Dropship

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. "Dropship" may refer to the following:
In the Covenant:
*Type-25 "Spirit" Troop Carrier- The fork-shaped dropships observed in Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo Wars and Halo: Reach.
*Phantom-class Dropships- The primary Covenant dropship.
**Type-44 "Phantom" Troop Carrier- The deep space dropships seen in Halo 4.
**Type-52 "Phantom" Troop Carrier- The deep space dropships seen in Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo: Reach.
In the UNSC:
*Pelican-class Dropships- The primary UNSC dropship.
**D77-TC Pelican dropship – The standard Pelican dropship.
**D77H-TCI Pelican – A more recent model of the Pelican.
**D77C-NMPD Pelican Dropship - A law enforcement variant of the Pelican.
**D79H-TC Pelican – The post-war variant of the Pelican
*Albatross-class Dropships- A rarer and larger dropship.
*Pod – A heavy dropship used for transporting structures to the ground.
*UH-144 Falcon – A multipurpose transport vehicle.