Auxillian Weapon Systems

Auxillian Weapon Systems is an arms manufacturering corporation funded primarely by the United Interstellar Confederacy. Its stated mission is to provide state-of-the-art weaponry and equipment to all UIC. security and military forces, most notably the United Confederate Armed Forces and the United Confederate Navy.

The corporation was formed in 2283 as a small arms manufacturer, which only produced low grade pistols and rifles for home defence but also conducted small scale mining operations. However it quickly expanded its production to include vehicles for useage in hostile or unhospitable environments, which were only availible to private groups.

Due to its revenue growth and its mergence with other manufacturers, it has expanded to become one of the quickest advancing conglomerate in its field. It now produces 70% of all equipment used by UCAF which ranges from service pistols to STE (surfacel-to-extraterrestrial) artillery.

History
The corporation began on 25 December 2283 and was formed by a merging of two smaller businesses; Grey Armouries (arms manufacturer) and Exavatos (a small asteroid mining firm). The combination meant the reduction of costs of construction materials for the weapons creation element but also free defensive armament for mining operation security staff (which was a tremendous help as the state military could not provide protection against pirates).

As the reach of the U.I.C. expanded to new territories and hostile environemnts were colonised, there opened a gap in the market for vehichles and equipment which could be used in these new territories. It funnelled what were leftover materials which were sold to recycling plants into this new industrial section of its corporation. Although still not recognized as a worthy corporation in the arms and vehicleular fields it gained a reputation for producing products which where designed to favour reliability over gadgetry and aestetic, which made them popular amongst practical security groups.