Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility

The Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility, also known as Ordnance Testing Facility B5D, is an ONI Beta-5 Division installation in the Swanbourne, Perth district of Western Australia.
 
==History==
The facility's personnel designed and tested the ScoutHalo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 165 and Recon variants of Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor/Mark VI.Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 152Halo Waypoint: MJOLNIR Project 2Halo 3 - Description: Mark VI Scout and Recon ArmourHalo: Reach - Description: Scout and Recon Armour Previously, the facility had jointly developed the Operator variant of Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor/Mark V with Chalybs Defense Solutions.Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 133According to the Armory in Halo: Reach, the Operator armor was developed at the Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility. According to Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, the armor was developed by Chalybs Defense Solutions and was tested at Chalybs' Testing Preserve. The article assumes that the two organizations jointly developed the armor.
==Trivia==
*Facility B5D is also the name of a Bungie.net group and separate forum. The group is based around the Recon armor permutation, but participates and organizes other events not about Recon.
*It is possible that this facility is a subtle reference to the Australian Special Air Service Regiment, an elite group dedicated to reconnaissance and counterterror operations.
==Appearances==
*Halo 3 
*Halo: Reach 
==Note==
==Sources==
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