Project SPHINX

Project SPHINX was a UNSC Navy program that attempted to install Covenant technology onto existing warships. Authorized in 2543, SPHINX's advances were slow but steady, as their early efforts were focused on developing interlinks and couplings needed to allow alien components to run on UNSC fuel systems and computer networks. Although well-funded, their project leads struggled to acquire the resources they needed for their experiments. Most of the ships they worked on were old, retired vessels that were too worn out or damaged to be used in the UNSC Navy, while they competed with ONI Section Three departments for the necessary artifacts they required.

Working from their base on Mars, SPHINX's first major success occurred in 2548, when they successfully refitted a with a  array. After they installed onto a Covenant borer onto a UNSC ship, SPHINX became responsible for refitting UNSC command ships with captured technology.