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Groupe Nouveau Paradigme (GNP)

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Helios. Odin. Charon. Baker. These systems, far from Earth or the UEE’s military research and development framework, don’t seem like the kind of systems that would gain a reputation for high end aerospace equipment. But that’s exactly what has happened in the case of GNP.Seeking to stand out in the crowded field of ship manufacturers and to compete with the more developed “homeworlds,” the governments of these four systems banded together to subsidize the creation of GNP, an entirely new kind of company.

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Power Plant Freelancer Technical Overview GNP Corporation

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Helios. Odin. Charon. Baker. These systems, far from Earth or the UEE’s military research and development framework, don’t seem like the kind of systems that would gain a reputation for high end aerospace equipment. But that’s exactly what has happened in the case of GNP.Seeking to stand out in the crowded field of ship manufacturers and to compete with the more developed “homeworlds,” the governments of these four systems banded together to subsidize the creation of GNP, an entirely new kind of company. The basis for GNP’s corporate structure was the Tangaroa (Helios II) based FarSeer Corporation. FarSeer was incorporated in 2908 and developed high end sensor suites for almost thirty years.Despite the acknowledged quality of their goods, FarSeer could not navigate the aerospace recession of the late twenties, and the company’s assets were turned over to the Helosian government for dispersal. Rather than sell off FarSeer to the lowest bidder, officials maintained the corporation using tax dollars as they developed their crosscolonial alliance plan. The former FarSeer’s corporate infrastructure was soon joined by government repossessed engine labs in the Odin System, a series of refineries and factories in Charon and a massive influx of UEC from Baker’s unique spoils system. The most startling thing about the company is that it entirely avoids the single most profitable segment of starship R&D: direct application weapons. Where companies like Behring and MaxOx are making trillions selling consumer grade lasers and missiles, GNP’s charter strictly forbids putting armament in the hands of civilians (and similarly shies away from developing such tools for governments).Instead, the company’s output is focused entirely on essential high grade equipment that most users don’t generally consider when outfitting spacecraft in their heads: sensors, engines, navigation markers, piping control surfaces, software and the like.