{"data":{"id":19122,"title":"Portfolio: Clark Defense Systems (CDS)","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/19122-Portfolio-Clark-Defense-Systems-CDS","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/19122","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/19122","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"Portfolio","images":[{"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"},{"id":29816,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/pyl7zx405o6z2\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":3474613,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2022-10-24T19:55:02+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/29816","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/29816\/similar"}],"images_count":7,"translations":{"en_EN":"This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 10.3.\nDespite an illustrious career, Gratia Katsaros never forgot her first infield assignment. A recent Rhetor University business school graduate, Katsaros rejected job offers from prominent investment banks to join a crew of \u201cturf-techs,\u201d 24th-century slang for workers hired by terraforming companies to visit planets being actively terraformed. A mixture of scientist and repair technician, some turf-techs took important readings to track the process while others fixed essential ground-based equipment. The work wavered between exhilarating and extremely dangerous, which Katsaros, as an amateur climatologist and thrillseeker, admitted attracted her to the gig. While suiting up for her first mission, Team Leader Clark Rissolo handed her some extra homemade protective gear and explained that the company didn\u2019t require that she wear it, but he did. Clark was a lifelong turf-tech who knew how quickly conditions could change and how ineffectual the standard environmental suit could be against unexpected elements like egg-sized hail suddenly falling from the sky.\n\nIn her memoir, Protection for the People, Katsaros revisits this first gig on Terra IV and some of the dangers her team faced.\n\n\u201cThere was a sudden drop in air pressure followed by a cold, stiff breeze. It didn\u2019t seem that strange to me, but Clark immediately called for an emergency evacuation. I took a moment to tighten another bolt when, suddenly, I was knocked down by a rock whipped up by the wind. Thankfully, Clark pulled me up and guided me into the ship. Once safe, I looked down and saw a rock embedded into Clark\u2019s extra layer of armor. For that, I owe him not only my life but my eternal gratitude for setting us on a new path.\u201d\n\nKatsaros jokingly called these extra protective layers \u201cClark\u2019s defense system,\u201d and her experiences on the job pushed her to advocate for increased safety standards for turf-techs. In 2539, she convinced Clark and a few others to start a company manufacturing specialized environmental armor. The team established their operation in Najita on Keene, Killian system, and picked the name Clark Defense Systems (CDS) in honor of their inspiration. Yet this slight name change wouldn\u2019t be the only early adjustment the company made. Shortly after launching their inaugural line, the First Tevarin War erupted and the UPE desperately needed combat armor. Sluggish sales of their environmental suits drove CDS to apply for and land a military contract. \u201cWe jumped at the chance to expand our product line thanks to some government funding,\u201d Katsoros wrote, \u201cbut believed we\u2019d be back to environmental suits the moment the war was over. We couldn\u2019t have been more wrong.\u201d\n\nGOOD ENOUGH FOR GOVERNMENT WORK\nClark Defense Systems refined their environmental suits to comply with military standards and quickly converted their production line to create a variety of field armor and combat undersuits. With the UPE on the verge of winning the First Tevarin War, a cadre of government officials visited CDS headquarters for the first time in 2546 and disclosed that their armor was the most well-regarded equipment among combat forces as well as pilots. They were so effective and well-liked that much of it was reserved for special forces or soldiers in the most dangerous areas of operation. The visit ended with UPE officials offering CDS a massive new government contract to expand upon their output to the military. Though the offer would keep them from being able to return to the environment suit market, it was too good to refuse.