Tactical Files, Compiled and Abridged, Data-stream #5
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Driftech Mk. III, V Reflex Armor: The centerpiece of Driftech Industries, the Marks Three and Five Semi-Powered Reflex Enhanced Armor was, for its time, the most advanced armor system on Earth. By using a series of electroactive polymers in key joints around the body, an individual wearing Reflex armor could easily dodge most forms of attack. In the event that one was shot, the armor was built with an undersuit layered with titanium carbide plates no more than a couple of millimeters thick. The Mk. III enjoyed great success during the 2040s, when the UN first began large scale operations against North Korean forces. However, by 2055, the U.S. Department of the Army deemed the suits "too expensive to maintain on the field." What they apparently forgot was that the Mk. III was designed for combat flexibility in mind, and is not designed for any one role. One notable user of the armor was the highly elusive soldier known as "Coyote." Records of the time between 2055 and 2078 are sketchy at best, but it is widely believed that Coyote was a former military operative, was skilled in the use of his armor, and simply disappeared without a trace.
The current model of the Reflex Armor, the Mk. V, features increased reaction and response time with the electroactive polymers, an integrated motion tracker, and in a first, an acid resistant coating. Undergoing battlefield testing in San Francisco.
M15 LRV: The M15 LRV, designated by NATO as the Puma, and jokingly called the Warthog, is a rapid response, light attack vehicle suited for hit-and-run attacks, recon, and troop mobility. Designed and made by the General Motor Company, the Puma is built like a rock, and in the event that it leaves the ground, will always land on its wheels.
Corporal Dwayne Hicks: One of fourteen Colonial Marines who went in to investigate Acheron LV-426 initially, Hicks is the only surviving member of his squad. Currently armed with a new shotgun, basic armor, and is riding in the back of a truck with a walking tank.
The Gunnison Incident: Sealed tighter than Weyland's arse, this file is known to exist to only a few on Earth. Coyote is one of them. In it, it details the events and technological repurcussions of the Yautja presence in Gunnison, CO, and the subsequent infestation and nuclear annialation of the town in one day. The file also has links to an incident in Antarctica where Weyland Industries founder Sir Charles Bishop Weyland died in unknown circumstances. Of the two cases, there were a combined total of five survivors.