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'''Free Worlds Defense Industries''' is one of the leading military equipment manufacturers in the [[Free Worlds League]].
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| founded = October [[2562]]<ref name=HM:FWLp126>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 126: "Corporate Profiles - [Free Worlds Defensive Industries]"</ref>
 
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==History==
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| affiliation = {{Ubl|[[Free Worlds League]]|[[Word of Blake]]}}
FWDI was formed in October [[2562]] by the merger of '''Andurien AeroTech''' and '''Gibson Federated BattleMechs''', with the [[Andurien]] based aerospace company seeking new investment opportunities, while the [[Gibson]] based [[BattleMech]] manufacturer needed to resolve cash flow problems from overextension. <ref name=HMFWL126>''House Marik:The Free Worlds League'', p. 126, "Free Worlds Defensive Industries Profile"</ref>
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Like many manufacturers, they had both suffered and benefited from the near constant warfare of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. FWDI's R&D facilities and coffers received a large boost when the [[ComStar]] splinter group the [[Word of Blake]] sought sanctuary on Gibson, with their factories on that planet befitting from large production orders and Blakist funded upgrades to produce designs using [[lostech]] and eventually [[OmniMech]]s. However the arrangement backfired once the Blakists launched their [[Jihad]] and claimed Gibson, drawing increasing raids aimed at knocking the factories out. {{Citation needed}}
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| headquarters = [[Andurien]]<ref name=HM:FWLp126/>
 
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| leadership = [[CEO of Free Worlds Defense Industries|CEO]]
==Leadership==
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| products =  
In [[3025]] the company's CEO was A. Liam McNeil.<ref name=HMFWL126/>
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| parent =  
 
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| divisions = [[Gibson Federated BattleMechs]]
=Gibson Federated BattleMechs=
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| plants = {{Ubl|[[Lopez]]|[[Westover]]}}
[[File:Gibson Federated BattleMechs.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Gibson Federated BattleMechs]]
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'''Free Worlds Defense Industries''' was one of the leading military equipment manufacturers in the [[Free Worlds League]].
'''Gibson Federated BattleMechs''' is the subsidiary of '''Free Worlds Defense Industries''' responsible for most of the ground unit production.
 
 
 
==Overview==
 
Based on Gibson, it was taken over by the Word of Blake forces on that world and used as one of their primary military suppliers.<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 77</ref> Funding from the Word allowed Gibson Federated to expand production, opening plants on [[Terra]] and [[Terra|Mars]].<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 218</ref> Gibson also formed [[Sekkaris Mekwerks]] in [[3063]] to create prototype designs equipped with weapons the Word had acquired from the Clans and other sources. The ''Celestial'' series [[OmniMech]]s were designed by Sekkaris, particularly their lead designer Dr. [[Devon Cortland]].<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 218</ref>
 
 
 
==Leadership==
 
In 3025 the company's Division Head is [[Samuel Humphreys]].<ref name=HMFWL126/>
 
 
 
===Manufacturing===
 
Gibson Federated BattleMechs has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
 
 
 
===Gibson===
 
{|class="wikitable" 
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on [[Gibson]]:<ref name=TRO3075-15>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 15, "Produced Tornado PA(L) Battle Armor on Gibson"</ref><ref name=TRO3075-17>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 17, "Produced Djinn Battle Armor on Gibson"</ref><ref name=TRO3075-21>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 21, "Produced Asura Battle Armor on Gibson"</ref><ref name=TRO3075-25>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 25, "Produced Se'irim Battle Armor on Gibson"</ref><ref name=TRO3075-31>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 31, "Produced Phalanx Battle Armor on Gibson"</ref><ref name=TRO3075-33>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 33, "Produced Tengu Battle Armor on Gibson"</ref><ref name=TRO3075-39>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 39, "Produced Nephilim Battle Armor on Gibson"</ref><ref name=TRO3075-41>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 41, "Produced Shedu Battle Armor on Gibson"</ref><ref name=TRO3075-66>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 66, "Produced Malak 'Mech components on Gibson"</ref><ref name=TRO3075-74>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 74, "Produced Preta Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3075-80>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 80, "Produced Grigori Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3075-84>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 84, "Produced Deva Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3075-90>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 90, "Produced Seraph Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3075-92>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 92, "Produced Archangel Components"</ref><ref name=OR124>''Objective Raids'', p. 124, "Produced Gibson BattleMech Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3055U16>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 16, "Produced Hammer 'Mech Components on Gibson"</ref><ref name=TRO3060-98>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 98, "Buccaneer 'Mech Profile"</ref><ref name=TRO3055U48>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 48, "Produced Anvil 'Mech Components on Gibson"</ref><ref name=TRO3060-118>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 118, "Toyama 'Mech Profile"</ref><ref name=TRO3058-132>''Technical Readout: 3058'', p. 132, "Grand Crusader Profile"</ref>
 
|-
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Battle Armor</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Inner Sphere Standard]] <ref>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 27 </ref>
 
| [[Battle Armor]]
 