\n\nCDS dedicated all the company\u2019s resources to manufacturing combat armor and consulted extensively with veterans of the Tevarin War on what features they responded to best in the field as well as what they would need and want for future models. This led to the development of some of their most famous lines of armor, including the Omni-Role Combat (ORC) and Advanced Defensive Protection (ADP) series. The outbreak of the Second Tevarin War in 2603 brought about another substantial increase to CDS\u2019 government contracts and further real-world testing. The company\u2019s willingness to adapt and improve their armor kept it as a favorite of soldiers who, when the war finally ended in 2610, would return home raving about a brand unavailable on the civilian market. This word of mouth created a bustling secondhand market for CDS armor, with entire companies being created to procure and refurbish the prized pieces.\n\nWith demand so high, CDS considered pivoting to the private sector. The company\u2019s long-term commitment to making armor exclusively for the UPE\/UEE military was a boon, but company executives understood the dangers of being associated with the increasingly authoritarian Messer regime. CDS lawyers looked into ways to get out of the exclusivity clause in their government contract, but the Messer regime got wind of their plan and informed the company that their armor was of \u201cstrategic importance to the Empire.\u201d The UEE argued in documents released centuries later under the Historical Truth Act that none of the armor developed for the military, or even modified versions of it, could ever be publicly released and that any attempt to backout of their manufacturing commitment would lead to the UEE taking full control of the company, its facilities, assets, and patents. Sufficiently scared, CDS officials dropped their plans and sat back, waiting and hoping that the company could outlast the regime.\n\nPROTECTION FOR THE PEOPLE\nBy the late 28th century, Messer regime power was weak enough for CDS to resurrect their plans to expand into the public sector. Their first move came in 2789 and coincided with the former military system of Castra being opened to the public. The company bought office and manufacturing space on Cascom (Castra II) with the hopes of creating a separate company focused on developing armor for the public. CDS hoped that siloing this entity, its product, and development cycles from anything previously done for the military would shield them from government interference or retaliation. But these plans quickly became moot when, in 2792, the Messers finally fell.\n\nFree from the iron-grip of the former regime, CDS held lengthy discussions with senators and members of Imperator Erin Toi\u2019s administration. The new government wanted to cut ties to companies associated with the Messers, a fate most famously dealt to Aegis, but the evidence of CDS\u2019s attempt to sever their contracts and the regime\u2019s subsequent takeover threats saved them from losing everything. Instead, the two sides agreed to dramatically reduce the size of CDS\u2019 contracts but allowed them to enter the civilian market to sell legacy versions of their combat armor.\n\nBefore entering the civilian market, CDS enacted a master plan to set up the brand for future success. In 2802, the company officially moved their headquarters to Cascom, Castra system, and significantly increased their manufacturing capacity there. Today, most of their civilian operations are based out of Cascom while their facilities on Keene focus on supplying and developing the next lines of groundbreaking armor for the UEE military; an area where CDS continues to excel as evidenced by them being awarded a government contract in 2945 to research and develop next-generation light armor. Today, Clark Defense Systems maintains a significant foothold in both the civilian and government sectors and is considered by many to be a cornerstone company of the empire.","de_DE":"Dieses Portfolio erschien urspr\u00fcnglich in Jump Point 10.3.