Dropship

A dropship is a ship of small proportions that ferries troops into combat. The primary definition of a dropship is a military craft that can deliver troops from space to the surface of a planet, but dropships also serve as utility craft, ferrying troops between combat zones on planets.

Known dropship types

In the Covenant

• Type-25 "Spirit" Troop Carrier - The fork-shaped dropships observed in Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo Wars and Halo: Reach.

• Type-52 "Phantom" Troop Carrier - The deep space dropships seen in Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo: Reach.

In the UNSC

• Pelican dropships - The primary UNSC dropship.
  • D77-TC Pelican - The standard Pelican dropship.
  • D77H-TCI Pelican - A more recent model of the Pelican.
  • D77C-NMPD Pelican - A law enforcement variant of the Pelican.
• Albatross dropships - A rarer and larger dropship.
• Pod - A heavy dropship used for transporting structures to the ground.