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| [[Achileus]] <ref>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 11 </ref>
 
| [[Battle Armor]]
 
|-
 
| [[Phalanx]]<ref name=TRO3075-31/>
 
| [[Battle Armor]]
 
|-
 
| [[Tornado]]<ref name=TRO3075-15/>
 
| [[Battle Armor]]
 
|-
 
| [[Shedu]] ([[Demon Series|Demon]])<ref name=TRO3075-41/>
 
| [[Battle Armor]]
 
|-
 
| [[Nephilim]] ([[Demon Series|Demon]])<ref name=TRO3075-39/>
 
| [[Battle Armor]]
 
|-
 
| [[Tengu]] ([[Demon Series|Demon]])<ref name=TRO3075-33/>
 
| [[Battle Armor]]
 
|-
 
| [[Se'irim]] ([[Demon Series|Demon]])<ref name=TRO3075-25/>
 
| [[Battle Armor]]
 
|-
 
| [[Djinn]] ([[Demon Series|Demon]])<ref name=TRO3075-17/>
 
| [[Battle Armor]]
 
|-
 
| [[Asura]] ([[Demon Series|Demon]])<ref name=TRO3075-21/>
 
| [[Battle Armor]]
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>OmniMechs</u>
 
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| [[Deva|C-DVA-O ''Deva'']]<ref name=TRO3075-84/>
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| [[Malak|C-MK-O ''Malak'']]<ref name=TRO3075-66/>
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| [[Preta|C-PRT-O ''Preta'']]<ref name=TRO3075-74/>
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| [[Grigori|C-GRG-O ''Grigori'']]<ref name=TRO3075-80/>
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| [[Seraph|C-SRP-O ''Seraph'']]<ref name=TRO3075-90/>
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| [[Archangel|C-ANG-O Archangel]]<ref name=TRO3075-92/>
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>BattleMechs</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Locust|LCT-3M ''Locust'']]<ref name=OR124/>
 
| [[Light BattleMech]]
 
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| [[Hammer (BattleMech)|HMR-3M ''Hammer'']]<ref name=TRO3055U16/>
 
| [[Light BattleMech]]
 
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| [[Cicada|CDA-3M ''Cicada'']]<ref name=OR124/>
 
| [[Medium BattleMech]]
 
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| [[Buccaneer (BattleMech)|BCN-3R ''Buccaneer'']]<ref name=TRO3060-98/>
 
| [[Medium BattleMech]]
 
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| [[Wolverine (BattleMech)|WVR-7M ''Wolverine'']]<ref name=OR124/>
 
| [[Medium BattleMech]]
 
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| [[Anvil|ANV-3M ''Anvil'']]<ref name=TRO3055U48/>
 
| [[Heavy BattleMech]]
 
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| [[Marauder|MAD-5M ''Marauder'']]<ref name=OR124/>
 
| [[Heavy BattleMech]]
 
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| [[Toyama (BattleMech)|TYM-1A ''Toyama'']]<ref name=TRO3060-118/>
 
| [[Heavy BattleMech]]
 
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| [[Grand Crusader (Star Crusader)|GRN-D-01 ''Grand Crusader'']]<ref name=TRO3058-132/>
 
| [[Assault BattleMech]]
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Chassis]]</u>
 
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| [[Celestial Series AA1]]
 
| ''Archangel''<ref name=TRO3075-92/>
 
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| [[Celestial Series DV1E]]
 
| ''Deva''<ref name=TRO3075-84/>
 
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| [[Celestial Series GG1]]
 
| ''Grigori''<ref name=TRO3075-80/>
 
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| [[Celestial Series MK1E]]
 
| ''Malak''<ref name=TRO3075-66/>
 
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| [[Celestial Series PR1E]]
 
| ''Preta''<ref name=TRO3075-74/>
 
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| [[Celestial Series SP1]]
 
| ''Seraph''<ref name=TRO3075-90/>
 
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| [[Corean-II Delux]] [[Endo Steel]]
 
| ''Locust''<ref name=OR124/>
 
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| [[Crucis-ES]] [[Endo Steel]]
 
| ''Grand Crusader''<ref name=TRO3058-132/>
 
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| [[Duralyte 299]] [[Endo Steel]]
 
| ''Hammer''<ref name=TRO3055U16/>
 
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| [[Duralyte 314]] [[Endo Steel]]
 
| ''Anvil''<ref name=TRO3055U48/>
 
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| [[Kell Reinforced 240]]
 
| ''Ciada''<ref name=OR124/>
 
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| [[Crucis-A]]
 
| ''Woverine''<ref name=OR124/>
 
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| [[GM Marauder]]
 
| ''Marauder''<ref name=OR124/>
 
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| [[Standard]]
 
| ''Buccaneer''<ref name=TRO3060-98/>
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion engine]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[GM 150]]
 
| ''Hammer''<ref name=TRO3055U16/>
 
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| [[Immortus 300 Compact Fusion]]
 
| ''Archangel''<ref name=TRO3075-92/>
 
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| [[Magna 160]]
 
| [[Fusion engine]] - ''Locust''<ref name=OR124/>
 
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| [[Vlar 300]]
 
| ''Anvil''<ref name=TRO3055U48/>
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Light fusion engine]]</u>
 
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| [[DefHes 210 Light]]
 
| ''Malak''<ref name=TRO3075-66/>
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Extralight fusion engine]]</u>
 
