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The '''Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility''' also abbreviated as the '''B5D Ordnance Testing Facility''' is a location in [[Swanbourne]], [[Australia]], [[Earth]]. It is a [[Beta-5 Division]] site, that was also the testing site of several GEN1 [[Materials Group]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] suits.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''' ''- Page 133, 152, 165''</ref>
The '''ONI Ordnance Testing Facility B5D''' is an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] installation in the [[Swanbourne]], [[Perth]] District of [[Western Australia]].  


They designed and tested the [[Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant]] and the [[Recon Armor|Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/R variant]] for the [[Spartan-II]]s <ref>Description for the [[Mark VI MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/S variant]]</ref>.
==Overview==
The facility's personnel designed and tested the [[SCOUT-class Mjolnir]] and [[RECON-class Mjolnir]] variants of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]].<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/video/the-mjolnir-project-2/46e89c1a-f619-41e2-ad7f-ab65c61ca2df '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''MJOLNIR Project 2'']</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''' ''- Armory descriptions''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''' ''- Armory description''</ref> Previously, the facility had jointly developed the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark V|Mark V]] [[OPERATOR-class Mjolnir|Operator variant]] with [[Chalybs Defense Solutions]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}


[http://facilityb5d.com/forum/index.php Facility B5D] is also the name of a [[Bungie.net]] group and separate forum. The group is based around the Recon armor permutation, but participates and organizes other events not about Recon.  
==Suits tested and developed==
*[[OPERATOR-class Mjolnir]]{{Ref/Note|According to the Armory in ''Halo: Reach'', the Operator armor was developed at the Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility. According to ''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'', the armor was developed by Chalybs Defense Solutions and was tested at Chalybs' Testing Preserve. The article assumes that the two organizations jointly developed the armor.}}
*[[RECON-class Mjolnir]]
*[[SCOUT-class Mjolnir]]


== List of appearances ==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{Mo}}


==Notes==
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It is possible that this facility is a subtle reference to the Australian Special Air Service Regiment, an elite group dedicated to reconnaissance and counterterror operations.
== Sources ==
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==Related Articles==
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*[[United Nations Space Command]]
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*[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]
 
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