A subsidiary of Redwillow, Inc., the Blackhawk Salvage Company is a business largely designed by Alistair Ravenshade's right-hand man (and best friend), Vince Ptarmigan. It is based out of the Raven, a large repair station outside of Cass in the Devco system. The Raven, while technically classified as a class II construction center, never makes anything larger than a corvette, using all the extra space for repairs (it can repair any size and type of ship.) Operating from the station is Ravenshade's jump tug Yellowjacket, as well as serving as a base for the Redwillow Security Ships fleet (a detailed list can be found in A Giant Fleet Project.) The main objective for this base is to find and salvage damaged ships floating in space. Because of the jump tug's unique design, it can tow these ships back to base. Blackhawk Salvage routinely clears over 20 million credits per year, and any ships not sold are incorporated into the fleet. The fleet's main purpose is to defend any of Redwillow's interests, and this includes the salvage business. Usually, the jump tug is accompianied by either two frigates, one frigate and two assault scouts, or a frigate and a destroyer. This ensures that they have enough firepower to either destroy or disable anything coming their way.