Diplomatic shuttle

A diplomatic shuttle is a non-combat spacecraft used mainly for transporting emissaries.

Covenant diplomatic shuttles
A number of diplomatic shuttle design pattern variants were common within Covenant space, intended for use both in internal and external uses. These ships were designed to be extremely resilient, and incorporated multiple safeguards including supplemental energy shielding and personnel compartmentalisation - though lacked any kind of weaponry as to emphasise their use as peace ships. As such, they went almost wholly unseen during the genocidal war conducted by the Covenant against humanity.

One such shuttle was employed by the Arbiter Jeht 'Lcmutee during the Taming of the Lekgolo in 784 BCE. The ship bears an ornate design with golden exterior plating with purple trim, and what appears to be a single central repulsor engine in the aft - alongside two frontal intakes similar to those of the Phantom line of dropships.

Human diplomatic shuttles
A number of unarmed craft have been used by humanity in the diplomatic shuttle role. During the Insurrection, the Han was taken and modified by the Office of Naval Intelligence to serve as a diplomatic shuttle before eventually being used by Catherine Halsey to survey the candidates for the SPARTAN-II program. In the post-war era, the Egret Spaceliner DS-004 was used by Lord Terrence Hood and his party to attend a negotiation between the Swords of Sanghelios and Children of Oth Sonin on Ealen IV.

List of appearances

 * Halo: The Fall of Reach
 * Halo: Reach
 * Dr. Halsey's personal journal
 * Halo: Fall of Reach
 * Boot Camp
 * Halo: Escalation
 * Halo 2: Anniversary
 * Terminal 8
 * Halo: Hunters in the Dark
 * Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series
 * Halo 5: Guardians