\nTrotz ihrer glanzvollen Karriere hat Gratia Katsaros ihre erste Aufgabe im Feld nie vergessen. Als frischgebackene Absolventin der Wirtschaftshochschule der Rhetor University lehnte Katsaros Jobangebote prominenter Investmentbanken ab und schloss sich einer Crew von \"Turftechs\" an, dem Slang des 24. Jahrhunderts f\u00fcr Arbeiter, die von Terraforming-Unternehmen angeheuert werden, um Planeten zu besuchen, die gerade terraformiert werden. Als eine Mischung aus Wissenschaftlern und Reparaturtechnikern nahmen einige Turf-Techs wichtige Messwerte auf, um den Prozess zu verfolgen, w\u00e4hrend andere wichtige Ger\u00e4te am Boden reparierten. Die Arbeit schwankte zwischen aufregend und extrem gef\u00e4hrlich, was Katsaros als Amateur-Klimatologin und Nervenkitzel-Sucherin zugab, dass sie der Job reizte. Als sie sich f\u00fcr ihren ersten Einsatz umzog, \u00fcberreichte ihr Teamleiter Clark Rissolo eine selbst gebastelte Schutzausr\u00fcstung und erkl\u00e4rte ihr, dass sie diese nicht tragen m\u00fcsse, er aber schon. Er wusste, wie schnell sich die Bedingungen \u00e4ndern k\u00f6nnen und wie unwirksam der Standard-Umweltschutzanzug gegen unerwartete Elemente wie eiergro\u00dfen Hagel sein kann, der pl\u00f6tzlich vom Himmel f\u00e4llt.\n\nIn ihren Memoiren, Protection for the People, l\u00e4sst Katsaros diesen ersten Einsatz auf Terra IV und einige der Gefahren, denen ihr Team ausgesetzt war, Revue passieren.\n\n\"Es gab einen pl\u00f6tzlichen Abfall des Luftdrucks, gefolgt von einer kalten, steifen Brise. Das kam mir gar nicht so seltsam vor, aber Clark rief sofort eine Not-Evakuierung aus. Ich nahm mir einen Moment Zeit, um eine weitere Schraube festzuziehen, als ich pl\u00f6tzlich von einem vom Wind aufgepeitschten Stein zu Boden geworfen wurde. Zum Gl\u00fcck zog Clark mich hoch und f\u00fchrte mich ins Schiff. Als ich in Sicherheit war, schaute ich nach unten und sah, dass ein Stein in Clarks zus\u00e4tzlicher Panzerung steckte. Daf\u00fcr schulde ich ihm nicht nur mein Leben, sondern auch meine ewige Dankbarkeit daf\u00fcr, dass er uns auf einen neuen Weg gebracht hat.\"\n\nKatsaros nannte diese zus\u00e4tzlichen Schutzschichten scherzhaft \"Clarks Verteidigungssystem\", und ihre Erfahrungen bei der Arbeit brachten sie dazu, sich f\u00fcr h\u00f6here Sicherheitsstandards f\u00fcr Turftechniker einzusetzen. Im Jahr 2539 \u00fcberzeugte sie Clark und ein paar andere, ein Unternehmen zu gr\u00fcnden, das spezielle Umweltr\u00fcstungen herstellt. Das Team gr\u00fcndete seinen Betrieb in Najita auf Keene im Killian-System und w\u00e4hlte zu Ehren ihrer Inspiration den Namen Clark Defense Systems (CDS). Doch diese kleine Namens\u00e4nderung sollte nicht die einzige fr\u00fche Anpassung des Unternehmens bleiben. Kurz nach der Markteinf\u00fchrung der ersten Produktlinie brach der Erste Tevarin-Krieg aus und die UPE ben\u00f6tigte dringend Kampfr\u00fcstungen. Der schleppende Verkauf ihrer Umweltanz\u00fcge veranlasste CDS, sich um einen Milit\u00e4rauftrag zu bewerben und diesen auch zu erhalten. \"Wir ergriffen die Chance, unsere Produktlinie dank einiger staatlicher Mittel zu erweitern\", schrieb Katsoros, \"glaubten aber, dass wir nach dem Krieg wieder zu den Umweltanz\u00fcgen zur\u00fcckkehren w\u00fcrden. Wir h\u00e4tten uns nicht mehr irren k\u00f6nnen.\n\nGUT GENUG F\u00dcR DIE ARBEIT DER REGIERUNG\nClark Defense Systems verfeinerte seine Umweltanz\u00fcge, um den milit\u00e4rischen Standards zu entsprechen, und stellte seine Produktionslinie schnell auf die Herstellung einer Vielzahl von Feldpanzern und Kampfunterziehern um. Als die UPE kurz davor stand, den Ersten Tevarin-Krieg zu gewinnen, besuchte ein Kader von Regierungsbeamten im Jahr 2546 zum ersten Mal das CDS-Hauptquartier und stellte fest, dass ihre R\u00fcstungen sowohl bei den Kampftruppen als auch bei den Piloten sehr beliebt waren. Sie waren so effektiv und beliebt, dass ein Gro\u00dfteil davon f\u00fcr Spezialeinheiten oder Soldaten in den gef\u00e4hrlichsten Einsatzgebieten reserviert war. Der Besuch endete damit, dass die UPE-Beamten CDS einen umfangreichen neuen Regierungsvertrag anboten, um ihre Produktion f\u00fcr das Milit\u00e4r zu erweitern. Obwohl das Angebot CDS daran hindern w\u00fcrde, auf den Markt f\u00fcr Umweltanz\u00fcge zur\u00fcckzukehren, war es zu gut, um es abzulehnen.