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| [[GM 240 XL]]
 
| ''Grigori''<ref name=TRO3075-80/>
 
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| [[GM 255 XL]] w/[[TSR]]
 
| ''Seraph''<ref name=TRO3075-90/>
 
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| [[GM 270 XL]]
 
| ''Preta''<ref name=TRO3075-74/>
 
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| [[GM 300 XL]]
 
| ''Marauder''<ref name=OR124/>
 
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| [[Hermes 240 XL]]
 
| ''Grand Crusader''<ref name=TRO3058-132/>
 
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| [[Hermes 275 XL]] w/[[MASC]]
 
| ''Wolverine''<ref name=OR124/>
 
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| [[Hermes 320 XL]]
 
| ''Cicada''<ref name=OR124/>
 
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| [[Inspiration 280 Light]]
 
| ''Deva''<ref name=TRO3075-84/>
 
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| [[Pitban 320 XL]]
 
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|-
 
| [[Vlar 300 XL]]
 
| ''Toyama'' <ref name=TRO3060-118/>
 
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| [[VOX 330 XL]]
 
| ''Buccaneer''<ref name=TRO3060-98/>
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Jump Jet]]s</u>
 
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| [[Chilton#Model 365|Chilton 365]]
 
| ''Anvil''<ref name=TRO3055U48/>
 
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| [[Northrup 12000]]
 
| ''Wolverine'' & ''Marauder''<ref name=OR124/>
 
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| [[Northrup Nova Leap 30a]]
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles]]</u>
 
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| [[Durallex Light]]
 
| ''Cicada''<ref name=OR124/>
 
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| [[Durallex Heavy]]
 
| ''Marauder''<ref name=OR124/> & ''Toyama''<ref name=TRO3060-118/>
 
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| [[Jolassa-325]]
 
| ''Hammer''<ref name=TRO3055U16/> & ''Anvil''<ref name=TRO3055U48/>
 
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| [[Maximillian 43]]
 
| ''Wolverine''<ref name=OR124/>
 
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| [[Maxmillian 45]]
 
| ''Grand Crusader''<ref name=TRO3058-132/>
 
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| [[Maxmillian 60]]
 
| {{cn}}
 
|-
 
| [[Durallex Divine Protector]]
 
| ''Preta''<ref name=TRO3075-74/> & ''Deva''<ref name=TRO3075-84/>
 
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| [[Durallex Divine Guardian]]
 
| ''Seraph''<ref name=TRO3075-90/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor - FF - BattleMechs & Vehicles]]</u>
 
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| [[Divine Shield Light]] [[Ferro Fibrous]]
 
| ''Malak''<ref name=TRO3075-66/>
 
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| [[Divine Shield-B Light]] [[Ferro Fibrous]]
 
| ''Grigori''<ref name=TRO3075-80/>
 
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| [[Durallex Light]] [[Ferro Fibrous]]
 
| [[Ferro-Fibrous|Ferro-Fibrous armor]] - Shipped to [[Federated Commonwealth]] for ''Wasp''<ref name=OR124/>
 
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| [[Kallon FWL Special]] [[Ferro Fibrous]]
 
| [[Ferro-Fibrous|Ferro-Fibrous armor]] - ''Locust''<ref name=OR124/> & ''Buccaneer''<ref name=TRO3060-98/>
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Basix 200]]
 
| ''Toyama''<ref name=TRO3060-118/>
 
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| [[Datacom 50]]
 
| ''Hammer''<ref name=TRO3055U16/> & ''Anvil'' (with a [[Guardian ECM Suite]])<ref name=TRO3055U48/>
 
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| [[Easy Talk 2]]
 
| ''Buccaneer''<ref name=TRO3060-98/>
 
|-
 
| [[Master's Voice Cel-Alpha ]] w/[[C3 Computer]]
 
| ''Malak''<ref name=TRO3075-66/>, ''Preta''<ref name=TRO3075-74/>, ''Grigori''<ref name=TRO3075-80/>, ''Deva''<ref name=TRO3075-84/>, ''Seraph''<ref name=TRO3075-90/> & Archangel<ref name=TRO3075-92/>
 
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| [[O/P COMNET 210A]]
 
| ''Grand Crusader''<ref name=TRO3058-132/>
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Dynatec 1122]]
 
| ''Hammer''<ref name=TRO3055U16/> & ''Anvil''<ref name=TRO3055U48/>
 
|-
 
| [[Garret A99]]
 
| ''Toyama''<ref name=TRO3060-118/> & ''Grand Crusader''<ref name=TRO3058-132/>
 
|-
 
| [[Master's Sight 1-Omega ]]
 
| ''Malak''<ref name=TRO3075-66/>, ''Preta''<ref name=TRO3075-74/>, ''Grigori''<ref name=TRO3075-80/>, ''Deva''<ref name=TRO3075-84/>, ''Seraph''<ref name=TRO3075-90/> & ''Archangel''<ref name=TRO3075-92/>
 
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| [[RCA Instatrac Mark XIII]] w/[[Artemis IV System]]
 
| ''Buccaneer''<ref name=TRO3060-98/>
 
|}
 
{{ApocryphalContentStart}}
 
According to ''[[Präludium]]'', a prototype of the ''[[Florence]]'' AmbulanceMech was unveiled to great fanfare on Gibson in [[3029]]. However, the impression is given that it was a public relations project first and foremost which had served its role with the presentation of the prototype; it appears the ''Florence'' never entered regular production.
 
