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-{{Era|HCW|Post}}
+{{Status|Canon}}
 {{Armor infobox
-|name=Air Assault-class armor
+|name=Air Assault
-|image={{tabcontainer|title1=GEN2 Front|content1=[[File:H5G - MJOLNIR Air Assault render.png|x500px]]|title2=Prototype Front|content2=[[File:HTMCC H3 AirAssault Crop.png|x500px]]|title3=Prototype Rear|content3=[[File:HTMCC H3 AirAssault Crop Back.png|x500px]]}}
+|image={{tabcontainer|title2=GEN2|content2=[[File:H5G - MJOLNIR Air Assault render.png|x500px]]|title3=Prototype|content3=[[File:HTMCC H3 AirAssault Crop.png|x500px]]|title4=GEN1 Mark V|content4=[[File:HR AirAssault Helmet Icon.png]]}}
 |manufacturer=[[Ushuaia Armory]] (GEN1){{Ref/Book|Id=EVG|EVG|Page=4}}<br>
 [[Naphtali Contractor Corporation]] (GEN2){{Ref/Book|Id=H4EVG|H4EVG|Page=146}}
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 <br>[[MJOLNIR (GEN3)]] {{C|Compatible}}
 |role=Airborne infantry maneuvers
-|hideb=]]
 }}
 '''AIR ASSAULT-class Mjolnir''', also designated as the '''MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/AA variant''',  is a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR armor]] variant originally designed by [[Ushuaia Armory]], with the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|GEN2]] version being manufactured by the [[Naphtali Contractor Corporation]].{{Ref/Game|Id=H4|H4|Armor permutations (Halo 4)|Spartan Armor Customization|Detail=Air Assault Description|Quote=Primarily used by ONI security personnel on the skyhooks above Earth and Luna.}}
 ==GEN1 overview==
-{{Article Quote|Entered service in 2535; the MJOLNIR/AA variant is exclusive to Army airborne units.{{Ref/Reuse|HR}}}}
+{{Article quote|Entered service in 2535; the MJOLNIR/AA variant is exclusive to Army airborne units.{{Ref/Reuse|HR}}}}
-===Specifications===
+===Design details===
 The GEN1 Air Assault helmet offers key advantages during airborne deployment scenarios. It has specialized optics that can provide real-time satellite imagery and enemy signature allocation.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} The helmet is compatible with the [[UA/Type C1|Type C1]] UA module, [[AN/PZY-990T STARLIGHT]] remote sensor and [[AN/PZY-6011Y TYPHON]] Command Network Module.
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 After the first wave of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|GEN2]] systems, based on requests of veteran [[Spartan-II]] and [[Spartan-III]] operatives, the [[UNSC Ordnance Commission]] considered reassessing a refined and upgraded version of the Mark V version of this suit. This led to the creation of the [[INTRUDER-class Mjolnir]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Noble|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-noble-intentions|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Noble Intentions|D=9|M=7|Y=2019}}
-As late as [[2560]], the GEN1 Air Assault helmet could be requisitioned by [[Spartan Operations|Spartans]], upgraded to GEN3 standards.
+As late as [[2560]], the GEN1 Air Assault helmet could still be requisitioned by [[Spartan Operations|Spartans]], upgraded to be roughly equivalent to GEN3.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFParallel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/parallel-threads|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Parallel Threads|D=25|M=6|Y=2021}}
 ===Usage===
-[[SPARTAN-III program|Spartan]] [[Catherine-B320]] of [[NOBLE Team]] wore a Mark V AA helmet during the [[Battle of Fumirole]]{{Ref/Generic|[[Remember Reach]]|Detail=[[Deliver Hope]]}} and the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Reuse|HR}} During the [[Battle of Earth]], [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] deployed security personnel with the Air Assault armor to prevent Covenant forces from gaining control of the [[skyhook|skyhook defense complexes]] above [[Earth]] and [[Luna]].{{Ref/Site|Id=h4guide|URL=http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/f70ec312-b198-431d-bce1-18b6a78d9ace/air-assault-|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Armor Types: Air Assault|D=01|M=05|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Armor Types}} By 2560 some Spartans at the [[Avery J. Johnson Academy of Military Science]] made use of the upgraded GEN1 Air Assault helmet.