\n\nCDS widmete alle Ressourcen des Unternehmens der Herstellung von Kampfanz\u00fcgen und beriet sich ausgiebig mit Veteranen des Tevarin-Krieges, um herauszufinden, welche Eigenschaften ihnen im Einsatz am besten gefielen und was sie sich f\u00fcr zuk\u00fcnftige Modelle w\u00fcnschen w\u00fcrden. Dies f\u00fchrte zur Entwicklung einiger ihrer ber\u00fchmtesten R\u00fcstungslinien, darunter die Omni-Role Combat (ORC) und die Advanced Defensive Protection (ADP) Serie. Der Ausbruch des Zweiten Tevarin-Krieges im Jahr 2603 brachte CDS einen weiteren betr\u00e4chtlichen Anstieg der Regierungsauftr\u00e4ge und weitere Praxistests ein. Die Bereitschaft des Unternehmens, seine R\u00fcstungen anzupassen und zu verbessern, machte es zum Favoriten der Soldaten, die nach Kriegsende 2610 nach Hause zur\u00fcckkehrten und von einer Marke schw\u00e4rmten, die es auf dem zivilen Markt nicht gab. Durch diese Mundpropaganda entstand ein reger Gebrauchtmarkt f\u00fcr CDS-R\u00fcstungen, und es wurden ganze Unternehmen gegr\u00fcndet, um die wertvollen St\u00fccke zu beschaffen und aufzuarbeiten.\n\nAngesichts der gro\u00dfen Nachfrage erwog CDS einen Wechsel in den privaten Sektor. Die langfristige Verpflichtung des Unternehmens, ausschlie\u00dflich f\u00fcr das UPE\/UEE-Milit\u00e4r zu produzieren, war ein Segen, aber die Unternehmensleitung war sich der Gefahren bewusst, die mit dem zunehmend autorit\u00e4ren Messer-Regime verbunden waren. Die Anw\u00e4lte von CDS suchten nach Wegen, um die Exklusivit\u00e4tsklausel in ihrem Regierungsvertrag zu umgehen, aber das Messer-Regime bekam Wind von ihrem Plan und teilte dem Unternehmen mit, dass seine R\u00fcstungen von \"strategischer Bedeutung f\u00fcr das Imperium\" seien. In Dokumenten, die Jahrhunderte sp\u00e4ter im Rahmen des Historical Truth Act ver\u00f6ffentlicht wurden, argumentierte die UEE, dass keine der f\u00fcr das Milit\u00e4r entwickelten R\u00fcstungen, nicht einmal modifizierte Versionen, jemals ver\u00f6ffentlicht werden d\u00fcrften und dass jeder Versuch, aus der Produktionsverpflichtung auszusteigen, dazu f\u00fchren w\u00fcrde, dass die UEE die volle Kontrolle \u00fcber das Unternehmen, seine Einrichtungen, Verm\u00f6genswerte und Patente \u00fcbernehmen w\u00fcrde. Ver\u00e4ngstigt lie\u00dfen die CDS-Beamten ihre Pl\u00e4ne fallen und warteten ab, in der Hoffnung, dass das Unternehmen das Regime \u00fcberleben w\u00fcrde.\n\nSCHUTZ F\u00dcR DIE MENSCHEN\nEnde des 28. Jahrhunderts war die Macht des Messer-Regimes so schwach, dass CDS seine Pl\u00e4ne, in den \u00f6ffentlichen Sektor zu expandieren, wieder aufgreifen konnte. Der erste Schritt erfolgte im Jahr 2789, als das ehemalige Milit\u00e4rsystem von Castra f\u00fcr die \u00d6ffentlichkeit ge\u00f6ffnet wurde. Das Unternehmen kaufte B\u00fcro- und Produktionsr\u00e4ume auf Cascom (Castra II) in der Hoffnung, ein separates Unternehmen zu gr\u00fcnden, das sich auf die Entwicklung von R\u00fcstungsg\u00fctern f\u00fcr die \u00d6ffentlichkeit konzentriert. CDS hoffte, dass die Abtrennung dieses Unternehmens, seiner Produkte und Entwicklungszyklen von allem, was zuvor f\u00fcr das Milit\u00e4r gemacht wurde, sie vor Einmischung der Regierung oder Vergeltungsma\u00dfnahmen sch\u00fctzen w\u00fcrde. Doch diese Pl\u00e4ne wurden schnell hinf\u00e4llig, als die Messers 2792 endg\u00fcltig fielen.\n\nFrei vom eisernen Griff des fr\u00fcheren Regimes f\u00fchrte CDS lange Gespr\u00e4che mit Senatoren und Mitgliedern der Regierung von Imperator Erin Toi. Die neue Regierung wollte die Verbindungen zu den Unternehmen, die mit den Messers in Verbindung standen, kappen, ein Schicksal, das vor allem Aegis ereilte, aber die Beweise f\u00fcr das Verseuch von CDS, ihre Vertr\u00e4ge zu k\u00fcndigen, und die anschlie\u00dfenden \u00dcbernahmedrohungen des Regimes bewahrten sie davor, alles zu verlieren. Stattdessen einigten sich beide Seiten darauf, den Umfang der CDS-Vertr\u00e4ge drastisch zu reduzieren, erlaubten dem Unternehmen aber, auf dem zivilen Markt \u00e4ltere Versionen seiner Kampfpanzer zu verkaufen.