{"data":{"id":12970,"title":"Portfolio: Anvil Aerospace","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/12970-Portfolio-Anvil-Aerospace","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/12970","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/12970","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"Portfolio","images":[{"id":119,"name":"Hornetblastoff.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/ktvld5a7g7cipr\/source\/Hornetblastoff.jpg","alt":"","size":392923,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2013-07-19T05:28:26+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/119","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/119\/similar"},{"id":370,"name":"Anvil-Full.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/t0fi0f9aho9y3r\/source\/Anvil-Full.jpg","alt":"","size":156557,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2013-07-19T05:23:14+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/370","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/370\/similar"},{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"}],"images_count":4,"translations":{"en_EN":"Every month, the subscriber-only Jump Point publication includes profiles of locations and companies in the Star Citizen universe. Subscribers recieve these reports first, with a general release further down the line. Today we\u2019re proud to share the article on Anvil Aerospace, designer of the Hornet fighter. This month\u2019s Jump Point, available Friday, will include profiles of Roberts Space Industries and Earth!\n\nAnvil Aerospace is one of the earliest Terran success stories. Founded in 2772, Anvil has been reliably delivering military-grade equipment to the UEE Navy for almost two centuries. The initial Anvil skunkworks facility was located in Nova Kyiv, Terra, and the company\u2019s headquarters are still there. For the first seventy-odd years of Anvil\u2019s existence, every design project was personally lead by company founder J.Harris Arnold. Arnold, an eccentric spacecraft designer of the old school who insisted on signing off on every part of his designs\u2019 subsystems, was a beloved figure in an otherwise cutthroat industry.Today, Anvil has factories on three dozen UEE core worlds \u2026 but continues to source all systems itself and requires that the standing CEO sign off on every spacecraft alteration.\n\nThe company\u2019s moniker comes from a quote in Robert Calvin\u2019s famous early justification for UEE expansion, explaining that military spending \u201cfuels the furnaces of expansion and strikes the anvils of innovation.\u201d There\u2019s little argument: fueling the furnaces of expansion is exactly what Anvil has been doing since Day One.The company has produced dozens of successful and iconic military spacecraft over the years, including the Hurricane, Osprey, Devastator, Hornet and Gladiator.No military campaign in the last two centuries has been launched without Anvil spacecraft in the forefront, and no carrier in UEE space today operates without at least a squadron of Anvil-designed fighters. In fact, Anvil designs have historically scored more space-to-space kills than any other military spacecraft.Hornets, in particular, have destroyed more enemy hardware (measured in star credits) than all other current Navy space fighter designed combined.\n\nCivilian Craft\nAnvil\u2019s civilian line is relatively new, a decision that many at the company initially resisted. The general feeling was that producing civilian grade versions of dedicated military spacecraft would dilute the brand: Anvil\u2019s carefully maintained position as the tip of the spear would be in danger. Debate over the issue became so protracted that it threatened to split the company into two separate groups, with the civilian wing formally licensing the military designs. This was ultimately all for naught, as the UEE government stepped into the debate with a surprising resolution: they actually favored the concept of supplying military-styled weaponry to civilians, especially on the distant frontiers. A home defense militia squadron of slightly-less-than-milspec but still fearsome Hornets, it was reasoned, would make a better deterrent than a squad of Drake Cutlasses. The process of civilianizing a design like the Hornet is more complex than it seems: UEE military secrecy laws mean that, on average, 60% of the hardware in a given spacecraft simply cannot be offered to the public. Some of these replacements \u2014 like milspec Gatling guns \u2014 would be expected and relatively easy to re-source in a modern modular design \u2026 but these requirements also govern systems as innocuous as rudder pedal boot locks or rubber cockpit sealing strips. Design teams must effectively work double-blind, replacing existing systems without being given access to their military equivalents.In some cases, designers must reconstruct subsystems based solely on publicly available holographs \u2026 while the team that designed the original systems operates next door, wholly unaware.