Merr-Sonn Munitions, Inc.

Merr-Sonn Munitions, Inc. was an arms manufacturer active in the galaxy that notably produced the versatile MPL-57 grenade launcher, which was developed by the corporation in an effort to widen its market share, the Class-A thermal detonator, and the LX-4 proton mine. In order to avoid treaty restrictions that prevented major galactic corporations from selling arms to the First Order, Merr-Sonn and BlasTech Industries cynically spun off a subsidiary called Sonn-Blas Corporation, which operated within the Unknown Regions and manufactured the majority of the First Order's weapons, building on classic templates that dated back to the Clone Wars.

Behind the scenes
Merr-Sonn Munitions, Inc. was first mentioned in The Star Wars Sourcebook, a 1987 Star Wars Legends sourcebook written by Bill Slavicsek and Curtis Smith for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game. It was confirmed to be canon after it was mentioned in Ultimate Star Wars, a 2015 reference book co written by Patricia Barr, Adam Bray, Daniel Wallace, and Ryder Windham.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Battlefront