\n\nVor dem Eintritt in den zivilen Markt setzte CDS einen Masterplan in Kraft, um die Marke f\u00fcr den zuk\u00fcnftigen Erfolg zu r\u00fcsten. Im Jahr 2802 verlegte das Unternehmen seinen Hauptsitz offiziell nach Cascom im Castra-System und erh\u00f6hte dort seine Produktionskapazit\u00e4ten erheblich. Heute sind die meisten zivilen Betriebe in Cascom angesiedelt, w\u00e4hrend sich die Anlagen in Keene auf die Lieferung und Entwicklung von bahnbrechenden R\u00fcstungsprodukten f\u00fcr das UEE-Milit\u00e4r konzentrieren. Ein Bereich, in dem CDS nach wie vor herausragende Leistungen erbringt, wie die Erteilung eines Regierungsauftrags im Jahr 2945 zur Erforschung und Entwicklung der n\u00e4chsten Generation leichter R\u00fcstungen beweist. Heute ist Clark Defense Systems sowohl im zivilen als auch im staatlichen Sektor stark vertreten und wird von vielen als einer der Eckpfeiler des Imperiums angesehen.","zh_CN":"This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 10.3.\nDespite an illustrious career, Gratia Katsaros never forgot her first infield assignment. A recent Rhetor University business school graduate, Katsaros rejected job offers from prominent investment banks to join a crew of \u201cturf-techs,\u201d 24th-century slang for workers hired by terraforming companies to visit planets being actively terraformed. A mixture of scientist and repair technician, some turf-techs took important readings to track the process while others fixed essential ground-based equipment. The work wavered between exhilarating and extremely dangerous, which Katsaros, as an amateur climatologist and thrillseeker, admitted attracted her to the gig. While suiting up for her first mission, Team Leader Clark Rissolo handed her some extra homemade protective gear and explained that the company didn\u2019t require that she wear it, but he did. Clark was a lifelong turf-tech who knew how quickly conditions could change and how ineffectual the standard environmental suit could be against unexpected elements like egg-sized hail suddenly falling from the sky.\n\nIn her memoir, Protection for the People, Katsaros revisits this first gig on Terra IV and some of the dangers her team faced.\n\n\u201cThere was a sudden drop in air pressure followed by a cold, stiff breeze. It didn\u2019t seem that strange to me, but Clark immediately called for an emergency evacuation. I took a moment to tighten another bolt when, suddenly, I was knocked down by a rock whipped up by the wind. Thankfully, Clark pulled me up and guided me into the ship. Once safe, I looked down and saw a rock embedded into Clark\u2019s extra layer of armor. For that, I owe him not only my life but my eternal gratitude for setting us on a new path.\u201d\n\nKatsaros jokingly called these extra protective layers \u201cClark\u2019s defense system,\u201d and her experiences on the job pushed her to advocate for increased safety standards for turf-techs. In 2539, she convinced Clark and a few others to start a company manufacturing specialized environmental armor. The team established their operation in Najita on Keene, Killian system, and picked the name Clark Defense Systems (CDS) in honor of their inspiration. Yet this slight name change wouldn\u2019t be the only early adjustment the company made. Shortly after launching their inaugural line, the First Tevarin War erupted and the UPE desperately needed combat armor. Sluggish sales of their environmental suits drove CDS to apply for and land a military contract. \u201cWe jumped at the chance to expand our product line thanks to some government funding,\u201d Katsoros wrote, \u201cbut believed we\u2019d be back to environmental suits the moment the war was over. We couldn\u2019t have been more wrong.\u201d\n\nGOOD ENOUGH FOR GOVERNMENT WORK\nClark Defense Systems refined their environmental suits to comply with military standards and quickly converted their production line to create a variety of field armor and combat undersuits. With the UPE on the verge of winning the First Tevarin War, a cadre of government officials visited CDS headquarters for the first time in 2546 and disclosed that their armor was the most well-regarded equipment among combat forces as well as pilots. They were so effective and well-liked that much of it was reserved for special forces or soldiers in the most dangerous areas of operation. The visit ended with UPE officials offering CDS a massive new government contract to expand upon their output to the military. Though the offer would keep them from being able to return to the environment suit market, it was too good to refuse.