\n\nCivilianizing top-of-the-line military spacecraft is a frustrating process, but one that has proved ultimately valuable for Anvil: company profits rose 34% after the first civilian model Hornet (the F7C) was made available, with no perceptible tarnishing of the Anvil brand. Rather, the idea that you could own a \u201cmilitary\u201d ship immediately became something of a status symbol, driving the resale value of Hornets and successive conversions; civilian Hornets have essentially (and unexpectedly) become a luxury brand. Anvil\u2019s civilian equivalents sell both to actual paramilitary units on the frontier desperately in need of rugged hardware and to rich homeworlds industrialists who believe that flying a Hornet makes them top gun fighter pilots.\n\nTerra, home of Anvil Aerospace. The Future\nWith both military and civilian spacecraft spending at an all-time high, Anvil\u2019s prospects look bright. As the UEE continues to face off against a seemingly growing Vanduul threat, orders for Hornet space superiority fighters and Gladiator bombers continue to spike. Several thousand of each are delivered to front-line carriers every month, at a rate that continues to rise as additional factories can be brought online. On the civilian side, the Hornet is holding steady as the third best-selling single-seat spacecraft design available, trumped only by the Aurora and 300i.The recent civilian conversion of the Gladiator looks to be a similar success story, as the first model (Gladiator I) becomes available to the general public in the next three months.","de_DE":"Jeden Monat enth\u00e4lt die reine Abonnentenpublikation Jump Point Profile von Standorten und Unternehmen im Star Citizen-Universum. Abonnenten erhalten diese Berichte zuerst, mit einer allgemeinen Version weiter unten. Heute sind wir stolz darauf, den Artikel \u00fcber Anvil Aerospace, den Konstrukteur des Hornet-Kampfjets, zu ver\u00f6ffentlichen. Der Jump Point dieses Monats, der am Freitag verf\u00fcgbar ist, wird Profile von Roberts Space Industries und der Erde enthalten!\n\nAnvil Aerospace ist eine der ersten Erfolgsgeschichten der Terraner. Gegr\u00fcndet im Jahr 2772, liefert Anvil seit fast zwei Jahrhunderten zuverl\u00e4ssig milit\u00e4rische Ausr\u00fcstung an die UEE-Marine. Die erste Anlage der Anvil Skunkworks befand sich in Nova Kyiv, Terra, und der Hauptsitz des Unternehmens befindet sich immer noch dort. In den ersten rund siebzig Jahren nach der Gr\u00fcndung von Anvil wurde jedes Designprojekt von Firmengr\u00fcnder J. Harris Arnold pers\u00f6nlich geleitet. Arnold, ein exzentrischer Raumfahrzeugdesigner der alten Schule, der darauf bestand, jeden Teil der Subsysteme seiner Entw\u00fcrfe abzumelden, war eine beliebte Figur in einer ansonsten m\u00f6rderischen Industrie... Heute verf\u00fcgt Anvil \u00fcber Fabriken in drei Dutzend UEE-Kernwelten..., bezieht aber weiterhin alle Systeme selbst und verlangt, dass der st\u00e4ndige CEO bei jeder \u00c4nderung der Raumfahrzeuge zustimmt.\n\nDer Name des Unternehmens stammt aus einem Zitat in Robert Calvins ber\u00fchmter fr\u00fcher Begr\u00fcndung f\u00fcr die UEE-Erweiterung und erkl\u00e4rt, dass Milit\u00e4rausgaben \"die \u00d6fen der Expansion befeuern und auf die Ambos der Innovation treffen\". Das Unternehmen hat im Laufe der Jahre Dutzende erfolgreicher und legend\u00e4rer milit\u00e4rischer Raumschiffe produziert, darunter Hurrikan, Osprey, Verw\u00fcster, Hornisse und Gladiator, und in den letzten zwei Jahrhunderten wurde keine Milit\u00e4raktion ohne Amboss gestartet, und kein Flugzeugtr\u00e4ger im UEE-Raum operiert heute ohne mindestens eine Staffel von Amboss-Kampfj\u00e4gern. Tats\u00e4chlich haben die Anvil-Designs in der Vergangenheit mehr Raum-zu-Raum-Kills erzielt als alle anderen milit\u00e4rischen Raumschiffe, insbesondere Hornets, mehr feindliche Hardware (gemessen in Sternenkernen) zerst\u00f6rt als alle anderen aktuellen Marine-Raumj\u00e4ger, die zusammen entwickelt wurden.