Multi-Altitude Assault Transport

The Multi-Altitude Assault Transport, also known as a MAAT gunship, was an aerial vehicle that was used by the Galactic Empire.

Overview
The MAAT was a evolution of the Galactic Republic's LAAT repulsorlift gunship and was a rugged, combat ready repulsorcraft used by the Empire to deploy its Stormtroopers in a variety of environments as well as conditions. Its design was very similar to the ancestor except for the addition of two more wings beneath the primary one and the bubble-cockpits were armored.

Similar to its predecessor, it was armed with a variety of weapons which included missile launchers and laser turrets.

However, while the LAAT was primarily used to land troops on planetary surfaces, the MAAT instead was capable of transporting stormtroopers to much higher altitude locations such as upper atmosphere installations as well as starships hanging in a low orbit of a world.

A modified MAAT was even capable of flying short distances through space in order to reach capital ships.

Source

 * The Force Unleashed Databank