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FWL was never a leader in military production.  Instead relied on trading to ensure the most up to date equipment. The SWs have made the FWL dependant on its own production for the first time since the late 2400s.  as of 3025 the FWL has 17 fully or partly functioning mech factories building 500 mech per year. 7 other lines are shut down due to component shortages or are disabled. Severe shortage of assault mechs since the early 3000s. HMSB . 114
Manufacturers that support the FWL mech prodcution are in good shape in 3025. Garrett Satcomm& IMB Systems are leaders in sensor, communication and tracking system production MHSN p. 114
Imperator Autocannon & lasers are reliable & low maintenance HMSB p. 114
In 3025 FWL has 8 factories producing 325 aerofighters a year HMSB p.114
Galleon tank built as 3 factories in 3025 (unspecificed) HMSB . 114
Austen Vale Ordnance (palnet ?) builds M4t :Laser rifle -poor battlefield Perfomance HMSB p. 114
Armstrong Industries builds Derenforth Rifle (maybe circa 3025 design planet ?) poor battlefield perfomance MHSB p. 114
Free Worlds Defense Industries formed in 2562 from merger of Gibson Federated Battlemechs & Andurien Aerotech HMSB p. 126
2744 Andurien Aerotech dveloped a new fighter the Deathstalker, only 20 were built. 2748 they intorudcd the F-90 Stingray. Shortly before the 1st SW they introduced the Riever HMSB p. 126
Earthwerks spread to each of the Great Houses HMSB p. 129
Earthwerks had 4 plants in the FWL.  HMSB p. 129
Earthwerks has always been the largest producer of the Stinger TR3050 p. 58
Kallon- Falcon Hawk mentions a a Kallon Light Mech plant in the FWL but it is unclear if they are refering to Asuncion (which was in the CC in 2785) or a completely unknown factory TR3058 P. 98
Raimai had a factory somewhere in the FWL building Sabres. TR3075 P. 212

Abadan
Austen-Armstrong Industries (merger of Austen Vale and Armstrong Industries) builds personal energy and ballistic weapons. HBHM p. 127
Location of Austen Vale factory Brush Wars p. 26

Acrux
Important industrial world. ? if any weapons manufacturers HMSb p. 29

Aitutaki
main military training ground for Regulus- has some industry may be military in nature HBHM p. 63

Amity
Industiral power- produced Galleon Light Tanks HMSB p. 160
Imstar Aerospace -builds Cheetah Aerofighter HBHM p. 136
Imstar builds Defender Medium Strike Fighter since SL era TR3039 p. 180

Atreus
Imperator Automatic Weaponry- has dominated the ballistic weapon industry for centuries. formerly part of Kallon/Earthwerks. HBHM p. 131
Imperator was a Kallon subdivision as late as 3054 OR p. 120
ImStar Aerospace - builds Cheetah Aerofighter has extensive zero-g refining facilities. HBHM p. 136
Atrean Robotics- built Patron Loadermech until company destroyed by the SWs. TR3075 P. 262
Imstar Aerospace built the Eagle Aerospace fighter until destroyed in 2811 TR3075 p. 264


Bainsville
Austen-Armstrong Industries (merger of Austen Vale and Armstrong Industries) builds personal energy and ballistic weapons. HBHM p. 127

Calloway VI
Earthwerks Inc 3025 production Archer (15) Shadow Hawk (14) Stinger (15) HMSB P. 115
Earthwerks Martina builds Archers & Stingers, in 3025 a line is being comverted to the Phoenix Hawk HMSB P. 129

Cameron
Early battlemech factory (2478) built FWL’s first Wasp & Archer battlemechs from captured plans. Early models had many operational problems. HMSB p. 103

Campbelton
Fusigon Heavy Weaponry - builds vehicles weapons HBHM p. 130
Has a PPC manufacturing plant. HMSB p. 114
Fusigon Heavy Weaponry -builds PPCs, Laser OR p. 121
Fusigon Laser factory originally belong to Flametech prior to 3030s OR p. 124

Carbonis
IMB Systems builds sensor arrays to consumer electronics HMSB p. 127
IMB Systems builds military electronics HBHM p.131
IMB builds Targeting systems purchased the rights to build Dynatec, Octagon & RCA equipment in the FWL OR p. 122

Dalton
Garret SatComm -builds Tracking & Com Systems- some of the finest equipment in the IS. HBHM p, 130