\n\nZiviles Handwerk\n\nDie zivile Linie von Anvil ist relativ neu, eine Entscheidung, der viele Mitarbeiter des Unternehmens zun\u00e4chst widerstanden haben. Der allgemeine Eindruck war, dass die Herstellung von zivilen Versionen spezieller milit\u00e4rischer Raumfahrzeuge die Marke verw\u00e4ssern w\u00fcrde: Die sorgf\u00e4ltig gehaltene Position des Ambosses als Spitze des Speeres w\u00e4re gef\u00e4hrdet. Die Debatte \u00fcber das Thema wurde so langwierig, dass es drohte, das Unternehmen in zwei getrennte Gruppen aufzuteilen, wobei der zivile Fl\u00fcgel die milit\u00e4rischen Entw\u00fcrfe offiziell genehmigte. Das war letztendlich alles umsonst, als die UEE-Regierung mit einer \u00fcberraschenden Resolution in die Debatte eintrat: Sie bef\u00fcrworteten tats\u00e4chlich das Konzept der Lieferung von milit\u00e4rischen Waffen an Zivilisten, insbesondere an den fernen Grenzen. Eine Heimverteidigungs-Milizstaffel von etwas weniger als der Milspez, aber immer noch furchterregende Hornissen, so wurde argumentiert, w\u00fcrden eine bessere Abschreckung darstellen als eine Gruppe von Drake Entermessern. Der Prozess der Zivilisierung eines Designs wie der Hornet ist komplexer, als es scheint: Die milit\u00e4rischen Geheimhaltungsgesetze der UEE bedeuten, dass im Durchschnitt 60% der Hardware in einem bestimmten Raumschiff einfach nicht der \u00d6ffentlichkeit angeboten werden k\u00f6nnen. Einige dieser Ersatzteile - wie milspec Gatling Pistolen - w\u00e4ren zu erwarten und relativ einfach in einem modernen modularen Design zu beschaffen.... aber diese Anforderungen gelten auch f\u00fcr Systeme, die so harmlos sind wie Ruderpedal-Stiefelschl\u00f6sser oder Gummicockpitdichtstreifen. In einigen F\u00e4llen m\u00fcssen Designer Subsysteme rekonstruieren, die ausschlie\u00dflich auf \u00f6ffentlich zug\u00e4nglichen Hologrammen basieren.... w\u00e4hrend das Team, das die urspr\u00fcnglichen Systeme entworfen hat, nebenan arbeitet, v\u00f6llig unbewusst.\n\nDie Zivilisierung von milit\u00e4rischen Spitzen-Raumfahrzeugen ist ein frustrierender Prozess, der sich jedoch f\u00fcr Anvil als \u00e4u\u00dferst wertvoll erwiesen hat: Die Unternehmensgewinne stiegen um 34%, nachdem das erste zivile Modell Hornet (die F7C) zur Verf\u00fcgung gestellt wurde, ohne dass die Marke Anvil sp\u00fcrbar anlaufen w\u00fcrde. Vielmehr wurde die Idee, dass man ein \"milit\u00e4risches\" Schiff besitzen k\u00f6nnte, sofort zu einem Statussymbol, das den Wiederverkaufswert von Hornissen und aufeinanderfolgende Umbauten steigerte; zivile Hornissen sind im Wesentlichen (und unerwartet) zu einer Luxusmarke geworden. Die zivilen \u00c4quivalente von Anvil verkaufen sich sowohl an tats\u00e4chliche paramilit\u00e4rische Einheiten an der Grenze, die dringend robuste Hardware ben\u00f6tigen, als auch an reiche Industrielle aus der Heimat, die glauben, dass das Fliegen mit einer Hornet sie zu Top-Kampfpiloten macht.\n\nDie Zukunft\nTerra, die Heimat von Anvil Aerospace.\nDa sowohl die Ausgaben f\u00fcr milit\u00e4rische als auch f\u00fcr zivile Raumfahrzeuge auf einem historischen H\u00f6chststand liegen, sehen die Aussichten von Anvil positiv aus. W\u00e4hrend sich die UEE weiterhin gegen eine scheinbar wachsende Vanduul-Bedrohung wehrt, steigen die Bestellungen f\u00fcr Hornet-Weltraum\u00fcberlegenheitsj\u00e4ger und Gladiator-Bomber weiter an. Mehrere tausend von ihnen werden jeden Monat an die Frontline Carrier geliefert, mit einer Geschwindigkeit, die weiter steigt, da zus\u00e4tzliche Fabriken online gebracht werden k\u00f6nnen. Auf der zivilen Seite behauptet sich die Hornet als drittmeistverkaufte einsitzige Raumsonde, die nur von der Aurora und 300i \u00fcbertroffen wird. Die j\u00fcngste zivile Umr\u00fcstung des Gladiators scheint eine \u00e4hnliche Erfolgsgeschichte zu sein, da das erste Modell (Gladiator I) in den n\u00e4chsten drei Monaten der breiten \u00d6ffentlichkeit zur Verf\u00fcgung steht.","zh_CN":"Every month, the subscriber-only Jump Point publication includes profiles of locations and companies in the Star Citizen universe. Subscribers recieve these reports first, with a general release further down the line. Today we\u2019re proud to share the article on Anvil Aerospace, designer of the Hornet fighter. This month\u2019s Jump Point, available Friday, will include profiles of Roberts Space Industries and Earth!\n\nAnvil Aerospace is one of the earliest Terran success stories. Founded in 2772, Anvil has been reliably delivering military-grade equipment to the UEE Navy for almost two centuries. The initial Anvil skunkworks facility was located in Nova Kyiv, Terra, and the company\u2019s headquarters are still there. For the first seventy-odd years of Anvil\u2019s existence, every design project was personally lead by company founder J.Harris Arnold. Arnold, an eccentric spacecraft designer of the old school who insisted on signing off on every part of his designs\u2019 subsystems, was a beloved figure in an otherwise cutthroat industry.Today, Anvil has factories on three dozen UEE core worlds \u2026 but continues to source all systems itself and requires that the standing CEO sign off on every spacecraft alteration.