Defender Starfighter

Defender Star Fighter
The Defender Star Fighter, also known as the New Republic Defender was a star fighter designed and produced by the Republic Engineering Corporation, specifically for the New Republic.

Characteristics
At 6 meters in length, the Defender was crewed by a single pilot. Armed with 3 Fire-linked Laser Cannons, this easy to pilot fighter maintains its role as a Space Superiority Fighter. Its extendable S-foil maneuvering struts could retract into the spaceframe for non-combat situations; but once an enemy had been engaged, the struts swung down and forward to give the Defender better positioning for maneuvering jet bursts. While sudden maneuvers in an atmosphere actually risked tearing off the struts, in space the Defender could literally spin around 180 degrees in mid-flight by firing one maneuvering jet forward and one backward.