Air Weaponry Transmission

Although long retired from service on Earth, the Scorpion Gunship is a reliable and invaluable asset here on Pandora. Its mission is to defend the RDA assets against various hostile forces, which include ground and aerial predators.
While airships and weaponry are quite modernized on Earth, Pandora attracts pilots who long for the romantic past of flying "by the seat of their pants". The Scorpion is a very responsive, highly maneuverable, single seat, short-range weapon platform.
Another aircraft that required modification for use on Pandora is the C-21 Dragon Gunship. The Dragon was originally developed for troop insertion, close air support and battle theater coordination roles. Over the years, the Dragon has earned a reputation as an aerial weapon capable of inflicting heavy casualties. Plus, the Dragon's flight deck allows for efficient, single-pilot operation. The pilot's navigation station, or nav-station, receives input from other aerial and ground units as well. The role of the nav-station is truly battle coordination, allowing the pilot to interact with multiple aircraft and ground units.
For a much-needed gunship, the construction of the Dragon was controversial at first. Because it was a one-off, the plant managers couldn't justify the tooling necessary to build it on Pandora. However, the head of security on Pandora lobbied strongly for the vehicle, saying it was necessary to accomplish his mission to secure the RDA assets. A second Dragon airframe was fabricated, but the components necessary to make it operational have not arrived yet.