{{ApocryphalContentEnd}}
 
 
 
===Terra===
 
{|class="wikitable" 
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Terra:<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 218, says production of ''Celestials'' occurs on all three worlds.</ref>
 
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! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>OmniMechs</u>
 
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| [[Deva|C-DVA-O ''Deva'']]
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| [[Malak|C-MK-O ''Malak'']]
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| [[Preta|C-PRT-O ''Preta'']]
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| [[Grigori|C-GRG-O ''Grigori'']]
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| [[Seraph|C-SRP-O ''Seraph'']]
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| [[Archangel|C-ANG-O ''Archangel'']]
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|}
 
 
 
===Mars===
 
{|class="wikitable" 
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Mars:<ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 218, says production of ''Celestials'' occurs on all three worlds.</ref>
 
|-
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>OmniMechs</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Deva|C-DVA-O ''Deva'']]
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| [[Malak|C-MK-O ''Malak'']]
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| [[Preta|C-PRT-O ''Preta'']]
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| [[Grigori|C-GRG-O ''Grigori'']]
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| [[Seraph|C-SRP-O ''Seraph'']]
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| [[Archangel|C-ANG-O ''Archangel'']]
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|}
 
 
 
=Sekkaris Mekwerks=
 
A division of Gibson Federated BattleMechs, '''Sekkaris Mekwerks''' is the birthplace of the Blakist's fearsome [[Celestial series]] [[OmniMech]]s.
 
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
Formed in [[3063]] as a separate division of Gibson Federated, based on the planet Mars in the [[Terra]]n system Sekkaris Mekwerks was tasked with developing new designs and equipment based on advanced [[Clan]] and [[Inner Sphere]] technologies captured by the Word of Blake. Quickly becoming the sole preserve of chief researcher [[Devon Cortland]], Cortland's efforts to integrated new structural components with OmniPod technology led to the development of the Celestial series. <ref name=MM>''Masters and Minions'', p. 218: Corporations of the Word of Blake</ref>
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FWDI was formed in October [[2562]] by the merger of [[Andurien AeroTech]] and [[Gibson Federated BattleMechs]], with the [[Westover]]-based [[aerospace]] company seeking new investment opportunities and the [[Gibson]]-based [[BattleMech]] manufacturer needing to resolve cash flow problems from overextension.<ref name=HM:FWLp126/>
  
While Gibson Federated's Terran and [[Gibson]] production lines far and away produce the bulk of the Blakist's new OmniMechs, Sekkaris continues to produce specialized custom-made Celestials for the [[Manei Domini]]'s [[VDNI]] equipped commanders and elite units such as the [[Opacus Venatori]]. <ref name=MM/> <ref name="SWAB">''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p.??</ref>
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FWDI looked to expand in the decades following the merger, opening a new BattleMech facility on Westover in [[2607]] and a product development installation on [[Lopez]] in [[2611]]. Competition from the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] forced the company to cut production, which led to labor unrest and strikes at all of their facilities. The new Westover factory was sabotaged and damaged in the 2620s and then shuttered when FWDI nearly went bankrupt in [[2628]],<ref name=HM:FWLp126/>{{ref label|nearly|See Notes}} remaining closed until it was refurbished by Andurien AeroTech and reopened in the [[thirty-second century]] under their subsidiary [[Westover BattleMechs]].<ref name=RG:iC28p13>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 28'', p. 13: "Cicada"</ref> The Lopez installation would be leveled by the [[Capellan Confederation]] in [[2796]] during the [[First Succession War]].<ref name=HM:FWLp126/><ref name=HB:HMp129>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 129: "Free Worlds Defense Industries (FWDI)"</ref>
  
===Manufacturing===
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With the government's involvement in resolving the labor disputes and the repeal of the [[Council Edict of 2650]], revenues would soar as the [[Great Houses]] started rearming themselves.<ref name=HM:FWLp126/><ref name=HB:HMp129/> Like many manufacturers, they had both suffered and benefited from the near constant warfare of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]].<ref name=HM:FWLp126/> Later, FWDI found itself in a difficult spot during the [[Andurien Secession]] when Andurien AeroTech was forcibly incorporated into the [[Duchy of Andurien]]'s war efforts while Gibson Federated BattleMechs remained under Free Worlds League control. It wasn't until [[3041]] that the company was back together under the same leadership, and the cost of reconstruction almost bankrupted them again. Fortunately for FWDI, they received massive orders from the [[Federated Commonwealth]] and [[Draconis Combine]] militaries during [[Clan Invasion]].<ref name=HB:HMp129/>
Sekkaris Mekwerks has a manufacturing center on the following planet.
 
