Model: A-9 Vigilance

Manufacturer: Kuat Drive Yards

Designation: Short Range Fighter

Length: 7.4 meters

Crew: 1

Cargo Capacity: 55 kilograms

Consumables: 1 day

Speed: 115 MGLT

Hull: 16 RU

Weapons: 2 Laser Cannons

 

The A-9 Vigilance Interceptor is Kuat Drive Yard's crack at the Imperial fighter market. The A-9 Vigilance is a sleek, stripped down fighter. Like other Imperial models, it lacks both hyperdrive and shields to cut all extraneous mass. In addition, it pares down the hull and escape systems. This spacefighter has no ejection system but does carry lifesupport systems. Reduced cockpit complexity makes the A-9 Vigilance one of the easiest fighters to learn. The A-9 Vigilance is a very small craft, trading off mass for maneuverability, making it popular with elite pilot corps. The fighter's weaponry incorporates 2 laser cannons, that can be fired independently or linked.

Kuat Drive Yards produced prototypes of the A-9 Vigilance before the Battle of Endor, but the death of the Emperor and the deterioration of the Empire limited the potential market for the fighters. Thus, they were not produced in any significant quantity until the resurrected Emperor Palpatine came to power.