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 are based in the Rubicon Mirror of Mars, which is so-named because of its alarming similarity to Earth's Rubicon river. Though not part of its core business, RDT also runs a borderline-paramilitary unit within its security department, transported by a fleet of six proprietary frigates.

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.

Products
RDT's expertise is mainly found in defense systems of all kinds, and offer a number of countermeasure launchers, electronic warfare suites, and various types of ammunition for third-party models. They also offer a number of unified targeting systems and mounts for naval coilguns, all of which are built to interface with their aforementioned products. In the post-war era, they also experimented with the market for small arms.

Naval

 * Rampart point defense guns
 * M492 Cyclone UDCL
 * AN/SLQ-83(V) Magnetic Shield
 * AN/SLQ-657(P) Magician Naval Hologram