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{{InfoBoxCorporation
| image =
| founded =
| dissolved =
| affiliation = [[Calderon Protectorate]]
| previous_names = Concordat Defense Conglomerate<ref name=XTRORTp14>''Experimental Technical Readout: RetroTech'', p. 14: "S-2 Star Dagger"</ref>
| headquarters = South Diik ([[Diik III]])<ref name=O:Pp13>''Objectives: Periphery'', p. 13: "Protectorate Arms Conglomerate"</ref>
| leadership = [[CEO of Protectorate Arms Conglomerate|CEO]]
| products = {{Ubl|[[Aerospace fighter]]s|[[Battle armor]]|[[BattleMech]]s}}
| parent =
| divisions =
| plants =
}}
The '''Protectorate Arms Conglomerate''' (also trading as the '''Protectorate Defense Conglomerate'''){{ref label|name|See Notes}} was a [[Calderon Protectorate]] corporation.

==Overview==
Originally the '''Concordat Defense Conglomerate''', the company changed its name when the Calderon Protectorate was created to reflect its place in the new nation. It began production of the ''Star Dagger'' in [[3077]] as a means of generating capital for further expansion efforts.<ref name=XTRORTp14/>

During the [[Jihad]], the planet suffered no personnel losses, and was operating at full capacity.<ref name=O:Pp13/> The PDC facility on [[Diik]] continued to produce small quantities of [[BattleMech]]s throughout the [[Dark Age]], supplementing the larger output of 'Mechs from the newer [[Protectorate Military Industries]] plant located on [[Erod's Escape]] and the BattleMech manufacturing facility on [[Tyrrhenia]].<ref name="FM:3145p188">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 188: "Calderon Protectorate"</ref> The company traded as both the Protectorate Arms Conglomerate and Protectorate Defense Conglomerate, but during the Dark Age the company was most commonly known as the Protectorate Arms Conglomerate.<ref name="FM:3145p188"/><ref name="ATW20160218">''[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=51224.0 Ask The Writers response, 18 Feb 2016]''</ref>

==Manufacturing==
Protectorate Arms Conglomerate has a manufacturing center on the following planet:

===Diik===
{|class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Diik:<ref name=XTRORTp14/><ref name=TRO:3145Mp5>''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 5: "Produced Spectre Battle Armor"</ref>
|-
! width="350pt" | Component
! width="350pt" | Type
|-
| colspan="2" align="center " | [[Battle armor|Battle Armor]]
|-
| [[Spectre (Battle Armor)|Spectre]]<ref name=TRO:3145Mp5/>
| Light battle armor
|-
| colspan="2" align="center " | BattleMechs
|-
| [[Toro|TR-A-1 ''Toro'']]<ref name=O:Pp13/>
| [[BattleMech#Light|Light BattleMech]] ([[Primitive Technology|Primitive]])
|-
| colspan="2" align="center " | [[aerospace fighter|Aerospace Fighter]]
|-
| [[Star Dagger|S-2 ''Star Dagger'']]<ref name=XTRORTp14/>
| [[Light aerospace fighter]]
|}

==Notes==
{{note|name}} There is some confusion over the correct naming convention for this company, with both names being used in ''[[Objectives: Periphery]]'', whilst Protectorate Defense Conglomerate is used in ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: RetroTech]]'' and Protectorate Arms Conglomerate is used in ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' and ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries]]''. An Ask the Writers question was asked to clarify if the two names related to two different companies, the same company trading under two different names, or was possibly a mistake. The official response indicated that the difference was likely a mistake, but that the in-universe explanation was that they were the same company trading under two different names for various undefined reasons:<ref name="ATW20160218"/>

{{quote|Simple Answer: Hmm... 

Less Simple Answer: Damned if I know. {{emoticon| ;) }} 

More Complex Answer: This was probably confusion between authors (myself included). The easiest explanation (and the one that would mean all previous information is valid) is that these are the same company, but it uses two separate names depending on if the product is meant for export or local planetary use, or for just about any corporate shenanigans you want to think of. The primary name would be the one used in the most recent publication. 

Sorry for the confusion! 
Aaron "Gravedigger" Pollyea|[[Aaron Pollyea|Aaron "Gravedigger" Pollyea]], [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=51224.msg1182283#msg1182283 22:28 18 Feb 2016}}

This ruling was [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=51224.msg1182299#msg1182299 further endorsed] by the BattleTech Developer, [[Adrian Gideon]].

==References==
<references />

==Bibliography==
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: RetroTech]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
* ''[[Objectives: Periphery]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries]]''

[[Category: Manufacturing Centers|Protectorate Defense Conglomerate]]
[[Category: Calderon Protectorate Corporations]]

Protectorate Arms Conglomerate - Revision history

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