  
===Mars===
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FWDI's R&D facilities and coffers received a large boost when the [[ComStar]] splinter group the [[Word of Blake]] sought sanctuary on Gibson, with their factories on that planet befitting from large production orders and Blakist funded upgrades to produce designs using [[lostech]] and eventually [[OmniMech]]s.<ref name=M&Mp77>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 77: "Corporations of the Free Worlds League - [Free Worlds Defense Industries]"</ref> However the arrangement backfired once the Blakists launched their [[Jihad]] and claimed Gibson, drawing increasing raids aimed at knocking the factories out.{{cn}}
{|class="wikitable" 
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Mars:<ref name=SWABp43>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 43, "Rufus Black Bear Profile"</ref><ref name=SWABp40>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 40, "Berith Profile"</ref><ref name=SWABp44>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 44, "Havalah Cazer Profile"</ref>
 
|-
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>OmniMechs</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Malak|C-MK-O ''Malak'']]{{cn}}
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| [[Preta|C-PTR-O ''Preta'']]{{cn}}
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| [[Deva|C-DVA-O ''Deva'']]{{cn}}
 
| [[OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| [[Grigori|C-GRG-O ''Grigori'']]<ref name=SWABp43/>
 
| [[OmniMech|Heavy OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| [[Archangel|C-ANG-O ''Archangel'']]<ref name=SWABp40/>
 
| [[OmniMech|Assault OmniMech]]
 
|-
 
| [[Seraph|C-SRP-O ''Seraph'']]<ref name=SWABp44/>
 
| Assault OmniMech
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Chassis]]</u>
 
|-
 
| Celestial [[Endo-Steel]] Optimal-10
 
| ''Archangel''<ref name=SWABp40/>
 
|-
 
| [[Celestial Hybrid-3]]
 
| {{cn}}
 
|-
 
| [[Celestial Hybrid-4]]
 
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|-
 
| [[Celestial Hybrid-6]]
 
| ''Grigori''<ref name=SWABp43/>
 
|-
 
| [[Celestial Hybrid-8]] w/ [[Triple Strength Myomer]] Upgrade
 
| ''Seraph''<ref name=SWABp44/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion engine]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[210 GM Supercharged Light]]
 
| {{cn}}
 
|-
 
| [[240 GM Supercharged Light]]
 
| ''Grigori''<ref name=SWABp43/>
 
|-
 
| [[270 GM Light]]
 
| ''Seraph''<ref name=SWABp44/>
 
|-
 
| [[280 GM Supercharged Light]]
 
| {{cn}}
 
|-
 
| [[300 GM Compact]]
 
| ''Archangel''<ref name=SWABp40/>
 
|-
 
| [[Improved Failsafe]]
 
| [[Jump Jets]]
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Jump Jet]]s</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Northrup 750]]
 
| ''Grigori''<ref name=SWABp43/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Improved Jump Jet]]s</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Failsafe]]
 
| ''Seraph''<ref name=SWABp44/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Divine Sekkaris-10]]
 
| ''Archangel''<ref name=SWABp40/>
 
|-
 
| [[Divine Sekkaris-3]]
 
| {{cn}}
 
|-
 
| [[Divine Sekkaris-4]]
 
| {{cn}}
 
|-
 
| [[Divine Sekkaris-6]] w/[[CASE]]
 
| ''Grigori''<ref name=SWABp43/>
 
|-
 
| [[Divine Sekkaris-7]]
 
| {{cn}}
 
|-
 
| [[Divine Sekkaris-8]] w/[[CASE]]
 
| ''Seraph''<ref name=SWABp44/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[StarLink 955G-C³i]]
 
| ''Archangel'', ''Grigori'' & ''Seraph''<ref name=SWABp40/><ref name=SWABp43/><ref name=SWABp44/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Starlight ComStar V]]
 
| ''Archangel''<ref name=SWABp40/>
 
|-
 
| [[Starlight Seeker LK6-J]]
 
| ''Grigori''<ref name=SWABp43/> & ''Seraph''<ref name=SWABp44/>
 
|}
 
  
=Andurien AeroTech=
+
At the beginning of [[3078]], Andurien AeroTech announced that it was separating from their parent company. They cited the atrocities caused by the Word of Blake as well as an uneven partnership where they felt ignored by Gibson Federated BattleMechs.<ref name=O:FWLp37>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 37: "Non-Aligned Systems and Corporations - Conscientious Objector"</ref>
'''Andurien AeroTech''' is the subsidiary of '''Free Worlds Defense Industries''' responsible for most of their AeroSpace unit production.
 
  
Following the disbandment of the Free Worlds League and the establishment of the [[Duchy of Andurien]] as an independent nation, Andurien AeroTech benefitted from the very loose export restrictions put in place by the Duchy in the [[3080]]s. This meant that Andurien AeroTech products were soon seen well beyond the boundaries of the former League, with the ''[[Deathstalker]]'' being of particular interest to outside bodies. Andurien AeroTech was also able to circumvent government restrictions on sales to the [[Marik Commonwealth]] thanks to the location of the [[Westover]] plant.<ref name="J:FRp93">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 93, "Duchy of Andurien"</ref>
+
{{see|Andurien AeroTech}}
 +
{{see|Gibson Federated BattleMechs}}
  
In [[3078]] Andurien AeroTech announced that it was separating from their parent company.<ref>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 37</ref>
+
==Notes==
 
+
{{note|nearly}} ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]'' and subsequent publications changed FWDI's bankruptcy in 2628 to "near-bankruptcy" or "brush with bankruptcy."<ref name=RG:iC28p13/><ref name=HB:HMp129/>
==Leadership==
 
In 3025 the companies Division Head is Lady Shanna Valdssen.<ref name=HMFWL126/>
 
 
 
===Manufacturing===
 
Andurien AeroTech has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
 
 
 
===Andurien===
 
During the [[Jihad]] the plant suffered no damage and was operating at maximum output in [[3079]].<ref name=ofwl4/>
 