\n\nThe company\u2019s moniker comes from a quote in Robert Calvin\u2019s famous early justification for UEE expansion, explaining that military spending \u201cfuels the furnaces of expansion and strikes the anvils of innovation.\u201d There\u2019s little argument: fueling the furnaces of expansion is exactly what Anvil has been doing since Day One.The company has produced dozens of successful and iconic military spacecraft over the years, including the Hurricane, Osprey, Devastator, Hornet and Gladiator.No military campaign in the last two centuries has been launched without Anvil spacecraft in the forefront, and no carrier in UEE space today operates without at least a squadron of Anvil-designed fighters. In fact, Anvil designs have historically scored more space-to-space kills than any other military spacecraft.Hornets, in particular, have destroyed more enemy hardware (measured in star credits) than all other current Navy space fighter designed combined.\n\nCivilian Craft\nAnvil\u2019s civilian line is relatively new, a decision that many at the company initially resisted. The general feeling was that producing civilian grade versions of dedicated military spacecraft would dilute the brand: Anvil\u2019s carefully maintained position as the tip of the spear would be in danger. Debate over the issue became so protracted that it threatened to split the company into two separate groups, with the civilian wing formally licensing the military designs. This was ultimately all for naught, as the UEE government stepped into the debate with a surprising resolution: they actually favored the concept of supplying military-styled weaponry to civilians, especially on the distant frontiers. A home defense militia squadron of slightly-less-than-milspec but still fearsome Hornets, it was reasoned, would make a better deterrent than a squad of Drake Cutlasses. The process of civilianizing a design like the Hornet is more complex than it seems: UEE military secrecy laws mean that, on average, 60% of the hardware in a given spacecraft simply cannot be offered to the public. Some of these replacements \u2014 like milspec Gatling guns \u2014 would be expected and relatively easy to re-source in a modern modular design \u2026 but these requirements also govern systems as innocuous as rudder pedal boot locks or rubber cockpit sealing strips. Design teams must effectively work double-blind, replacing existing systems without being given access to their military equivalents.In some cases, designers must reconstruct subsystems based solely on publicly available holographs \u2026 while the team that designed the original systems operates next door, wholly unaware.\n\nCivilianizing top-of-the-line military spacecraft is a frustrating process, but one that has proved ultimately valuable for Anvil: company profits rose 34% after the first civilian model Hornet (the F7C) was made available, with no perceptible tarnishing of the Anvil brand. Rather, the idea that you could own a \u201cmilitary\u201d ship immediately became something of a status symbol, driving the resale value of Hornets and successive conversions; civilian Hornets have essentially (and unexpectedly) become a luxury brand. Anvil\u2019s civilian equivalents sell both to actual paramilitary units on the frontier desperately in need of rugged hardware and to rich homeworlds industrialists who believe that flying a Hornet makes them top gun fighter pilots.\n\nTerra, home of Anvil Aerospace. The Future\nWith both military and civilian spacecraft spending at an all-time high, Anvil\u2019s prospects look bright. As the UEE continues to face off against a seemingly growing Vanduul threat, orders for Hornet space superiority fighters and Gladiator bombers continue to spike. Several thousand of each are delivered to front-line carriers every month, at a rate that continues to rise as additional factories can be brought online. On the civilian side, the Hornet is holding steady as the third best-selling single-seat spacecraft design available, trumped only by the Aurora and 300i.The recent civilian conversion of the Gladiator looks to be a similar success story, as the first model (Gladiator I) becomes available to the general public in the next three months."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":70,"created_at":"2026-04-15T10:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"4 weeks ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-14 09:09:45","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":12969,"next_id":12971}}