Rubicon Defense Technologies

Rubicon Defense Technologies (RDT) is a human corporation responsible for the production of advanced and exotic countermeasures for military and civilian use. They were based in the Rubicon Mirror of Mars, so-named because of its alarming similarity to Earth's Rubicon river.

Though active during the UNSC-CMA Cold War and the Insurrection, competition from better-established firms put the company in dire financial straits, to the point where they subcontracted their factories to produce naval coilguns and point defense guns. The few countermeasures they did sell went to large, heavy-tonnage vessels such as battlecruisers and carriers. They only saw substantial expansion towards the end of the Human-Covenant War, when they released several innovative and advanced defense systems, some of which were based on Covenant technology, and all of which drastically outperformed the next nearest competitor. By the 2570s, RDT was known as one of the leading companies in its field, with numerous next-generation warship designs using their systems for their protection needs.

Though not part of its core business, RDT also ran a borderline-paramilitary unit within its security department, transported by a fleet of six proprietary frigates.

Products

 * Rampart point defense guns
 * AN/SLQ-83(V) Magnetic Shield
 * AN/SLQ-657(P) Magician Naval Hologram