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'''Materials Group''' is a division of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] that is responsible for researching, developing, and manufacturing technologically advanced matériel. The Materials Group's most important development has been the design of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] and the [[powered exoskeleton]]s which preceded it,<ref name="EVG 118">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 118''</ref><ref name="EVG 119">'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 119''</ref><ref name="EVG 120">'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 120''</ref>  as well as several specialized variant models.<ref name="EVG 65">'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 65''</ref><ref name="EVG 66">'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 66''</ref><ref name="EVG 85">'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 85''</ref><ref name="EVG 92">'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 92''</ref><ref name="EVG 152">'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 152''</ref><ref name="EVG 165">'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 165''</ref>

=== Powered exoskeletons ===

In [[2511]], Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] began designing a powered combat suit to complement the [[Orion Project|Orion Project, Generation II]], which would later become the [[SPARTAN-II program]]. Materials Group, which had been experimenting powered exoskeletons for at least eleven years,{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} was tasked with developing this system at [[CASTLE Base]] on [[Reach]]. Materials Group began with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor#Mark I exoskeleton|Mark I exoskeleton]], which had entered development in [[2500]];{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} this exoskeleton allowed the wearer to lift nearly two tons and to run at 32 km/h (19.88 mph) for an extended period of time, featured advanced tactical computers that could provide real-time data to the wearer's standard [[neural interface]], and was armed with an integrated 30mm minigun.<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo: Encyclopedia]]''', ''pages 88 and 89''</ref><ref name="TFoR">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 70'', (2001 edition) ''page 79''</ref> However, the Mark I proved too large and cumbersome, its need to be physically tethered to a power generator, and its potentially fatal hypersensitivity to the user's movement resulted in its abandonment.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}}

 

 

 

====HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL====

Smitten by the perceived failures of the Mark I, Mark II, and Mark III exoskeletons, Halsey decided to completely overhaul the program, starting Project: MJOLNIR. Materials Group was then reassigned to this project, which Halsey felt was the realization of the powered armor program's overall goals.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG 118}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG 44}}{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR2}} The team abandoned the "Mark" system used when developing the exoskeletons, as Halsey wished to distance herself and the project from past failures.<ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''', ''date ???''</ref> MJOLNIR, rather than being a bulky powered exoskeleton, would be a self-contained, nearly form-fitting body suit; it would augment the wearer's physical abilities to superhuman levels, though it would require [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures|dangerous genetic modification]] to function safely. The [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|first iteration of MJOLNIR]] was developed at Materials Group's [[Damascus Materials Testing Facility]] on [[Chi Ceti IV]], and was introduced to the recently graduated Spartans on [[2525#November|November 27, 2525]].  

Halsey intended for MJOLNIR to remain a single, continuous system that would be incrementally updated as upgrades became available. However, in [[2535]] Materials Group mandated that subsequent iterations of MJOLNIR be released in distinct stages as a means of fiscal oversight; thus, against Halsey's wishes, the original version of MJOLNIR was retroactively named the Mark IV, suggesting continuity with the long-abandoned Mark I, II, and III exoskeletons.<ref>'''Dr. Halsey's personal journal''', ''January 7, 2535''</ref> Materials Group [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV#Advanced Hardware Program|continued to develop the main MJOLNIR series]], resulting in several superficially distinct versions which, despite their drastically different appearances, were all classified as the Mark IV due to their internal architecture.<ref name="way-mjol">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/video/the-mjolnir-project-2/46e89c1a-f619-41e2-ad7f-ab65c61ca2df '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The MJOLNIR Project Part 2'']</ref>

**[[GRENADIER-class Mjolnir|Grenadier]] variant - Developed from early prototypes of the original MJOLNIR (later Mark IV) helmet. Provides superior armor and improved heads-up display to improve performance of grenadiers.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG 85}}

**[[EOD-class Mjolnir|EOD]] variant - Designed to increase survivability when in close proximity to an explosion. Developed and manufactured at the Damascus Materials Testing Facility, the development site of the original MJOLNIR.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG 65}}

**[[EVA-class Mjolnir|EVA]] variant - One of the earliest MJOLNIR variants. Designed to aid Spartans' mobility, field of view, and endurance during [[extra-vehicular activity]]. Developed and manufactured at Materials Group's [[Low/Zero Gravity Testing Facility]] in [[Lister]], [[Aigburth]], [[Ganymede]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG 66}}

**[[HAZOP-class Mjolnir|HAZOP]] variant - Introduced as a variant of the Mark V system. Designed to improve survivability in extremely hazardous environments. Prototypes were fielded in the years prior to launch.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG 92}}

**[[RECON-class Mjolnir|Recon]] variant - Designed to improve stealth by reducing infrared signature and [[Čerenkov radiation]] emissions. Developed at the [[Beta-5 Division]]'s [[Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility|Ordnance Testing Facility]] in [[Swanbourne]], [[wikipedia:Western Australia|Western Australia]], parallel to the S variant.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG 152}} After the Human-Covenant War, the [[Imbrium Machine Complex]] took ownership of Recon production.

**[[SCOUT-class Mjolnir|Scout]] variant - Designed to improved stealth by reducing infrared signature and Čerenkov radiation emissions. Developed at B5D Ordnance Testing Facility in Swanbourne, Western Australia, parallel to the Mark VI/R variant.

**EOD variant

**EVA variant

**Scout variant

**Recon variant

*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor [GEN2]]] - The second generation of MJOLNIR armor, replacing GEN1 (Mark IV-VII)

**[[DECIMATOR-class Mjolnir|Decimator]] variant

**EVA variant

**[[PROTECTOR-class Mjolnir|Protector]] variant

**[[SCANNER-class Mjolnir|Scanner]] variant

**Scout variant

**[[SOLDIER-class Mjolnir|Soldier]] variant

**[[WARRIOR-class Mjolnir|Warrior]] variant

*[[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN3)]] - The third generation of MJOLNIR armor, replacing the former two MJOLNIR generations.

*[[Weapons Research Facility T12A]] - This facility's HRUNTING research team was responsible for the development of the [[HRUNTING Mark III (B) Exoskeleton]], commonly known as the Cyclops. Later, HRUNTING was merged with [[Project YGGDRASIL]], leading to the development of the [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I Prototype Armor Defense System]]. This facility was attacked by the Covenant during or after [[2548]], and was destroyed when a [[Ghost (Marine)|sergeant]] from the [[UNSC Marine Corps of Engineers]] activated the self-destruct sequence of the only known HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL suit, killing the invading Covenant forces.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG 44}}<ref>'''Halo Legends''', ''Prototype''</ref>

*Unidentified facility - This facility is responsible for manufacturing of GEN3 Mjolnir armor.

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*''[[Become – Step Inside Trailer]]''

*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}