{|class="wikitable" 
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on [[Andurien]]:<ref name=TRO3039p206>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 206, "Produced Stingray F-90 Components"</ref><ref name=ORp118>''Objective Raids'', p. 118, "Produced Andurien AeroTech Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3039p218>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 218, "Produced Riever variants and components"</ref><ref name=TRO3026Rp100>''Technical Readout: 3026 Revised'', p. 100, "Produced Deathstalker Fighter components"</ref><ref name=XTRO:Pp11>''Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms'', p. 11</ref>
 
|-
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>AeroSpace Fighter</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Stingray|F-90 ''Stingray'']]<ref name=TRO3039p206/><ref name=ofwl20>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 20</ref>
 
| [[Medium Aerospace Fighters]]
 
|-
 
| [[Stingray#Variants|F-92 ''Stingray'']]<ref name=TRO3039p206/><ref name=ORp118/><ref name=ofwl20/>
 
| Medium Aerospace Fighters
 
|-
 
| [[Riever|F-100 ''Riever'']]<ref name=TRO3039p218/><ref name=ofwl20/>
 
| [[Heavy Aerospace Fighters]]
 
|-
 
| [[Riever#Variants|F-100a ''Riever'']]<ref name=TRO3039p218/><ref name=ofwl20/>
 
| Heavy Aerospace Fighters
 
|-
 
| [[Riever#Variants|F-700 ''Riever'']]<ref name=ORp118/><ref name=TRO3039p218/><ref name=ofwl20/>
 
| Heavy Aerospace Fighters
 
|-
 
| [[Riever#Variants|F-700a Riever]]<ref name=TRO3039p218/><ref name=ofwl20/>
 
| Heavy Aerospace Fighters
 
|-
 
| [[Riever#Variants|F-700b Riever]]<ref name=TRO3039p218/><ref name=ofwl20/>
 
| Heavy Aerospace Fighters
 
|-
 
| [[Deathstalker|F-77 ''Deathstalker'']]<ref name=TRO3026Rp100/><ref name=ofwl20/>
 
| Heavy Aerospace Fighters
 
|-
 
| [[Deathstalker#Variants|XF-78 ''Deathstalker'']]<ref name=XTRO:Pp11/>
 
| Heavy Aerospace Fighters
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Dropship</u>
 
|-
 
| ''[[Intruder]]''<ref name=ORp118/><ref name=ofwl20/>
 
| [[Dropships]]
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Interplanetary Drive - Dropships]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Movem-XL Drive]]
 
| ''Intruder''<ref name=ORp118/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Frame]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[F-77/X]]
 
| ''Deathstalker''<ref name=TRO3026Rp100/>
 
|-
 
| [[F-90/A]]
 
| ''Stingray F-90''<ref name=TRO3039p206/> & ''Stingray F-92''<ref name=ORp118/>
 
|-
 
| [[Interstar Heavy]]
 
| ''Riever F-700''<ref name=ORp118/> & ''Riever F-100''<ref name=TRO3039p218/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion engine]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Pitban 300a]]
 
| ''Riever F-100''<ref name=TRO3039p218/>
 
|-
 
| [[VOX 240a]]
 
| ''Deathstalker''<ref name=TRO3026Rp100/> ''Stingray F-90''<ref name=TRO3039p206/> & ''Stingray F-92''<ref name=ORp118/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Extralight fusion engine]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Pitban 300 XL]]
 
| ''Riever F-700a'' & ''Riever F-700b''<ref name=TRO3039p218/>
 
|-
 
| [[Pitban 400 XL]]
 
| ''Riever F-700''<ref name=ORp118/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor - Aerospace Fighters & Conventional Aircraft]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Andurien Steel Standard]]
 
| ''Stingray F-90''<ref name=TRO3039p206/>
 
|-
 
| [[Riese 710]]
 
| ''Riever F-100''<ref name=TRO3039p218/>
 
|-
 
| [[StarSlab Lite-2]]
 
| ''Deathstalker''<ref name=TRO3026Rp100/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Lassitor-3QZ]]
 
| ''Riever F-100''<ref name=TRO3039p218/> /Shipped to [[Lopez]] for ''Riever''<ref name=ORp118/>
 
|-
 
| [[Telestar F-61]]
 
| ''Deathstalker''<ref name=TRO3026Rp100/>
 
|-
 
| [[Telstar F-67]]
 
| ''Stingray F-90''<ref name=TRO3039p206/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[IMB SYS 3740]]
 
| ''Riever F-100''<ref name=TRO3039p218/>
 
|-
 
| [[SynCom VAX]]
 
| ''Stingray F-90''<ref name=TRO3039p206/> & ''Deathstalker''<ref name=TRO3026Rp100/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[AC/20]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Imperator Zeta-a]]
 
| ''Riever F-100''<ref name=TRO3039p218/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[AC/10]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Imperator X]]
 
| ''Deathstalker''<ref name=TRO3026Rp100/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Laser]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Hellion b-II]]
 
| ''Stingray F-90''<ref name=TRO3039p206/>,  ''Stingray F-92''<ref name=ORp118/> & ''Deathstalker''<ref name=TRO3026Rp100/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER Large Laser]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Hellion-a III]]
 
| ''Stingray F-90''<ref name=TRO3039p206/>, ''Stingray F-92''<ref name=ORp118/> & ''Deathstalker''<ref name=TRO3026Rp100/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[PPC]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Sunspot]]
 
| ''Stingray F-90''<ref name=TRO3039p206/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Pulse Laser]]</u>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[LRM-10]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Gamma-10]]
 
| ''Riever F-100''<ref name=TRO3039p218/> /Shipped to ''Lopez'' for ''Riever''<ref name=ORp118/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[SRM-6]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Beta-6]]
 
| ''Riever F-100''<ref name=TRO3039p218/> /Shipped to ''Lopez'' for ''Riever''<ref name=ORp118/>
 
|}
 
 
 
