V-51 Tern

UV-51 Aether

The UV-51 Aether is a turbine-propelled utility VTOL aircraft, used in troop transport and gunship roles. Due to its smaller size as compared to the Pelican, it is often seen as a smaller and cheaper analogue. While the standard side-loading dropship variant is armed with only a nose-mounted 50mm Autocannon and 2 M247 or AIE-486H Machine Guns on the side entrances, the dedicated gunship variant forgoes troop carriage for additional armament and ammunition; namely, missile pods.