Lightning Bolt Company is a Human manufacturer of spacecraft energy weapons. It was founded in early SEY 2921 by Irina Arkadova, who worked as a private military contractor before starting the company. Arkadova first became interested in weapon design after becoming increasingly frustrated with her weapon's performance in the field, a construction fault that she attributed to lack of practical field testing and experience. Their first manufactured weapon, the Mayak range of hardened electron cannons, proved a success among security professionals and allowed the company to begin producing specialized personal weapons as well.