Aerial Infantry Specialist

Aerial Infantry Specialists, also known as jet troopers and jumptroopers were a variant of the Imperial stormtrooper that specialized in the use of jetpacks, heavy blasters, and armor-piercing rocket launchers. These specialists were designed to carry out raids on enemy facilities from the air or from elevated positions; jumptroopers were also stationed aboard some Imperial warships to perform boarding operations and could serve as frontline infantry if necessary.

Equipment
Jump troopers primarily used E-11 and RT-97C blasters, and had three main armor variants:
 * The most common variant was identical to standard armor, but included a life support system similar to TIE fighter pilots (allowing these jumptroopers to operate in higher altitudes or even low orbit) and a "fin" on their helmet that contained advanced sensors and targeting systems.
 * Another common variant had shield generators and heavier armor; it had grey reinforced shoulder pads, a protruding visor that flanked the "face", magnetic boots, and replaced the chestplate detail for a rectangular apparatus that the helmet could connect to via tube to form a separate pressure and temperature system in their suit of armor.
 * A third, much rarer variant had a chestplate style reminiscent of Clone Wars-era clone trooper armor, had black and red markings on the light gray armor, and had another model of reinforced shoulder pads. This armor seemed to have designed to work especially well on extremely hot planets like Mustafar and Sullust.

Behind the scenes
The first armor variant is based on the canon jumptrooper, while the second and third are based on their depictions in The Force Unleashed video game series.