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PILOT-class Mjolnir

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Pilot
HR Pilot Helmet Icon.png
Production overview

Manufacturer(s):

Chalybs Defense Solutions[1]

Testing site(s):

Chalybs Testing Preserve[1]

Type:

MJOLNIR (GEN1)

MJOLNIR (GEN2) (Compatible) MJOLNIR (GEN3) (Compatible)

Role(s):

Meant for engagements in both atmospheric and exoatmospheric conditions

 

PILOT-class Mjolnir, also designated MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Pilot is a MJOLNIR armor-compatible version of the primary helmet used by UNSC Air Force pilots developed by Chalybs Defense Solutions.[1]

GEN1 overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

Intended for engagements in both atmospheric and exoatmospheric conditions, the helmet's primary advantages are its increased field of vision and its aerospace-oriented tactical software suite incorporated into the heads-up display.[1]

Development history[edit]

The Pilot helmet entered service in 2541 and was eventually adapted for use with all UNSC armor systems, including Mark IV and eventually Mark V. It looks remarkably similar to the MJOLNIR EVA and SPI helmets.[2] While the similarities with the latter are strictly coincidental, the resemblance to the EVA helmet is a byproduct of Chalybs' collaboration with the Ganymede-based branch of the Materials Group, leading to many similarities with the EVA variant's physical architecture.[1]

Pilot helmet picture
A GEN2 compatible Pilot helmet.

As Spartan pilots use flight gear similar to those used prior to their augmentation, the GEN1 Pilot helmet could still be requisitioned by Spartans for use with their GEN2 Mjolnir suits by 2558,[3] alongside the more modern Aviator-class armor suite.[4] By 2558, the Pilot helmet was often fielded with an integral hardened uplink module and features classified updates to the UNSC Air Force-standard machine interlink firmware.[3]

Usage[edit]

It was used by the select few SPARTAN-II and SPARTAN-III supersoldiers attached to the Air Force as pilots and combat controllers.[1]

In 2558 the Pilot helmet is still being used on posters in locations like the Promesa research center on Andesia.

In-game information[edit]

Halo: Reach[edit]

"Adopted by the UNSC Air Force in 2542, this helmet is compatible with all current armor systems."

The Pilot helmet permutation and its variants are unlockable for use in Halo: Reach.

Attachment(s) Description Unlock requirements (Halo: Reach) Unlock requirements (Halo: MCC)
HR Pilot Helmet Icon.png
Base 		Although it bears some similarities to the SPI helmet, they are purely cosmetic in nature. Halo: Reach rank icon Commander, 90,000 cR Series 1 Tier 80, Spartan Point 1
HR Pilot HUL3 Helmet Icon.png
HUL[3] 		Third-generation external hardened uplink for MILINT acquisition; required for sensitive OPs. Halo: Reach rank icon Commander, 25,000 cR Series 1 Tier 80, Spartan Point 1
HR Pilot UAHUL3 Helmet Icon.png
UA/HUL[3] 		Up-armored variant with hardened 3rd-generation uplink module. Halo: Reach rank icon Commander, 55,000 cR Series 1 Tier 80, Spartan Point 1
HR Pilot Haunted Helmet Icon.png
Haunted 		Happy friggin' Halloween! Halo: Reach rank icon Inheritor, 1 cR (all helmets and attachments must be purchased prior) Series 1 Tier 100, Spartan Point 1

Halo 5: Guardians[edit]

After a notable absence in Halo 4, a GEN1-themed Pilot helmet would eventually be made available as a helmet permutation in Halo 5: Guardians. It would be unlockable through the Classic Helmet REQ Pack, which was released during Monitor's Bounty.

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