AV-19 SkyHawk

SkyHawk

The Skyhawk Fighter is a United Nations Space Command Strike Fighter.

Background
The SkyHawk Jumpjet is equipped with four 50mm cannons as well as Scorpion Anti-Tank missiles. Several of these craft were located at Fairchild Field on Reach, and one was dispatched by Colonel James Ackerson to attack SPARTAN-117 and Cortana during their test of the MJOLNIR Mark V Battle Armor and its new shield technology in 2552. Despite all expectations, the Spartan-II and Cortana managed to endure its cannons' strafing run and avoid its guided anti-tank missiles by simply deflecting it at the last moment, proving the Spartan-AI team far more successful than ever expected.

These aircraft are capable of supersonic flight, and can execute quick turns at maximum speed.

The fact that the SkyHawk has not been referenced ever before may prove that it is an outdated vehicle, and was simply the only vehicle Ackerson had on hand at the time.

Trivia

 * It has only been referenced in the Halo: The Fall of Reach novel, and does not appear in any other games or novels.
 * It shares its name with a real life fighter jet, named the A-4 Skyhawk, and may be its spiritual successor, since both have a similar role in their respective military.
 * Its name, like very many other UNSC vehicles, is named after an animal.