+[[SPARTAN-III program|Spartan]] [[Catherine-B320]] of [[NOBLE Team]] wore a Mark V AA helmet during the [[Battle of Fumirole]]{{Ref/Generic|[[Remember Reach]]|Detail=[[Deliver Hope]]}} and the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Reuse|HR}} During the [[Battle of Earth]], [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] deployed security personnel with the Air Assault armor to prevent Covenant forces from gaining control of the [[skyhook|skyhook defense complexes]] above [[Earth]] and [[Luna]].{{Ref/Site|Id=h4guide|URL=http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/f70ec312-b198-431d-bce1-18b6a78d9ace/air-assault-|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Armor Types: Air Assault|D=01|M=05|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Armor Types}}
 <gallery>
 File:Halo Reach Air Assault.png|Mark V Air Assault Helmet.
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 ==GEN2 overview==
 [[File:HHITD-FrankKodiak.jpg|thumb|Spartan-IV [[Frank Kodiak]] using GEN2 Air Assault armor during [[Operation: FAR STORM]].]]
-{{Article Quote|Primarily used by ONI security personnel on the skyhooks above Earth and Luna.{{Ref/Reuse|H4}}}}
+{{Article quote|Primarily used by ONI security personnel on the skyhooks above Earth and Luna.{{Ref/Reuse|H4}}}}
-===Specifications===
+===Design details===
-The Air Assault helmet's superficial design remained largely unchanged during the transition from GEN1 to GEN2. The GEN2 Air Assault helmet is equipped with a long range integrated comm network.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
+The Air Assault helmet's superficial design remained largely unchanged during the transition from GEN1 to GEN2. The GEN2 Air Assault helmet is equipped with a long range integrated comm network. The new pauldrons seem to have succeeded the GEN1 [[FJ/PARA]] in design and function as they have a low-drag pauldron system. The chest has a locking retrieval brace.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
-The new pauldrons seem to have succeeded the GEN1 [[FJ/PARA]] in design and function as they have a low-drag pauldron system. The chest has a locking retrieval brace.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
 ===Development history===
-After the Human-Covenant War, the [[Naphtali Contractor Corporation]] began manufacturing the GEN2 version of the Air Assault helmet, as well as the matching torso armor and shoulder pieces.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} It was tested in the [[Buffalo Breaker Yards]], and the Cascadian city of [[Mindoro]].{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
+After the Human-Covenant War, the [[Naphtali Contractor Corporation]] began manufacturing the GEN2 version of the Air Assault helmet, as well as the matching torso armor and shoulder pieces. It was tested in the [[Buffalo Breaker Yards]], and the Cascadian city of [[Mindoro]]. Air Assault met all of the [[UNSC Ordnance Commission]] strictures for ground combat.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
-Air Assault met all of the [[UNSC Ordnance Commission]] strictures for ground combat.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
+GEN2 Air Assault served as the basis for GEN3 [[VOLANT-class Mjolnir]].{{Ref/Game|Id=HI3|HI|Armor customization (Halo Infinite|Spartan Armor Customization|Detail=Volant - Description|Quote=VOLANT is based on the MJOLNIR/AA series of GEN2 helmets, but incorporates design tweaks requested by Spartans working with Army airborne units.}}
 ===Usage===
-GEN2 Air Assault provides functional support across a number of colonies as well as remotely deployed combat units. This set is also primarily used by [[ONI]] security personnel on the skyhooks above Earth and Luna.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} A slightly altered version of the Air Assault GEN2 is a favourite of Spartans tasked with assisting [[ANVIL Station]] security personnel.{{Ref/Game|Id=H3MCCDesc|MCC|''[[Halo 3]]'' [[Armor customization (Halo 3)|customisation]] menu}}
+GEN2 Air Assault provides functional support across a number of colonies as well as remotely deployed combat units. This set is also primarily used by [[ONI]] security personnel on the skyhooks above Earth and Luna.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} A slightly altered version of the Air Assault GEN2 is a favorite of Spartans tasked with assisting [[ANVIL Station]] security personnel.{{Ref/Game|Id=H3MCCDesc|MCC|''[[Halo 3]]'' [[Armor customization (Halo 3)|customisation]] menu}}
 The helmet is popular among Spartan fireteam leaders due to its communications system, though Napthali continues to market the helmet to the UNSC Army.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5G|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Spartan Appearance Customization|Detail=Air Assault - Helmet Description|Quote=The AIR ASSAULT helmet's long-range comm system makes it popular with Spartan fireteam leaders, but Naphtali also markets this helmet to Army special forces.}} Offshoots of the Air Assault armor have also been considered for adoption by unaugmented [[Delta-Six Division]] operators, but larger-scale adoption of the system has been hindered by its high cost, with each suit costing as much as a [[dropship]].{{Ref/Game|Id=H5G1|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Spartan Appearance Customization|Detail=Air Assault - Body Description|Quote=AIR ASSAULT spin-offs were considered for adoption by unaugmented Delta-Six operators, but each suit costs as much as a dropship.}}
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 ==In-game information==
 ===''Halo 3 MCC'' - GEN2===
-In the ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' version of ''Halo 3'', the Air Assault variant was added as part of [[Season 5: Anvil]] content. With the updated ''Halo 3'' [[Armor customization (Halo 3)|armor customization]] options, the players can now fit their Spartan with Air Assault helmet, chest, shoulders, forearms and legs. The description of the armor pieces are the same for every set. The set is one of twelve [[Armor customization (Halo Online)|armor sets]] originating from the cancelled ''[[Halo Online]]'' brought into ''The Master Chief Collection'', originally known as ''Lander'' in the cancelled game.
