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HK-Aerial as seen in The Terminator.

The term HK-Aerial, Aerial HK,[1] Cyberdyne Systems Series A VTOL Aircraft[2] or Flying HK,[3] refers to a wide variety of Skynet's large, airborne, VTOL-capable Non-Humanoid Hunter Killers. Featuring a devastating array of under-slung and wing-mounted lasers, missiles and plasma cannons, the HK-Aerial is fearsome and terrifying to behold.

Specification[]

Often operating in support of ground sweeps by swarms of Series 800 Endoskeletons, they are one of the more dangerous targets for the members of the Resistance to engage.[4][5]

HK-Aerials are covered in the same laser-refractive hyperalloy used on later Terminator models. [2] Still, they can be brought down by shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles.[6]

Known variants[]

In the original timeline, there were two known models of HK-Aerials: the Mark Seven Aerial[7] or Series A/7 Aerial Tilt Rotor Attack Drone[2], which looked like a canopy-less helicopter, and the Mark Eight Aerial[7] or Series A/8 Aerial Tilt-Turbine Seeker Drone[2], the newest model.[7] Their weapon loadout is also different: the Mark Seven is armed with a frontal laser cannon and either missiles or Seeker mines, whereas the Mark Eight relies on two underslung laser cannon turrets and a frontal plasma cannon.[2]

There are light raiders seen patrolling the wastelands of the Future War,[8][4] massive and heavily-armed ground support craft,[9] as well as troop transport variants[10] which on occasion have been captured and subverted for use by the Resistance.[11][12] There are reports of more variants, like surveillance platforms and detainee transports.[2] The HK-Aerial has been deployed in many configurations by both Skynet and the Soviet Artificial Intelligence MIR.[10]

In the Salvation timeline, an HK-Aerial is able to carry T-700 Terminators onboard,[13] while a Transport is capable of storing two HK-Aerials.

In the Genisys timeline, an HK-Aerial is able to store and carry a Spider Tank.

In the Dark Fate timeline, Legion also deployed HK-Aerials to hunt humans, however, the design of Legion's HK-Aerial differs greatly from the design of Skynet's.

HK-Bomber[]

Main article: HK-Bomber

HK-VTOL[]

Main article: HK-VTOL

Continually engineering upgrades to the original design, a smaller, more agile air unit is available in a sleeker, more organic design with the HK-VTOL,[14] a unit powerful enough to carry a Boeing 747 jet engine in a cargo sling.

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HK-Aerial & Drones
Hunter-Killer Aerial Recon Unit - HK-Bomber - Mini Hunter - HK-Recon
Bethesda Games Dragon - Scorpion - Manta - HK-Fighter - HK-Scout - HK-Drone - Skimmer
Rise of the Machines Hunter-Killer Aerial Weapons Platform (Prototype) - Flyer Killer - F/K Kite
Redemption FK Carrier - FK Bomber - FK Hover - FK Scout - FK Raker
Sarah Connor Chronicles HK-VTOL - Kaliba Drone
Salvation Transport - Aerostat
Genisys HK-8 - HK-Scout - AFJ-60 - AFJ-70 - AFJ-80 - AFJ-100 - Spy Drone (SD-50 - SD-80 - SD-90)
Resistance Scout Drone - Armored Drone
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