Brigadier Corporation

Brigadier Corporation is a Free Worlds League based BattleMech, DropShip and JumpShip manufacturer.

Overview
Like Nimakachi and SelaSys, the interests of the Brigadier Corporation span the manufacture of BattleMechs and naval vessels, including work on the imposing Impavido-class WarShip. Their imposing Behemoth-class DropShips have long been prized as bulk haulers, but the smaller Fury, Buccaneer and Monarch-classes are more commonly seen across the Inner Sphere.

Historically, Brigadier had its headquarters on Oliver, but legalities associated with the FedCom takeover of that world at the end of the Fourth Succession War led the company to relocate its business hub to Portent on Gibson, though the Gordon plant remained under Brigadier Corporation’s control despite the FedCom occupation. According to the apocryphal 1989 video game MechWarrior, set around the year 3025, the original home of the "Brigadier Mech Corp. - now extinct" was Procyon. A Brigadier Corporation 'Mech factory existed on Procyon during the early Succession Wars, but was abandoned some considerable time prior to the end of the Third Succession War. The abandoned factory became a key target of the Tikonov Free Republic campaign against the Free Worlds League during the Fourth Succession War.

Just as the loss of Brigadier's 'Mech Factory on Oliver set back Free Worlds League 'Mech production, the 'Mech producing side waned in power and the DropShip facilities came to dominate the corporation, with the headquarters remaining on Gibson even after the recovery of Oliver in Operation Guerrero. Earthwerks Incorporated purchased the dilapidated Brigadier factory on Procyon in 3050, and would subsequently refurbish it, reactivating it as a production facility for engineering vehicles and IndustrialMechs.

Brigadier's Gibson factory is actually a converted repair facility, upgraded with aid from the FWLM and later the Word of Blake. The changeover from repair to production was a success, and the plant is running smoothly though defense is complicated by a landing field with only makeshift defenses at the site. After the near complete take-over of Gibson during the Jihad by the Blakist's, the Gibson facility was renamed the Master's Wings Aerospace with the Monarch civilian DropShip line converted to the production of the Spectral Series OmniFighters and LAMs. Gibson was subjected to a massive orbital bombardment by Regulus forces in 3078. By 3085, the planet was listed as dead or dying. All factories on world are assumed destroyed.

In the mid 3120's the Mackenzie plant was raided by a small mercenary unit. They used AeroSpace Fighters and battle armor to seize two Behemoth-class DropShips and escape.

Leadership
The company's CEO in 3067 is Salwa Hanachi.

Manufacturing
Brigadier Corporation has manufacturing centers on the following planets:

Mackenzie
The Mackenzie plant wasn't affected by the Jihad and it was operating at full capacity in 3079.

Procyon
The Brigadier Corporation 'Mech factory on Procyon had been abandoned well before the end of the Third Succession War, but inadvertently became a deciding factor in the invasion of Procyon by the Tikonov Free Republic, as Supreme Lord - formerly Colonel - Pavel Ridzik envisaged being able to rejuvenate the factory using research from the New Avalon Institute of Science. Earthwerks Incorporated purchased the abandoned factory in 3050.