Editing OSTEO combat engineering suit

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The '''OSTEO combat engineering suit''', also known as the '''HAZMAT armor''', is a [[human]] armor system employed by unaugmented personnel as well as [[Spartan Operations]] personnel for [[HAZMAT]] operations.{{Ref/Site|Id=S4Customization|https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/customization-overview-season-4|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Halo Infinite|Page= Customization Overview - Season 4|D=19|M=6|Y=2023}} The suit was created as part of '''Project: OSTEO'''.{{Ref/Reuse|HIAHCoreHazmat}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CF142|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-system-shocks|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder 142: System Shocks|D=30|M=06|Y=2023}}{{Ref/Twitter|Halo|1674794955997601792|Halo|Quote=TECH DATABASE - PROJECT: OSTEO The fruits of Project: OSTEO, this combat engineering suit is built to stand against all manner of threats and dangerous conditions, for use by both Spartans and non-augmented personnel. #FictionFriday|D=02|M=07|Y=2023}}

The OSTEO armor platform incorporates an array of contingency systems focused on surviving extended operations in extraordinarily harsh working and combat environments. It is designed to be used by both [[Spartan]]s and non-augmented personnel in all manner of dangerous conditions.{{Ref/Reuse|S4Customization}} While the Spartans' [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] already protects against many things, the OSTEO is more specialized towards the specific role of protecting against natural and artificial environmental hazards, and provides a platform that is not exclusively usable by Spartans. Where MJOLNIR offer protections to a Spartan operating in compromised conditions, OSTEO-derived technologies maximize life maintenance effectiveness for extended periods, providing more optimized solutions for a wider range of suitable operators—including non-augmented military and [[civilian]] personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|CF142}} The OSTEO armor is also hardened against cyberattacks.{{Ref/Site|Id=Twitch|URL=https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1847985516|Site=Twitch|Page=Halo|Detail=Halo Infinite Season 4 Preview (6/16 @ 1pm pt)|Quote=But also is unique because it is hardened against cyberattack. So, it is able to have a higher level of cybersecurity than any other cores or armors, and it's suited for the infection that we have.|Quotee=Sean Baron (at 39:13)|D=16|M=06|Y=2023}}

The OSTEO armor platform—even when utilized by civilians—is outfitted with onboard solutions to interface with various infotech and [[artificial intelligence]] control systems, which have become ubiquitously integrated into [[:Category:26th century|twenty-sixth century]] industrial and environmental infrastructures. These features give OSTEO wearers the agility to deal with both the technological and physical sides of hazardous events that might befall a human colony or installation.{{Ref/Reuse|CF142}}

 

The T21-HEX4 hip utility is considered part of the complete OSTEO suit, being included on the relevant shipping manifest, but only [[Imbrium Machine Complex]] knows what it does.{{Ref/Game|Id=HIT21HEX4|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=T21-HEX4 Utility Description|Quote=It's part of the shipping manifest of a complete OSTEO, but only IMC knows what it does, exactly.}}

In the years after the [[Human-Covenant War]], private industry across several [[human]] [[Human colonies|colonies]] saw rapid development in many fields, with [[Powered exoskeleton|exoskeletal frames]] seeing considerable research and development. Project: OSTEO and its resulting combat engineering suit were among the fruits of these advancements. Primarily developed by [[Imbrium Machine Complex]], the OSTEO armor system is the result of a shared-source initiative to build an armor platform wearable by both supersoldiers and non-augmented humans for everything from construction and exploration to security and combat applications.{{Ref/Reuse|CF142}} Refitted [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI|Mark VI]] helmets called [[Mark VI CBRN]] were used throughout the testing and evaluation of OSTEO.{{Ref/Game|Id=HIMarkVICBRN|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=Mark VI CBRN - Helmet Description|Quote=Refitted Mark VI helmets were used throughout the testing and evaluation of OSTEO.}} In the wake of the galaxy’s [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|most recent conflicts]], the [[United Nations Space Command]] has expressed interest in projects like OSTEO, modifying industrial-focused designs to used by Spartans and special forces operatives.{{Ref/Reuse|CF142}}