El Giza
Factory building the Galleon located here HMSB p. 129

Elektrougli
Factory building the Galleon located here HMSB p. 129

Emris IV
StarCorps builds Longbow & Warhammer battlemechs. was still operation until Anton’s revolt. HBHM p. 135
Holly Industries - subsidiary of StarCorps- builds missile systems HBHM p. 135

Fletcher
Flame Tech builds flamers and other weapons. HMSB p. 131
Once supported a broad manufacturing base.  HBHM P. 65

Gibson
Free Worlds Defense Industries 3025 production Marauder-M (Cool Wolverine -M (18) Cicada (6) Locust (16) HMSB p. 115
FWDI on Gibson was an extensive site HMSB p. 126
Cicada may not have entered service until SW period TR3039 p. 118

Helm
Aerospace fighter bays located in Asteroid Belt HMSB p. 79

Holt
Galleon tank was introduced at the battles on Zion circa 2910 from the recently rebuilt armament factories on Holt. HMSB p. 39 (note seems to contradict intro date for galleon from other sources)

Irian
Irian Battlemechs Unlimited 3025 production Hermes (14) Awesome (7) HMSB p.115
Irian Technoligies founded 2182 as United Fiber Optics (bcame Irian n 2309) Company was involved in building league copies of the Archer and Wasp. Began building mechs in 2482.  Developed the Hermes and Guillotine Mechs. only 20% of the 87 production & Lab facilities on Irian survived to 3025.  HMSB p, 127
IMB Systems builds sensor arrays to consumer electronics HMSB p. 127
Brooks Inc - Builds Galleon & Harrasser HBHM p. 127
Irian license built Diverse Optics lasers for more the a century (form around 2950? onwards?) HBHM p. 128
Irian- effectively controls the planet Irian. help retroengineer first mechs for the FWL,.Helped develop the Icarus testbedmechs built include the Awesome, Guillotine, Hermes, Hermes II and Trebuchet (Hermes II & Trebuchet post 2785 designs?) HBHM p. 131
IMB Systems builds military electronics HBHM p.131
Hermes II entered production in 2798 TR3025 P. 40
Hermes ended production in 2651 TR3039 p. 250
Guillotine produced under license until about 2825 TR3039 P. 268
Guillotine production line was undamaged during SW- production halted due to lack of advanced tech parts TR3050 p. 170
Irian builds Trebuchet, Hermes, Guillotine, Hermes II & Awesome in 3054. Major producer of laser weapons. OR p. 126
IMB systems - builds Targeting systems OR p. 127

Kalidasa
Kali Yama Weapons Industries Inc 3025 production Hunchback (14) Trebuchet (Cool, Orion (17) Wasp (20) HMSB p. 115
Important manufacturing center- Kali-Yama & Quikscell have facilities here HBHM p. 72
Quikscell - builds Std & Heavy APCs, Hetzers, Scorpion Tanks, poor quality, dual sources components- cheap for export, better for the FWL.HBHM p.134
Hunchback may not have entered service until during the SWs TR3039 p. 136

Karachi
Brigadier battlemech factory. destroyed during SW. HBHM p. 127

Kendall
Kali Yama/Alphard Trading Corp 3025 producion Orion (25) HmSB p. 115
Brooks Inc builds Galleon HBHM p. 127
ATC is a minority shareholder in the Kendall Kali-Yama plant HBHM p. 132

Keystone
Earthwerks inc 3025 production Griffin (18), Battlemaster (12), Phoenix Hawk (13) Stinger (27) HMSB p. 115
Earthwerks Kodes Plant builds Stingers Thunderbolts & Griffens HMSB p. 29
Earthwerks had facilities scattered across the planet, latter (when?) consolidated in the domed city of Darras HBHM p. 61
Exeter Organization -builds Pegagsus & com systemsHBHM p. 129
Exeter- Pegasus entered production in the early years of the 1st SW TR3026 P. 34
FWL found a cache of Spiders here- may be the source of the plans used by Nimikachi to put the Spider into production TR3025 p. 18
Earthwerks built about 12 thugs per year under license from Maltex (probably from before the fall of the SL) TR3039 p. 274
Earthwerks builds the Mauna Kea Command Vessel - may be out of production by 2785 Tr3075 p. 256
Earthwerks buuilts the Stinger, Phoenix Hawk, Griffin, Thunderbolt & Battlemaster in 3054 OR p. 130

