Missions

Missions are the primary playable content in Helldivers 2. Up to four players can participate in the same mission as a Squad, and upon completing the Main Objective(s) (highlighted in orange) can proceed to the Extraction Point for extraction.  Missions are primarily accessed through the Galactic Map and are PvE (Player vs Environment) only. There is no PvP content in Helldivers 2.

There are 10 types of missions in Helldivers 2. Each mission has a Main Objective, which (at higher levels) can be broken down in to sub-objectives for players to complete (except in Blitz: Search and Destroy and Eradicate missions). Each mission also has optional Tactical Objectives and Enemy Outposts (highlighted in blue and red respectfully) that players can complete which will provide additional XP and Requisition Slips (except in Eradicate Missions).

Missions are grouped together to form and Operation successfully completing and operation will reward players with additional Medals as well War Impact.

Galactic Map Navigation
Selecting a planet will bring you to the operation selection overview, this will show you a summary of operations to begin or in-progress operations carried out by other players. This view also shows: Each planet can have 4-9 missions displayed as nodes (depending on difficulty and planet). In progress operations that are carried out by fellow helldivers will be highlighted in green.
 * Difficulty selected - This can be changed in the operation overview but is locked when selecting mission to begin operation
 * Enemy Faction - Displayed in the top-left.
 * Planet type - Displayed in the top-left.
 * Summary of Mission types - When hovering over an operation to begin.

Types of Missions
There are 25 possible mission types across all difficulties. *''Note: Some objectives are main objectives only on Difficulty 1-3. Some of these objectives can be found as Tactical Objectives in higher difficulties''

Standard Missions:
These missions are found on both Automaton and Terminid planets

Terminid-Specific Missions Objectives
Mission Objectives found only on Terminid occupied planets.

Automaton-Specific Missions Objectives
Mission Objectives found only on Automaton occupied planets

Trivia

 * Missions have a day-night cycle.