Mjolnir Powered Assault Armor/AA variant

"Entered service in 2535; the MJOLNIR/AA variant is exclusive to Army airborne units."

- Halo Reach Armory description of the AA helmet.

The MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/AA variant or Air Assault is a variant of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor manufactured by Ushuaia Armory. It was first introduced for the Mark IV line of armor in 2535 following testing at the Siófok Firing Range and again in 2551 for the Mark V. The AA variant was originally developed for the UNSC Army's airborne division and incorporates specialized optics along with a head's-up display capable of showing real-time satellite imagery and other information useful for operating in an airborne scenario. Ushuaia's considerable involvement in the UNSC Marine Corps' BDU is the reason the AA variant shares similarities with ODST battle armor. The helmet was used by Kat-B320.

It is available to players upon reaching the rank of Warrant Officer in Halo: Reach at the cost of 15,000 cR. To purchase the Air Assault helmet set in its entirety would cost a player a total of 27,500 cR.

Helmet characteristics
There are three variants of the Air Assault helmet; BASE (primary), UA/CNM (secondary) and FC-I (tertiary) as with all helmets in Halo: Reach. Each helmet has respective prerequisites although players must buy each helmet in a succession before the next can be purchased.

GEN2


The GEN2 variant of this was made after the Human-Covenant War ended. It is produced by Naphatali Contractor Corporation. It was first used by ONI on during the Battle of Earth in 2552.

Trivia

 * The AA BASE helmet resembles that of the ODSTs&apos; in Halo 2, as it is an improved modification of the ODST helmet. Fans have brought to attention that the ODSTs of Halo 2 might be wearing a non MJOLNIR variant of the AA helmet since the events of Halo: Reach come before those of Halo 2.
 * Kat-B320 wears a modified variant of the FC-I Air Assault helmet, without the accessory visor attached but the external hardened uplink is still attached to the side.
 * The Halo 4 variant bears a striking resemblance to the ODST helmet. As no ODST helmet has been confirmed in Halo 4, it is highly likely that, being described as an improved version of the ODST helmet, the Air Assault helmet will essentially replace the ODST helmet in Halo 4.

List of appearances

 * Halo: Reach
 * Halo 4