\n\nCDS dedicated all the company\u2019s resources to manufacturing combat armor and consulted extensively with veterans of the Tevarin War on what features they responded to best in the field as well as what they would need and want for future models. This led to the development of some of their most famous lines of armor, including the Omni-Role Combat (ORC) and Advanced Defensive Protection (ADP) series. The outbreak of the Second Tevarin War in 2603 brought about another substantial increase to CDS\u2019 government contracts and further real-world testing. The company\u2019s willingness to adapt and improve their armor kept it as a favorite of soldiers who, when the war finally ended in 2610, would return home raving about a brand unavailable on the civilian market. This word of mouth created a bustling secondhand market for CDS armor, with entire companies being created to procure and refurbish the prized pieces.\n\nWith demand so high, CDS considered pivoting to the private sector. The company\u2019s long-term commitment to making armor exclusively for the UPE\/UEE military was a boon, but company executives understood the dangers of being associated with the increasingly authoritarian Messer regime. CDS lawyers looked into ways to get out of the exclusivity clause in their government contract, but the Messer regime got wind of their plan and informed the company that their armor was of \u201cstrategic importance to the Empire.\u201d The UEE argued in documents released centuries later under the Historical Truth Act that none of the armor developed for the military, or even modified versions of it, could ever be publicly released and that any attempt to backout of their manufacturing commitment would lead to the UEE taking full control of the company, its facilities, assets, and patents. Sufficiently scared, CDS officials dropped their plans and sat back, waiting and hoping that the company could outlast the regime.\n\nPROTECTION FOR THE PEOPLE\nBy the late 28th century, Messer regime power was weak enough for CDS to resurrect their plans to expand into the public sector. Their first move came in 2789 and coincided with the former military system of Castra being opened to the public. The company bought office and manufacturing space on Cascom (Castra II) with the hopes of creating a separate company focused on developing armor for the public. CDS hoped that siloing this entity, its product, and development cycles from anything previously done for the military would shield them from government interference or retaliation. But these plans quickly became moot when, in 2792, the Messers finally fell.\n\nFree from the iron-grip of the former regime, CDS held lengthy discussions with senators and members of Imperator Erin Toi\u2019s administration. The new government wanted to cut ties to companies associated with the Messers, a fate most famously dealt to Aegis, but the evidence of CDS\u2019s attempt to sever their contracts and the regime\u2019s subsequent takeover threats saved them from losing everything. Instead, the two sides agreed to dramatically reduce the size of CDS\u2019 contracts but allowed them to enter the civilian market to sell legacy versions of their combat armor.\n\nBefore entering the civilian market, CDS enacted a master plan to set up the brand for future success. In 2802, the company officially moved their headquarters to Cascom, Castra system, and significantly increased their manufacturing capacity there. Today, most of their civilian operations are based out of Cascom while their facilities on Keene focus on supplying and developing the next lines of groundbreaking armor for the UEE military; an area where CDS continues to excel as evidenced by them being awarded a government contract in 2945 to research and develop next-generation light armor. Today, Clark Defense Systems maintains a significant foothold in both the civilian and government sectors and is considered by many to be a cornerstone company of the empire."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":28,"created_at":"2023-02-14T21:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"3 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 19:13:48","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":19121,"next_id":19123}}