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.