===Lopez===
 
During the [[Jihad]] the plant suffered no damage and was operating at maximum output in [[3079]].<ref name=ofwl4/> The Andurien Aerotech factories were lost along with Lopez following extensive asteroid bombardment in October [[3080]].<ref name="J:FRp22">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 22, "What Of Lopez?"</ref><ref name="J:FRp93"/>
 
{|class="wikitable" 
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on [[Lopez]] (until 3080):<ref name=XTRO:Pp12>''Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms'', p. 12</ref>
 
|-
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Small Craft</u>
 
|-
 
| [[KR-61#Variants|''NL-43'' Battle Taxi]]<ref name=XTRO:Pp12/>
 
| [[Small Craft]]
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Conventional Aircraft</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Angel|''Angel'' Light Strike Fighter]]
 
| [[Conventional Aircraft]]
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>AeroSpace Fighter</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Stingray#Variants|F-92 ''Stingray'']]<ref name=ofwl21/>
 
| [[Medium Aerospace Fighters]]
 
|-
 
| [[Riever|F-700a ''Riever'']]<ref name=ofwl21>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 21</ref>
 
| [[Heavy Aerospace Fighters]]
 
|-
 
| [[Riever|F-703 ''Riever'']]<ref name=ofwl21/>
 
| Heavy Aerospace Fighters
 
|-
 
| [[Shiva|SHV-0 ''Shiva'']]<ref name=ofwl21/>
 
| Heavy Aerospace Fighters
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Frame]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[InterStar Heavy]]
 
| ''Riever''{{cn}}
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Extralight fusion engine]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Pitban 300 XL]]
 
| ''Riever''{{cn}}
 
|}
 
 
 
===Westover===
 
During the [[Jihad]] the plant suffered no damage and was operating at maximum output in [[3079]].<ref name=ofwl4>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 4</ref>
 
{|class="wikitable" 
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on [[Westover]]:<ref name=TRO3039p206/><ref name=TRO3075-266>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 266, "Produced Deathstalker Components"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145FWLp48>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 48, "Produced Shikra Components"</ref>
 
|-
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>AeroSpace Fighter</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Stingray|F-90 ''Stingray'']]<ref name=TRO3039p206/><ref name=ofwl31>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 31</ref>
 
| [[Medium Aerospace Fighters]]
 
|-
 
| [[Stingray|F-92 ''Stingray'']]<ref name=TRO3039p206/><ref name=ofwl31/>
 
| Medium Aerospace Fighters
 
|-
 
| [[Riever|F-700 ''Riever'']]<ref name=ofwl31/>
 
| [[Heavy Aerospace Fighters]]
 
|-
 
| [[Riever|F-702 ''Riever'']]<ref name=ofwl31/>
 
| Heavy Aerospace Fighters
 
|-
 
| [[Deathstalker|F-77 ''Deathstalker'']]<ref name=TRO3075-266/>
 
| Heavy Aerospace Fighters
 
|-
 
| [[Shikra|SKR-4M ''Shikra'']]<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp48/>
 
| Heavy Aerospace Fighters
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Small Craft</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Aquarius|''Aquarius'' Escort]]{{cn}}
 
| [[Small Craft]]
 
|-
 
| [[Lyonesse|''Lyonesse'' Escort]]{{cn}}
 
| Small Craft
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Frame]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[AA Heavy Raptor 3]]
 
| ''Shikra''<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp48/>
 
|-
 
| [[F-77/X]]
 
| ''Deathstalker''<ref name=TRO3075-266/>
 
|-
 
| [[F-90 A]]
 
| ''Stingray F-90''<ref name=TRO3039p206/>
 
|-
 
| [[InterStar Heavy]]
 
| ''Riever''{{cn}}
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion engine]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[VOX 240a]]
 
| ''Stingray F-90''<ref name=TRO3039p206/> & ''Deathstalker''<ref name=TRO3075-266/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Extralight fusion engine]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Pitban 300 XL]]
 
| {{cn}}
 
|-
 
| [[Pitban 360 XL]]
 
| ''Shikra''<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp48/>
 
|-
 
| [[Pitban 400 XL]]
 
| ''Riever''{{cn}}
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor - Aerospace Fighters & Conventional Aircraft]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Andurien Composition 5 Heavy]] [[Ferro-Aluminum]]
 
| ''Shikra''<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp48/>
 
|-
 
| [[Andurie Steel Standard]]
 
| ''Stingray F-90''<ref name=TRO3039p206/>
 
|-
 
| [[StarSlab Lite/2]]
 
| ''Deathstalker''<ref name=TRO3075-266/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Lassitor-3QZ]]
 
| ''Riever''{{cn}}
 
|-
 
| [[Lassitor-6SQ]]
 
| ''Shikra''<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp48/>
 
|-
 
| [[Telestar F-61]]
 
