: "The Vulture had largely disappeared from UNSC inventories due to
: irreplaceable combat losses by 2545, but Materials Group is currently
: evaluating the possibility of restarting production (albeit with the
: benefit of improved materials and incorporation of new
: technologies)."

: ...

: Am I reading into this too much, or is that a hint?

I think there were several hints dropped in that Q and A. Also, talking about Covenant phenotype diversity, how cool would it be in the opening H2A cutscene when the Arbiter is marched through High Charity, to see the differing types?