+In the ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'' version of ''Halo 3'', the Air Assault variant was added as part of [[Series 5: Anvil]] content. With the updated ''Halo 3'' [[Armor customization (Halo 3)|armor customization]] options, the players can now fit their Spartan with Air Assault helmet, chest, shoulders, forearms and legs. The description of the armor pieces are the same for every set. The set is one of twelve [[Armor customization (Halo Online)|armor sets]] originating from the cancelled ''[[Halo Online]]'' brought into ''The Master Chief Collection'', originally known as ''Lander'' in the cancelled game.
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 |align="center" rowspan=5|A favorite of Spartans tasked with assisting ANVIL Station security personnel.
 |rowspan=5|N/A {{C|''MCC''-exclusive}}
-|[[Season 5: Anvil|Season 5]] Tier 3, {{SeasonPoint|1}}
+|[[Series 5: Anvil|Series 5]] Tier 3, {{SeasonPoint|1}}
 |- align="center"
 |[[File:HTMCC H3 AirAssault Chest Icon.png|75px]]<br/>Chest
-|[[Season 5: Anvil|Season 5]] Tier 15, {{SeasonPoint|1}}
+|[[Series 5: Anvil|Series 5]] Tier 15, {{SeasonPoint|1}}
 |- align="center"
 |[[File:HTMCC H3 AirAssault LShoulder Icon.png|75px]][[File:HTMCC H3 AirAssault RShoulder Icon.png|75px]]<br/>Shoulders
-|[[Season 5: Anvil|Season 5]] Tier 7, {{SeasonPoint|1}}
+|[[Series 5: Anvil|Series 5]] Tier 7, {{SeasonPoint|1}}
 |- align="center"
 |[[File:HTMCC H3 AirAssault Forearms Icon.png|75px]]<br/>Forearms
-|[[Season 5: Anvil|Season 5]] Tier 12, {{SeasonPoint|1}}
+|[[Series 5: Anvil|Series 5]] Tier 12, {{SeasonPoint|1}}
 |- align="center"
 |[[File:HTMCC H3 AirAssault Legs Icon.png|75px]]<br/>Legs
-|[[Season 5: Anvil|Season 5]] Tier 27, {{SeasonPoint|1}}
+|[[Series 5: Anvil|Series 5]] Tier 27, {{SeasonPoint|1}}
 |}
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 |align="left"|Entered service in 2535; the MJOLNIR/AA variant is exclusive to Army airborne units.
