RECON-class Mjolnir
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| “ | Ankara's renowned IMC took ownership of RECON production after the war.[1] | ” |
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GEN2
 GEN1 Mark VI
 GEN1 Mark V
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Manufacturer(s): |
Materials Group (GEN1)[2] |
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Testing site(s): |
B5D Ordnance Testing Facility (GEN1)[2] |
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Role(s): |
Stealth operations |
RECON-class Mjolnir, also designated as the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/R variant, is a stealth-oriented variant of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor that was originally commissioned by the Office of Naval Intelligence and developed by the Materials Group,[4] with the [GEN2] version being manufactured by the Imbrium Machine Complex.[1]
GEN1 overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
The Recon armor was designed to provide the wearer with stealth capabilities and with little or no loss of endurance, specifically by reducing its infrared signature, reflective surfaces, and Cherenkov radiation emission. The visor of the Recon helmet employed the B5D-R/Optics Suite.[2] On the MJOLNIR Mark V platform, the SAP/RECON shoulder pads served as armored active electronically scanned array panels;[5] this functionality was inherited by its [GEN3] successor, the UA/Valens shoulder pads.[6] There is also a non-Mjolnir version of the Recon variant used by ONI, the ODST S-1/ONI Recon BDU.[7]
Development history[edit]
A prototype was created prior to the Fall of Reach concurrently with the Mark VI Prototype. Like the Mark VI Prototype, the armor underwent field tests to improve the final model. Before being finalized Recon was already shown to reduce armor silhouettes without decreasing survivability.[8]
The Recon armor was developed parallel to the Scout armor in the Office of Naval Intelligence's Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility in Swanbourne, Perth, Western Australia.[2]
In the post-war era, custom-built upgraded and up-armored RECON [GEN1] helmets remain in service with individual ONI operatives. Such helmets, equipped with cutting-edge stealth and cyberwarfare suites, were used by ONI teams responsible for information sanitation operations on Created-occupied Earth.[9] As late as 2560, GEN1 Recon could still be requisitioned by Spartans, upgraded to be roughly equivalent to GEN3.[10][11]
Usage[edit]
Recon helmets were invaluable for Spartan technical reconnaissance and electronic surveillance teams deployed in support of Operation: RED FLAG during the final year of the Human-Covenant War.[12] SPARTAN-B312 applied to use the Recon armor in its Mark V testing phase, and was given permission to use it.[13] After the Human-Covenant War, the Mark V helmet was worn by Hazel-A302 during her travels at Outpost Discovery.
ONI operative Captain Veronica Dare wore the S-1/ONI Recon BDU version of the helmet.[7] Updated Recon armor was also used by Kilo-Five members Vasily Beloi and Malcolm Geffen.[14]
Mark V Recon prototype variant.
Upgraded Mark V Recon prototype variant ordered by SPARTAN-B312.
Mark VI Recon variant.