Loyalty
Kallon Dropship plant- also builds Partisan Tank (developed during SW?) HBHM p. 133

Marik
Imstar Aerospace has an Aerofighter production facility at Cugyar HMSB p. 154
Military production is a majorpart of the planets economy HBHM p. 60
Imstar Aerospace builds Cheeta Aerofighter, Planetlifter transport HBHM p. 136

Nathan
IMB Systems builds sensor arrays to consumer electronics HMSB p. 127

Oriente
Has an SL repair depot HMSB p. 114
One home to Heavy Industry destroyed by the SWs HBHM p. 64
Oriente Weapons Works builds missile systems - Hovertec & Delta Dart. Company invest very little into R&D. HBHM p. 134

Savannah
Major Industrial center  HSSB p. 48
Technicron - 3025 Production Qucikdraw (9) HMSB p. 115
A major mech manufacturing facilitiy was relocated from Alula Australis (in TR) to Savannah in 2947. This may have been the Technicron plant.  HBHM p. 69
Technicron Military Engineering -builds Quickdraw and Awesome Battlemechs. excels in the production of power plants. HBHM p. 136

Scarborough
Scarborough Manufacturing- destroyed during the 1st SW. Unknown if they produced weapons HBHM p. 141

Solaris VII
Battlemec h Factories & Repair facilities were target by repeated strikes early in the SWs HBHS p. 35
Heavily industrialized. Had battlemech factories. HBHS p. 90
Blue Shot Weapons - surived the fall of the SL may have built Lunx & Cestus mechs. HBHS p. 142
Blue Shot Weapons- built the Lynx on Solaris until the factory was destroyed in 2928 TR3058 P. 118
It appears Blue Shot only started building the Cestus in 3050s TR3058 p. 122

Stewart
Corean Enterprise MacAdams-Suharno 3025 production Trebuchet (Cool Goliath (4), Locust (16) HMSB p. 115
Corean Enterprises - buils Locsust & Trebuchets, as well as providing components to other manufacturers HBHMS p. 68
Corean - supplies components to many FWL companies. Component business is bigger then their own mech manufacturing business. HBHM p. 128
New Age Systems Inc- built Gotha, company collapsed financially after the fall of the SL, acquired by Allied Technologies kept building the Gotha TR3050U p. 238
Corean built Icarus II here until destroyed in 1st SW. TR3075 p. 260

Tematagi
Nimakachi Fusion Products 3025 Production Warhammer (17) Spider (16) Vulcan (13) HMSB p. 115
Nimakachii Fusion Products- company HQ, had faciltiies across the IS. HBHM p. 134
Nimakachi acquire plans for the Spider from the ruins of the TH during the SW TR3039 p/ 106
Nimakachi acquired the plans for the Vulcan after the start of the 1st SW TR3039 p. 124

Thermopolis
Kallon Ind 3025 production Rifleman (Cool Wolverine-M (18) HMSB p. 115
Kallon Ind builds Exterminator, Rifleman & Wolverine battlemechs, personal arms (3065) HBHM p. 133

Tiber
Major industrial center- Regulus “key factory world” HBHM p. 63
Gilbert Sachs & Belafonte built paramour mobile repair vehicle until destroyed in 2nd SW TR3075 p. 258

Trellisane
Guttierez Aerospace- builds Stingray aerofighter- may be SW era company HBHM p. 131
Guittierez Aerospace is the only small aerospace manufactiurer to survive competition from Imstar & Andurien Aerotech OR p. 137

Uhuru
Great industrial center. May have had military factories HMSB p. 30

Umka
Kerr-Ginniss builds reactor shielding- bad rep for quality HMSB p. 114
Kerr-McGuiness - builds armor components & reactor shielding HBHM p. 133

Van Dieman IV
IMB Systems builds sensor arrays to consumer electronics HMSB p. 127

Wallis
Ronin Inc (div of Sela-Sys) 3025 production Marauder-M (13), Warhammer (5) HMSB p. 115
Ronin Inc acquired by Sela-Sys in 3016. Just an assembly facility for mechs designed elsewhere HBHM p. 136

Westover
FWDi opened a new mech production facility on Westover in 2607 HMSB p. 126
FWDI builds Stingray & Riever here HMSB p. 126
FWDI builds Stingrays, Rievers, various military & civilian aerospace small craft HBHM p. 129