Artemis Global Security

"Commander Bowden, this is Artemis Task Force 7, You are the interfering party, not us. Your fleet is ordered to withdraw from these waters at once, or face the consequences."

- Artemis naval commander to the commander of the aircraft carrier USS James Lawrence

"Good Afternoon, Mr. President, my name is Adrian DeWinter, chief executive of Artemis Global Security. In the interest of both you your nation, and my company, I call upon you to order your military to stand down immediately, and no one else will have to die."

- Adrian DeWinter, Artemis CEO to the US President

Artemis Global Security is the primary antagonist in the video game Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. Artemis was a private military company that recruited a squadron of veteran ex-US Air Force pilots, including game protagonist David Crenshaw, the High Altitude Warfare, Experimental (HAWX) squadron. Artemis possessed an arsenal rivaling a large national army, including infantry, armor, artillery, air, and naval forces. Artemis came into conflict with the US when they US forces started taking the place of Artemis forces in aiding the Brazilians in a war against a South American anti-US alliance called Las Trinidad. Artemis decided to defect and make a contract with Las Trinidad, threatening to destroy US aircraft carrier USS James Lawrence. Fortunately for Lawrence, the HAWX squadron, currently in the employ of Artemis defected back to the US, and destroyed the Artemis flagship, a hybrid aircraft/missile carrier, the Myrmidon.

After the betrayal, the US launched a bombing attack on Artemis HQ in the Carribbean. At this point, Artemis CEO Adrian DeWinter ordered a full-scale invasion of the US, with Artemis forces reaching Washington and damaging the White House before being pushed back. Artemis also disable the SLAMS (Satellite Laser Anti-Missile System) and stole nuclear weapons from Norfolk Naval Yard, and then threatening to attack a major US city if the US does not surrender. In the end, however, Artemis is defeated by the efforts of the US, NATO, and the Japanese Self-Defense Force, who aided in defending a US carrier battle group in Tokyo Bay. DeWinter was traced to an undisclosed location and which was bombed by Crenshaw himself, killing DeWinter and the rest of the Artemis board of directors. After their surrender, Artemis was disbanded and the UN ordered all PMCs to return to providing only logistical support or disband altogether.