MARS

Description
MARS, which stands for Modern Armament Research Systems, is a small military weapon development company founded in the 2040's. Possessing limited manufacturing facilities (in relation to the major gun manufacturers) MARS only produces weaponry in relatively small lot runs for the purposes of testing various designs. While MARS has shown interest in government contracts many aspects of their weaponry designs (such as the cost and the ability to maintain them under prolonged field conditions) combined with their small manufacturing facilities have to date ruled them out of every contract they have bid on.

While the average weapon designed by MARS may not be suitable for general military deployment the technologies are none the less solid leading to a healthy revenue stream as MARS supports itself through the licensing of its research and patents to other manufacturing companies who in turn produce modern military weaponry. MARS shows no interest in the civilian market although occasional one of their developments such as a barrel design will find its way to the civilian market through licensing agreements.

Facilities
MARS maintains its corporate headquarters in Arlington near Pentagon City. The corporate headquarters consists of some two dozen or so employees who handle primarily lobbying, legal services, and human resources. It maintains a small center for the design, manufacturing, and testing of weaponry near Charleston, West Virginia, that employs another 80 or so employees.