21. As early as the Sui Dynasty, the Turks had become a major militarised force employed by the Chinese. 22. The DGP became increasingly militarised as the East German government decided that protecting the border was a military task. 23. In the years following independence, Bulgaria increasingly militarised and was often referred to as " the Balkan Prussia ". 24. The possibility of a militarised Japan has also been a continuous concern to the Chinese leadership since the late 1990s. 25. It soon became a powerful militarised organisation with its own airfields, radio clubs, parachuting towers and firing ranges. 26. Lockheed decided to produce a commercial variant based on a de-militarised version of the C-130E Hercules. 27. South Africa would have to confront another hostile regime and potentially militarised border to cross in pursuit of Namibian guerrillas. 28. Russia agreed not to militarise the �land Islands, which was confirmed by the Treaty of Paris ( 1856 ). 29. By the late 1930s " Sabre " had been de-militarised for use as a target ship. 30. Militarised TGS range trucks are assembled and militarised to individual customer requirements at RMMV s plant in Vienna, Austria.