Unidentified combat aerial vehicle

Unidentified unmanned combat aerial vehicle

Production information
Manufacturer:	UNSC
Class:	Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle
Role:	Aerial reconnaissance
Technical specifications
Length:	11.348 meters (37.22 ft)^[1]
Width:	8.570 meters (28.11 ft)
Height:	3.319 meters (10.9 ft)
Armament:	Unknown
Crew:	Unmanned
Chronological and affiliation
Era:	Human-Covenant War
Affiliation:	UNSC Defense Force

This unmanned combat aerial vehicle, colloquially known as the "drone fighter", is a robotic air combat vehicle used by the UNSC Defense Force.

[edit] Operational history

During the Battle of Mombasa in October 2552, numerous UCAVs of this type were deployed in reconnaissance elements numbering two to three aircraft to the city of New Mombasa, presmably from aircraft carriers just off the coast. They provided air support for embattled Marines at the Uplift Nature Reserve . One of these drones crashed into a statue in front of the Reserve and its ejected optics package was later found by a lone ODST.

[edit] Behind the Scenes

The UCAV was originally going to be featured in Halo 3 under the name "F99 Wombat"; ^[2] though they were omitted from the final game, they were redesigned and featured in Halo 3: ODST. Drones of a different model, which are based directly on concept art, appear in the background of the multiplayer map Longshore.^[3]

[edit] Gallery

An overview of the drone fighter.
A close-up of a UCAV in flight over the Uplift Reserve.
Three UCAVs flying in formation over New Mombasa.
An underside view of the drone.
Scenery concept of the UCAV
Concept art of the drone.
Concept art of the fighter's optics package.
Concept art of the UCAV from The Art of Halo 3, at the time called the F-99 Wombat".
Drones of a different type on the carrier off the coast of Longshore. These drones are much more similar to the concept drawing seen in The Art of Halo 3, rather than the version seen in Halo 3: ODST.