 |{{Rank/HR|wo|link=yes}}, 15,000 cR
-|[[Season 1: Noble|Season 1]], Tier 37 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
+|[[Series 1: Noble|Series 1]], Tier 37 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
 |- align="center"
 |[[File:HR AirAssault UACNM Helmet Icon.png|75px]]<br/>Air Assault [[Armor accessories/UA|UA]]/[[Command Network Module|CNM]]
 |align="left"|Up-armored variant with command network module
 |{{Rank/HR|wo|link=yes}}, 7,500 cR
-|[[Season 1: Noble|Season 1]], Tier 37 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
+|[[Series 1: Noble|Series 1]], Tier 37 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
 |- align="center"
 |[[File:HR AirAssault FCI Helmet Icon.png|75px]]<br/>Air Assault [[Hardened Uplink|FCI-I]]
 |align="left"|Command network module-Improved; external hardened uplink. A favorite of Pathfinder units
 |{{Rank/HR|wo|link=yes}}, 5,000 cR
-|[[Season 1: Noble|Season 1]], Tier 38 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
+|[[Series 1: Noble|Series 1]], Tier 38 ({{SeasonPoint|1}})
 |}
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 ===''Halo 5: Guardians'' - GEN2===
-The ''Halo 4'' design of Air Assault returned in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' as an [[Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|armor permutation]] unlockable via the [[Requisition system]]. The Air Assault body component consists of the Air Assault chest and legs, with the [[RICOCHET-class Mjolnir|Ricochet]] forearms and [[RG-63 Counter]] legs. The ''Halo: Reach'' design of GEN1-styled Air Assault - modelled after the armor design employed by Kat-B320 in ''Reach'' - returned to ''Halo 5'' rebranded as the [[INTRUDER-class Mjolnir|Intruder]] armor.
+The ''Halo 4'' design of Air Assault returned in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' as an [[Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|armor permutation]] unlockable via the [[Requisition system]]. The Air Assault body component consists of the Air Assault chest and legs, with the [[RICOCHET-class Mjolnir|Ricochet]] forearms and [[RG-63 Counter]] legs. The GEN1-styled Air Assault armor - modelled after the armor design employed by Catherine-B320 in ''Halo: Reach'' - returned to ''Halo 5'' with the release of [[Memories of Reach]], rebranded as the [[INTRUDER-class Mjolnir|Intruder]] armor.
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 ===''Halo Infinite'' - Upgraded GEN1===
-The Mark V Air Assault helmet and its attachments are available for [[multiplayer]] Spartan [[Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|armor customization]] on the [[B-class Mjolnir|Mark V [B] armor core]] in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
+The Mark V Air Assault helmet and its attachments are available for [[multiplayer]] Spartan [[Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|armor customization]] in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
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 File:HTMCC-H3 AirAssault Body.jpg|The Air Assault armor in the ''Halo 3'' component of ''Halo: The Master Chief Collection''.
 File:HTMCC-H3 AirAssault Closeup.jpg|A closeup of the Air Assault upper body armor in ''Halo 3''.
+File:HTMCC H3 AirAssault Crop Back.png| Back view of the Air Assault.
 </gallery>
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 ===''Halo 4''===
 <gallery>
+File:H4_Concept_MultiplayerArmors.jpg|Concept art of the GEN2 Air Assault for ''Halo 4'' (top row, third-left).
 File:Mark-von-borstel-airassaulthighpoly.jpg|High poly render of the GEN2 Air Assault armor.
 File:H4 Air Assault 3d model.jpg|Near completed render of Air Assault armor.
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 File:H5G-Fish.jpg|A Spartan-IV wearing Air Assault armor in a pre-release build of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
 File:H5G - Spartan trio in Breakout simulation.jpg|A trio of Spartan-IVs, with two wearing Air Assault armor in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
-File:H5G-AirAssault&StormRifle.png|A Spartan-IV holding the [[Type-55 storm rifle]] in AIR ASSAULT.
+File:H5G-AirAssault&StormRifle.png|A Spartan-IV holding the {{Pattern|Kelos'vaarda|storm rifle}} in AIR ASSAULT.
 File:H5G-AirAssaultvsIntruder.png|Air Assault in comparison to Intruder.
 </gallery>
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 <gallery>
 File:HINF CATHERINE B320 Armor Kit Icon.png|Upgraded GEN1 Air Assault in ''Halo Infinite''.
+File:HINF_Fragmentation_Vault.png|A Spartan-IV, utilizing the helmet during a fight for a vault on [[Fragmentation]].
 </gallery>
 ==List of appearances==
-*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{C|''Halo: The Master Chief Collection'' only}}
+*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{MCCo}}
 *''[[Remember Reach]]''
 **''[[Deliver Hope]]'' {{1st}}
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 *''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
 *''[[Halo Infinite]]''
+*''[[Halo: Winter Contention]]''
 ==Sources==
 {{Ref/Sources}}
-{{Armor/Permutation|H3H3|H4|H5G|HI}}
+{{Armor/Permutation|H3|HR|H4|H5G|HI}}
-{{Mjolnir}}
+{{Navbox/Universe/Mjolnir|Overview|GEN1|GEN2|Other}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Air Assault}}
 [[Category:MJOLNIR armor]]