AV-22 Sparrowhawk

Sparrowhawk The Sparrowhawk is an aerial vehicle classification of the United Nations Space Command. It is planned to appear in Halo Wars.

Background
Known more readily as just “Hawk,” the Sparrowhawk is a formidable air-to-ground, armor-busting, support aerodyne. The Hawk is still being assessed by command before full production starts while engineers are still working on an experimental propulsion system that has led to failures in the field making the future of this vehicle uncertain. The Hawk first saw actual combat against the Covenant on the surface of Harvest in the final months of that campaign.

Apperance
The Sparrowhawk bears some resembelance to a mixture of modern VTOL jets, such as the Harrier Jump Jet and to assault helicopters, such as the Apache. It also bears resembelance to the ORCA gunship from Command and Conquer. It's main body to be at a different angle to its tail, creating a small angle between the two. The main body carriers a pair of twin auto cannons on its underbelly, and a pair of stubby wings with a pair of turbo fans attached. The wings seem stationary so perhaps the body of the aerodyne turns or the turbfans do in their mantles. That would perhaps be why the body is tilted so it can move foward easily. It has a pair of pylons with three missiles attacked to the main body under the wing or on the underside of the wing and it sports a cockpit jutting out from the front with a machine gun on its nose.

Trivia

 * It is a similar vehicle in design to that of Halo 2's deleted Kestrel.
 * It is not known if it will be featured in Halo 3, but the new Hornet is similar to the Sparrowhawk.