The Frei'Tek E-Wing is the first fighter designed and executed entirely under the auspices of the New Republic. Intended as a defensive interceptor, it is a heavy, combat dedicated ship. The vessel is akin to the B-Wing and Y-Wing designs: designed to take punishment and eager to dish it out. The vessel isn't pretty, but it can hold its own, and isn't nearly as prone to breakdown as the finicky B-Wing. To simplify the design, Frei'Tek eliminated movable S-foils in favor of a fixed wing design, resulting in a more reliable and cheaper fighter (of course, the cost is still high because of the E-Wing's impressive weaponry). A major breakthrough has been a totally redesigned hyperdrive interface. Developed in conjunction with Industrial Automaton, it uses the newly developed R7 astromech droid and is an attempt to recapture the success of the X-Wing/R2 interfacing system.

From initial tests, the E-Wing is a solid design and has performed well according to its pilots, with one exception. According to some, the weapon systems need some work. The original design used synthetically spin-coiled Tibanna gas. Most companies use natural spin-sealing methods, but with the state of the galactic economy, synthetics seemed an economic alternative. Unfortunately, when exposed to the residual engine emissions, the gas's spiral structure breaks down, dramatically decreasing weapon range.

Ordinarily, Republic techs would just replace the artificially coiled gas, but this can take weeks. With the recent (upcoming) crisis at Calamari, there was no time to waste. The techs jury-rigged the weapons by tripling the power intake (an admittedly risky solution, but the only short of grounding all E-Wings for the duration). These models have been dubbed the "Type B" to distinguish them. So far, there have been no mishaps, but the technicians are hoping to solve the flaw before any pilots pay the price.

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