| ''Deathstalker''<ref name=TRO3075-266/>
 
|-
 
| [[Telestar F-67]]
 
| ''Stingray F-90''<ref name=TRO3039p206/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[SynCom VAX]]
 
| ''Stingray F-90''<ref name=TRO3039p206/> & ''Deathstalker''<ref name=TRO3075-266/>
 
|-
 
| [[Wasat Snipe Type 2]]
 
| ''Shikra''<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp48/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Gauss Rifle]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Kali Yama Weapons Industries Grand Slam]]
 
| ''Shikra''<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp48/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Ultra AC/10]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Type 9]]
 
| ''Shikra''<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp48/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[PPC]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Sunspot]]
 
| ''Stingray F-90''<ref name=TRO3039p206/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Laser]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Hellion b-II]]
 
| ''Stingray F-90''<ref name=TRO3039p206/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER Large Laser]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Hellion a-III]]
 
| ''Stingray F-90''<ref name=TRO3039p206/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Pulse Laser]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Hellion P-II]]
 
| {{cn}}
 
|-
 
| [[Intek]]
 
| ''Shikra''<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp48/>
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[LRM-10]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Gamma-10]]
 
| ''Riever''{{cn}}
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[SRM-6]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Beta-6]]
 
| ''Riever''{{cn}}
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Chaff pod|Chaff Pod]]</u>
 
|-
 
| [[Wasat Dazzle]]
 
| ''Shikra''<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp48/>
 
|}
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
<div class="desktop-3-col">
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* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]''
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms]]''
 
 
* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''
 
* ''[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]]''
 
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
 
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
 
 
* ''[[Objectives: Free Worlds League]]''
 
* ''[[Objectives: Free Worlds League]]''
* ''[[Starterbook: Wolf and Blake]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3026 Revised]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3060]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League]]''
 
</div>
 
 
  
[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Free Worlds Defense Industries]]
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[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Gibson Federated BattleMechs]]
[[Category:Free Worlds League Companies]]
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[[Category:Free Worlds League Corporations]]
 +
[[Category:Word of Blake Corporations]]

Latest revision as of 09:20, 22 May 2024

Free Worlds Defense Industries
FWDI.jpg
Corporation Profile
Founding YearOctober 2562[1]
Affiliation
HeadquartersAndurien[1]
LeadershipCEO
Division(s)Gibson Federated BattleMechs
Manufacturing Plant(s)

Free Worlds Defense Industries was one of the leading military equipment manufacturers in the Free Worlds League.

Overview[edit]

FWDI was formed in October 2562 by the merger of Andurien AeroTech and Gibson Federated BattleMechs, with the Westover-based aerospace company seeking new investment opportunities and the Gibson-based BattleMech manufacturer needing to resolve cash flow problems from overextension.[1]

FWDI looked to expand in the decades following the merger, opening a new BattleMech facility on Westover in 2607 and a product development installation on Lopez in 2611. Competition from the Magistracy of Canopus forced the company to cut production, which led to labor unrest and strikes at all of their facilities. The new Westover factory was sabotaged and damaged in the 2620s and then shuttered when FWDI nearly went bankrupt in 2628,[1][See Notes] remaining closed until it was refurbished by Andurien AeroTech and reopened in the thirty-second century under their subsidiary Westover BattleMechs.[2] The Lopez installation would be leveled by the Capellan Confederation in 2796 during the First Succession War.[1][3]

With the government's involvement in resolving the labor disputes and the repeal of the Council Edict of 2650, revenues would soar as the Great Houses started rearming themselves.[1][3] Like many manufacturers, they had both suffered and benefited from the near constant warfare of the Succession Wars.[1] Later, FWDI found itself in a difficult spot during the Andurien Secession when Andurien AeroTech was forcibly incorporated into the Duchy of Andurien's war efforts while Gibson Federated BattleMechs remained under Free Worlds League control. It wasn't until 3041 that the company was back together under the same leadership, and the cost of reconstruction almost bankrupted them again. Fortunately for FWDI, they received massive orders from the Federated Commonwealth and Draconis Combine militaries during Clan Invasion.[3]

FWDI's R&D facilities and coffers received a large boost when the ComStar splinter group the Word of Blake sought sanctuary on Gibson, with their factories on that planet befitting from large production orders and Blakist funded upgrades to produce designs using lostech and eventually OmniMechs.[4] However the arrangement backfired once the Blakists launched their Jihad and claimed Gibson, drawing increasing raids aimed at knocking the factories out.[citation needed]

At the beginning of 3078, Andurien AeroTech announced that it was separating from their parent company. They cited the atrocities caused by the Word of Blake as well as an uneven partnership where they felt ignored by Gibson Federated BattleMechs.[5]

Notes[edit]

^ Handbook: House Marik and subsequent publications changed FWDI's bankruptcy in 2628 to "near-bankruptcy" or "brush with bankruptcy."[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 126: "Corporate Profiles - [Free Worlds Defensive Industries]"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 28, p. 13: "Cicada"
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Handbook: House Marik, p. 129: "Free Worlds Defense Industries (FWDI)"
  4. Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 77: "Corporations of the Free Worlds League - [Free Worlds Defense Industries]"
  5. Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 37: "Non-Aligned Systems and Corporations - Conscientious Objector"

Bibliography[edit]