Marian Arms Incorporated
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Overview
Marian Arms, Incorporated is the largest armaments manufacturer within the Hegemony's borders. Many key members of the Marian Senate also have ties to Marian Arms.[1] When the Taurians cut off relations with the Marian Hegemony, Caesar Julius O’Reilly contacted the Word of Blake in hope that they could supply them with the components they needed to continue production of the Gladius hovertank. The Word of Blake supplied all that and more, and now Marian Arms is refitting second-hand Whitworths and JagerMechs and is capable of full-blown construction of light BattleMechs. While an incredible achievement in such a short span of time, Marian Arms is still heavily dependent on Word technical assistance and the importation of key components from Terra, a situation the Blakists used to their fullest advantage. Perhaps most surprising, Marian Arms is manufacturing their own Marauder II variant around stolen chassis. While they are currently incapable of actually manufacturing the required components, they are strung along by assurances that the Word of Blake will assist them in being able to begin actual production.[citation needed]
In 3066 the new Protector of the Taurian Concordat, Grover Shraplen, lifted the ban on importing the Pontiac 50 Autocannon used in the Gladius. This brought in some much-needed currency, and Marian Arms is looking into the possibility of exporting arms to the Magistracy of Canopus.[2]
The CEO is Monty McNair.
Manufacturing
Marian Arms Incorporated has manufacturing centers on the following planet: