North near [REDACTED]. These facilities have allowed better production and reliability for future products, like the concept design of the ADM-57b/c variants which are slated to be set up for industrial production sometime in the next year. 

6. Some examples of the products developed locally for defense have been instrumental in local conflicts. One of these would be the GADM-67a which is a product of the ADM/GADM program, the GADM project specifically has been used widely by Royal Shorban Navy and ESAF to project its air power over long ranges from the safety of friendly territory. The GADM-67 features nearly double the size of the ADM-57a and over double the range, this allows it to pack a much more powerful active radar seeker which lets it accel at BVR engagements. The b variant of the GADM is expected for the future by Shorban military enthusiasts but has not been announced publicly. Another defense creation is the FS-36 "Monarch" air superiority fighter, which has been recently been reviewed to be redesigned to allow for higher speed maneuverability due to lower interest in low speed dogfighting. Finally, another design is the BDT-17 carrier munition, which has been used to great effect in previous battles with the Pineapple Empire and its naval forces in which it was used to disable numerous systems across the opposing task force, which forced their retreat to the west.

7. Future goals for the defense sector include expanding the naval capacity of the empire to allow for more effective control of the territorial waters of Shorban. Also, there will be a higher demand for area denial products for coverage of the surrounding territory, especially ones that have larger ranges. Finally, the defense sector is looking toward increasing interception capability to neutralize opposing strategic weaponry.