Landing Craft

Landing Craft

Warframe operative insertion craft come in many designs, but they are all commonly classified as short-range stealth aircraft. Fuselage insertion stingers will torpedo the Warframe into the hull of the target undetected, and the landing craft will re-position at the extraction point. Between engagements, the landing craft is latched to its sister component, an Orbiter.

—Landing Craft Fragment

The Orbiter carries a smaller vessel called a Landing Craft, which are the actual ships that deliver the Tenno into the combat zone. Rugged and dependable, Landing Craft are capable of travel in a variety of environments, including deep space, planetary atmospheres, and even through the ocean depths.

A Tenno rides a Landing Craft by magnetically attaching to a covered passenger compartment by its underbelly, which flips them over inside so they are lying on their back when they deploy into the mission's Insertion point by simply dropping down from it. Landing Craft can also position themselves vertically on extraction points, where the Tenno can ride simply by stepping into the passenger compartment's human-shaped recess, where they are secured before the Landing Craft can depart. Landing Craft can also carry heavy cargo like Fomorian Power Cores by using a tractor beam to attach objects to its underside.

There are currently four variants of Landing Craft available to the Tenno, all of which have their own unique Air Support ability that can assist players in a mission once called upon by using Air Support Charges. Players can switch between available Landing Craft through the Main Menu, and selecting Equipment > Landing Craft > Select Landing Craft. The choice of currently equipped Landing Craft will determine the type of Air Support that the player's Air Support Charges will activate.

Types

• Liset
• Mantis
• Nightwave
• Parallax
• Scimitar
• Skaut
• Xiphos

Main article: Liset

The Liset is the first Landing Craft that new players acquire during the Awakening introduction Quest, along with the various segments for the ship. The Liset comes with the Override air support ability, negating alarms raised by enemies as well as briefly disrupting security protocols that activate in Rescue and Spy missions.

Main article: Mantis

The Mantis is a Landing Craft, which can serve as an alternative transportation choice to the Liset. It comes with the Med-Tower air support ability, deploying a Med-Tower that can be activated to release healing pulses.

The Mantis landed in Update 17.5 (2015-10-01).

Main article: Nightwave (Landing Craft)

The Nightwave is a Landing Craft, which can serve as an alternative transportation choice to the Liset. It comes with the Dreamers air support ability, deploying a device that puts enemies near it to sleep.

The Nightwave landed in Update 27.5.0 (2020-05-12).

Main article: Parallax

The Parallax is a Landing Craft, which can serve as an alternative transportation choice to the Liset. It comes with the Orokin Eye air support ability, scanning for nearby rare resources.

The Parallax landed in Update 31.6 (2022-06-09).

Main article: Scimitar

The Scimitar is a Landing Craft, which can serve as an alternative transportation choice to the Liset. It comes with the Carpet Bomb Ability, dropping bombs in a line.

The Scimitar landed in Update 18.0 (2015-12-03).

Main article: Skaut

The Skaut is Grineer Bolkor modified to serve as a Landing Craft. It comes with the Kahl Beacon air support ability, summoning Kahl-175 and his brothers for support. In addition, the Skaut possesses unique embarking animations that involve walking into the rear opening entrance rather than attaching to a traditional Landing Craft's underside.

The Skaut landed in Update 32.1 (2022-11-02).

Main article: Xiphos

The Xiphos is a Landing Craft, which can serve as an alternative transportation choice to the Liset. It comes with the Sentry Gun air support ability, deploying an automatic turret.

The Xiphos landed in Update 18.5 (2016-03-04).