Eclipse Research Laboratories

Eclipse Research Laboratories is the research and development agency and is a branch of the Eclipse Military established by Anakin Jenkins Fall I on April 5th, 2020 in order to advance the technology used by the Eclipse Empire, and later the Eclipse Federation after its reorganization in 2254. The branch operates two security divisions separate from Eclipse Security Forces.

Eclipse Research Laboratories frequently collaborates with the Zerahian Scientific Division in several projects, as the Fall bloodline has been close friends with the government of Zerah, particularly the Varanee Clan.

Formation
Founded by Anakin Jenkins Fall I, the agency served as the research and development branch in order to advance the technology used by the Eclipse Military and to develop new technology, including military war machines, weapons and equipment. The agency's first Director was an old friend of the Clan President and was considered an elder as they were 61 years old. In 2022, this Director had been killed under mysterious circumstances and in their place, Heinrich Von Richtofen was appointed as their successor. Heinrich promised Anakin Fall that the agency would expand to greater lengths.

The Research Laboratory Cabinet was formed and filled with a number of individuals whom Heinrich appointed personally to aid him in running and coordinating the agency; this cabinet became the branch's sole body of leadership.

TITAN Project Conception
In March 2022, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Wilhelm Schultz began developing a serum, one that would physically and genetically strengthen an individual injected with it, and chose the Blackwing Research Facility as his main headquarters for this development. Dr. Schultz did not reveal his work to Heinrich until he had gotten to a stage where it would be presentable. Starting in October 2022, Dr. Schultz began human trials for his serum, which went under the name "TITAN". Because he still felt that it would be imperfect, he only accepted test subjects that were completely healthy and declined those with the slightest bit of unhealthy history such as drug abuse and the like.

By February 2023, Dr. Schultz had conducted 13 tests on willing human beings; 7 of which failed and were unfortunately killed. Their deaths were kept a secret from those outside of the Blackwing Research Facility, in order to prevent the project from being shut down. The other 6 tests did not yield any results and were considered failures. Fearing that this could've been a waste of time, Dr. Schultz developed another strain that he was confident would yield the results he needed. A woman named Isabelle was selected as the test subject for the 14th strain of the TITAN serum, and much to his surprise, the test was his first successful test, turning Isabelle into humanity's first super-soldier.

With this success, Dr. Schultz congratulated Isabelle and commended her for her participation in his work, declaring her to be his greatest creation. A week later, he would present Isabelle to the agency's Director Heinrich during a Cabinet meeting and proposed the creation of a project to produce more super-soldiers. Seeing his success and meeting Isabelle, Heinrich accepted and greenlit his proposal, officially launching the TITAN Project. Because the Blackwing Research Facility was built mainly for development, the Ravenclaw Blacksite on Europa became the project's new home.

Administration
The branch is led by a Director who represents the branch during High Command meetings and gatherings. Other administrative officers includes the Deputy Director, Assistant Director and Chief Scientist Officer whom all make up the Research Laboratory Cabinet.

Headquarters
The branch is headquartered at the Primary Research Facility on Earth in the capital city Washington, E.E. and is protected by a platoon from Atlas Division. The facility is usually where the Cabinet of the branch would gather and meet each other, and is where the Director, Deputy Director and the Assistant Director are found, as they oversee administrative duties, scheduled projects as well as the creation of new projects.

Facilities
The branch also operates and owns facilities throughout Eclipse Military territory. These facilities are kept classified as they are all locations of top secret tests and the sites of development of unconventional and experimental military weapons and technology.


 * Vault Zero - storage facility of artifacts, entities, items, objects and weapons of unknown origins
 * Ravenclaw Blacksite - research and development site of experimental super-soldier serum tests
 * Black Ice Research Facility - primary R&D site of the PRIME Project
 * Blackwing Research Facility - site of experimental super-soldier serums
 * Scarlet Research Facility - storage facility for TITAN-X battle suits
 * Research Facility 6
 * Iron Sky Facility

IGBM Project
The IGBM Project was launched in 2047 by the Presidency Council. Eclipse Research Laboratories collaborated with the Zerahian Scientific Division and Velonian Technologies on creating a missile that would be the successor to the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.

The IGBM became that successor in 2048 when the first IGBM was tested and launched, having been sent from its launch site on Vulia I to Tinixia IV, though the IGBM was not carrying a payload to avoid damaging the planet.

TITAN Project
The TITAN Project was the program that launched on February 28, 2023 and by 2025 allowed the Eclipse Military to successfully employ super soldiers within its armies. Due to the serum tests at the Ravenclaw Blacksite, a few thousand candidates from current Eclipse Special Operations Mission Groups and Special Ops Teams were augmented to become TITANs, humanity's first revolutionized super-soldier.

TITAN-X Program
The TITAN-X Program was launched in 2046 as the next stage of the TITAN Project. Titans that would become TITAN-Xs were given experimental battle armour that connected and linked to a neural network.

PRIME Project
The PRIME Project was launched in 2039 that aimed to create an AI that would automate and operate a defense network that would be used across the Eclipse Military to assist its personnel in active conflicts. By 2045, the Prime Responsive Independent Military Emergency System was successfully activated across the galaxy, allowing it to assist the Eclipse Military.