Supply Drop (Airdrop) Loot Table
Dropped from a flying cargo plane on a parachute, either randomly or from a thrown Supply Signal. Visible to the whole server the moment it's called in, so expect a fight over it.
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| Item | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Blueprint Fragment | ×2 | 100% |
 Pistol Bullet | ×15-48 | 88% |
 High Quality Metal | ×32-80 | 64.7% |
 12 Gauge Buckshot | ×6-8 | 59.4% |
 Scrap | ×140 | 55.6% |
 5.56 Rifle Ammo | ×12-50 | 54.4% |
 F1 Grenade | ×2 | 49% |
 Satchel Charge | ×1 | 49% |
 Metal Shield | ×1-3 | 38.5% |
 Salvaged Sword | ×1-3 | 38.5% |
 Catapult | ×1 | 38.5% |
 Scattershot | ×8-15 | 38.5% |
 Firebomb | ×2-8 | 38.5% |
 Propane Explosive Bomb | ×2-6 | 38.5% |
 Chainsaw | ×1 | 26.5% |
 Jackhammer | ×1 | 26.5% |
 Timed Explosive Charge | ×1 | 26.5% |
 Piercer Bolt | ×3-5 | 25.3% |
 Snow Jacket | ×1 | 24.9% |
 Pump Shotgun | ×1 | 23.4% |
 Semi-Automatic Rifle | ×1 | 23.4% |
 Custom SMG | ×1 | 23.4% |
 Thompson | ×1 | 23.4% |
 Road Sign Jacket | ×1 | 21% |
 Road Sign Kilt | ×1 | 21% |
 Road Sign Gloves | ×1 | 21% |
 12 Gauge Slug | ×4 | 20.6% |
 12 Gauge Incendiary Shell | ×4 | 20.6% |
 High Quality Horse Shoes | ×2 | 20.5% |
 Roadsign Horse Armor | ×1 | 20.5% |
 Mini Crossbow | ×2 | 20.5% |
 Fire Arrow | ×10 | 20.5% |
 Battering Ram | ×1 | 20.5% |
 Siege Tower | ×1 | 20.5% |
 Wood | ×5000 | 20.5% |
 Coffee Can Helmet | ×1 | 20.2% |
 Bucket Helmet | ×1 | 20.2% |
 Riot Helmet | ×1 | 20.2% |
 Hoodie | ×1 | 20.2% |
 Pants | ×1 | 20.2% |
Computed from Rust's own game files (v2632.287.1, dumped 2026-08-26) — every chance is Facepunch's actual spawn weight, not sampling. Showing the top 40 of 63 possible drops.
How Airdrops Spawn
Airdrops arrive by cargo plane: a plane flies across the map and drops a Supply Drop crate that parachutes down to the ground. Planes come in two ways — as a random server event, or because a player threw a Supply Signal to call one in on a specific spot.
Either way, the drop is public. The plane is audible and visible to the whole server the moment the event starts, and the crate descends slowly under its parachute in open view — so treat every airdrop as a contested fight, not free loot. If you pop a Supply Signal near your base, expect company.
Supply Signals: How to Get One
You cannot craft a Supply Signal — there is no crafting recipe for it anywhere in the current game files (v2632.287.1, all 987 datamined recipes checked). The only way to get one from the game itself is as a rare crate drop.
From the same game-file dump, Supply Signals drop from three containers: the Elite Crate (roughly a 2.6% chance across its rolls), the Locked Crate (about 1.4%), and the Military Crate (about 1%). Throwing one calls a cargo plane to drop a Supply Drop crate near the smoke.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get an airdrop in Rust?expand_more
Two ways: wait for the random cargo plane event, which drops a Supply Drop crate somewhere on the map for anyone to contest, or throw a Supply Signal to call a plane to your own position. Supply Signals can't be crafted — they're rare loot from Elite, Locked and Military Crates.
What loot is in an airdrop?expand_more
Every airdrop guarantees Basic Blueprint Fragment ×2, plus rolls from a large pool — the most likely drops in the current build are Pistol Bullet (88%), High Quality Metal (64.7%), 12 Gauge Buckshot (59.4%), Scrap (55.6%), 5.56 Rifle Ammo (54.4%), F1 Grenade (49%). The full table above is computed from Rust's own game files, so the chances are Facepunch's actual spawn weights.
How do you craft a Supply Signal in Rust?expand_more
You can't. The current game files (v2632.287.1) contain no crafting recipe for the Supply Signal. It only appears as loot: roughly a 2.6% chance from an Elite Crate, about 1.4% from a Locked Crate and about 1% from a Military Crate.