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Actaeon Industries was an arms manufacturerinf company introduced in the manga Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray.

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Actaeon Industries was a civilian-owned weapons manufacturing company that mainly supplied the Earth Alliance. Its primary products were tanks and other combat vehicles. In addition, it also produced powered suits, such as the Guti.

Attempts to Acquire Red Frame[]

Following the rise of mobile suits, Actaeon decided to expand into mobile suit development. To that end, an Actaeon agent learned of the existence of the Astray series from intelligence broker Kenaf Luchini and sought to purchase the MBF-P03 Gundam Astray Blue Frame's data from the Serpent Tail mercenary Gai Murakumo. When Gai refused, the agent tried to hire him to steal the MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame from Junk Guild member Lowe Guele. However, Gai once again refused, saying that even with his help, no amount of preparations would help against Lowe.

Undeterred, the agent lured Lowe's group to an Actaeon development facility in an asteroid, under the pretense of buying junk mobile suits and mobile armors as targets for weapons testing. After luring Lowe's group into a special dome, the agent locked them in and cut off their communications with the H.O.M.E. using a Neutron Jammer. The agent offered to purchase the Red Frame and threatened to keep the group in the dome until Lowe agreed.

The dome was lined with special armor for weapons testing. Though the Red Frame's beam saber could cut through it, it did not have enough energy to cut a large enough hole in the wall. However, using a makeshift energy converter made from junk mobile weapons, Lowe managed to cut his way through the dome in three hours. In exchange for purchasing all of the junk mobile weapons, the Junk Guild decided to pretend this incident never happened.

Unwilling to give up, the agent then hired an unnamed mercenary to steal the Red Frame. However, the mercenary's plan to use mines against the Red Frame was foiled when Morgenröte test pilot Juri Wu Nien, disguised as Junk Guild member "Marlin", stole the Red Frame first. Due to Juri's interference, the Red Frame ended up releasing an energy attack that disabled the mercenary's ZGMF-1017 GINN, forcing him to retreat.

Mobile Suit Development[]

Despite failing in its attempts to acquire the Astrays or their data, Actaeon proceeded with the development of mobile suits. The first mobile suit it developed was the NMS-X07PO Gel Finieto, which was equipped with the unique Bacillus Weapon System, a system that spread a quantum computer virus capable of disrupting enemy units. Actaeon attempted to sell the Gel Finieto to ZAFT, but it was defeated by the ZGMF-600 GuAIZ in the next-generation mainstay mobile suit design competition and was not adopted.

Later, Actaeon jointly developed the Hyperion series with the Eurasian Federation. However, due to political reasons, the development of the Hyperion series was eventually frozen after the production of three prototype units.

Actaeon Project and Beyond[]

Following the signing of the Junius Treaty on March 10, C.E. 72, which forbade the use of nuclear-powered mobile suits, the OMNI Enforcer 81st Independent Mobile Group (Phantom Pain) initiated a custom unit development project for ace pilots. They contracted the development to several arms manufacturers, with Actaeon as the leader. As such, the project was named Actaeon Project. This project produced a series of high-performance mobile suits based on the GAT-X series.

It was said that Logos members were major shareholders of Actaeon, and they ordered the AQM/E-X09S Noir Striker to be developed in secret through secret channels due to its use in black operations.

Around this period, Actaeon successfully convinced the OMNI Enforcer of the Hyperion's usefulness, allowing the CAT1-XG Hyperion G, a ground-use variant of the Hyperion, to enter a mass production trial.

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Cosmic Era Nations and Factions
Earth Alliance
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Atlantic Federation | Earth Alliance Council | Eurasian Federation | OMNI Enforcer | Republic of East Asia | South African Union | United States of South America
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Dominion Corps | Peacemaker Force
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Task Force X
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Azrael Conglomerate | Blue Cosmos | Logos | National Defense Industry Association | PMP | The Clan | United News Alliance | World Security Treaty Organization
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African Community | DEFROCK | Integrated Design Bureau | Maius Military Industries | Oceania Union
Orb Union
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Five Great Clans | Orb Disaster Relief Team | Orb National Defense Force
Orb Union Noble Families
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21st Airborne Team | M1 Astray Team | Second Escort Fleet | Second Space Fleet
Second Space Fleet Subdivisions
Archangel Corps | Kusanagi Corps
Orb Union Affiliates
Morgenroete
Three Ships Alliance
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Archangel Corps | Clyne Faction | Kusanagi Corps
Clyne Faction Subdivisions
DOM Trooper Team
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Terminal
Foundation
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Black Knight Squad
Neutral Entities
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Non-Governmental Organizations
Actaeon Industries | Adukurf Mechano-Industries | Agstar-Sikorsky | Anti-factice | DSSD | Desert Dawn | Fujiyama Company | G.A.R.M. R&D | Junk Guild | Librarian Works | Mercenary Unit X | Rogue ZAFT Terrorists | Serpent Tail | Winslet World Konzern
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