Union Aerospace Corporation
Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC)
Construction, Energy, Mining, Ship, & Transportation market sector
Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC) Is one of the two mega corporations that dominate the colonization market. The other, Weyland-Yutani, has signed a non-compete agreement with UAC. As such many worlds are supported by one or the other. In many more cases the two mega corporations will collaborate or subcontract the other depending on the needs of a given world. UAC specializes in the construction of space ports and orbital space stations as well as mining in micro-gravity and non-atmospheric conditions. They also recover stranded ships and salvage abandoned or destroyed vessels.
UAC also manufactures a line of rugged civilian ships ranging in size from the humble free trader to the capitol ship sized Ishimura class ‘Planet Cracker’ mining vessel. UAC has not made any forays into the luxury or military ship markets dominated by Daedalus Corporation, and purchases their own security ships from them rather than develop their own in house.
Recently UAC has made massive gains terrestrial and space station power core market share. The debut of what the company has branded as an Argent Energy Generator (ARG Core). Most scientist are unsure what argent energy is meant to refer to, as the patent for the design seems like a standard fusion reactor with a few extra parts.
Objections over naming conventions aside, the ARG Core design is lauded as highly energy efficient. The only complaints seem to be related to extended but infrequent cleaning and calibration cycles that take specialized and proprietary skills to conduct. As such, UAC mandates that they must own and operate any installed ARG Core to ensure proper function. It has been noted that UAC staffs at least one unusually well-armed and armored security personnel member amongst its detail for each duty shift.
These guards wear custom +13 Combat Armor [+4 STR, +4DEX] (With Extended Life Support, Grav Assist, Magnetic Grapplers, Medkit (Anti-Rad, Combat Drugs, and Stims), and Self-Sealing), A battery of augments (STR, DEX, EDU, Enhanced Vision, Neural Comm Computer/1 (Security/1), Skill DM (Slug Thrower, Energy, Heavy (Man-Portable, Vehicle), Melee (Blade, Unarmed), Athletics (DEX, EDU, STR), Explosives), Recon, Stealth, Tactics (Military)), and a specialized backpack with feeder tubes that load ammunition into monstrous weapon dubbed ‘The Unmakyr’.
The Unmakyr combines the function of twin shotgun, Laser Sniper Rifle, Plasma Rifle, FGMP, Machine Gun, RAM Grenade Launcher (With togglable Aerosol, Frag, Smoke, and Stun grenades), and Rocket Launcher into one weapon that is absurdly bulky and heavy for anyone without power armor, cybernetic augments, and years of training. The weapon also includes a Gyrostabilizer, the Intelligent running security/1, X-ray laser sight an enhanced scope, and the secure weapon property. These soldiers are able to efficiently and rapidly switch between firing profiles while darting at high velocity taking full advantage of all three dimensions.
Why such an individual, let alone a minimum of three for round the clock shift coverage, would be necessary to guard ARG Cores all across the known universe is beyond comprehension. Such an overcompensation draws wild speculation, but no accepted theories have emerged. UAC has not seen fit to comment on the matter.
UAC still does its principal business maintaining jump lanes, and operating extensive logistics and transportation networks. Pilots and engineers often get their training with UAC and will contract with them
The current CEO of UAC is Dr. Samuel Hayden. He suffered an industrial accident during the early development of ARG Core. Very little of him remains beyond his internal organs and he is encased in a highly experimental cybernetic body developed by the Tyrell Corporation.
UAC Sells:
- Civilian ships, refined fuel, and real estate.
- UAC will buy mining rights to planets and ship salvage.
- Pilot and Engineer training, transportation, construction, repair (building and ship), star port access, rescue operations, and the construction and operation of ARG Cores.
- UAC will subcontract construction, transportation, salvage, or jump lane maintenance work.
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