Imperial Military Department of Advanced Weapons Research

The Imperial Military Department of Advanced Weapons Research, also designated as Advanced Weapons Research division, Imperial Advanced Weapons Research, or simply as the Imperial weapons division, was a department of the Imperial Military that was responsible for weapons development for Imperial Intelligence, though its secrets were defended by personnel from the Imperial Security Bureau. The department's projects included Project Blackwing, an attempt to unlock immortality, as well as Project Stardust, which managed the construction of the Death Star battle station. Project Stardust was part of the Tarkin Initiative, a think tank and weapons program founded and led by Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin that was part of Advanced Weapons Research. The department itself was administered by Director of Advanced Weapons Research, which during most of the Imperial Era was Commander Orson Callan Krennic.

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