AIR ASSAULT-class Mjolnir
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- "Entered service in 2535; the MJOLNIR/AA variant is exclusive to Army airborne units."
- — Description of the Air Assault helmet.
The MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Air Assault variant is a helmet originally designed by Ushuaia Armory, with the GEN2 version being manufactured by the Naphtali Contractor Corporation.[1] In addition to featuring specialized optics, it can provide real-time satellite imagery and enemy signature allocation. The helmet offers key advantages during airborne deployment scenarios.[2]
Development history
GEN1
The MJOLNIR/AA variant was developed for use by the UNSC Army Airborne. It was designed as an improvement to the ODST helmet[3] and was heavily influenced by Ushuaia's previous work on the Marine Corps BDU.[2] In 2535, after being tested at Ushuaia's Siófok Firing Range, the Air Assault helmet was introduced as a variant of the Mark IV MJOLNIR armor and was also adopted as the standard helmet of the Airborne.[2] In 2551, the helmet was upgraded for use with the Mark V MJOLNIR system.[4][2]
Spartan Kat-B320 of NOBLE Team wore a Mark V AA helmet during the Battle of Fumirole[5] and the Fall of Reach.[6]
GEN2
After the Human-Covenant War, the Naphtali Contractor Corporation began manufacturing the GEN2 version of the Air Assault helmet, as well as matching torso armor, gauntlets, and greaves. The GEN2 version is predominantly used by ONI security personnel on the space elevators above Earth and Luna. The Air Assault helmet's superficial design remained largely unchanged during the transition from GEN1 to GEN2.[1]
In-game information
Price: 15,000 cR
Two upgrades are available for the helmet. The first upgrade, UA/CNM, adds an up-armor plate with a Command Network Module on the right side. The second upgrade, FC-I, adds an up-armor plate with a Command Network Module-Improved on the right side.
Gallery
Kat-B320 wearing her AA helmet.
Kat wearing the AA helmet in combat.
Behind the scenes
The GEN1 Air Assault helmet closely resembles the helmets worn by Orbital Drop Shock Troopers in Halo 2 and the Halo Graphic Novel.
List of appearances
- Deliver Hope (First appearance)
- Halo: Reach
- Reclaimer Trilogy
Sources
- ^ a b Halo 4 Armor - ALL Helmets, Torso, and Shoulder + Skins from PAX!
- ^ a b c d Halo: The Essential Visual Guide
- ^ Halo: Reach, Armory, MJOLNIR AA variant description: "The MJOLNIR/AA variant was developed as an improvement of the venerable ODST helmet."
- ^ Halo: Reach, Armory
- ^ Deliver Hope
- ^ Halo: Reach
