11. During World War II much of the factory was converted to manufacture munitions and defence equipment . 12. Responsibility for it lies with the Minister for Defence Equipment , Support and Technology, currently Harriett Baldwin. 13. Mechem Demining is a division of the South African state-owned aerospace and defence equipment company Denel. 14. The "'Wellman Group "'is a group of manufacturing companies that make boilers and advanced defence equipment . 15. On 6 March 2007 Drayson was promoted to Minister of State for Defence Equipment and Support. 16. Syed Hamid said Malaysia can produce several strategic defence gear apart from servicing various modern defence equipment . 17. `The most affected is Masterconsult Sdn Bhd under my father's stablewhich deals with the supply of defence equipment . 18. Syed Hamid added that private sector investors had been encouraged to venture into the supply of defence equipment . 19. Business Focus is an investment holding company, with subsidiaries in shipping maintenance and the manufacturing of defence equipment . 20. In 2003, SSF was sold to the U . S . company General Dynamics, a defence equipment manufacturer.