Hurston Dynamics is a weapons manufacturer and materials processor based on Hurston (Stanton I). They are the largest producer of standard munitions warheads for military contracts in the United Empire of Earth (UEE), as well as the third-largest refiner of antimatter precursor. Hurston Dynamics owns the planet upon which it is headquartered. The company has frequently been criticized for its controversial employee contracts and its disregard for Hurston's ecology.