E-wing
The E-wing is a type of single-pilot starfighter in the Star Wars universe. Developed by FreiTek Inc., it was the first fighter designed entirely under the support of the New Republic.The Republic introduced the E-wing during Grand Admiral Thrawn's campaign to rebuild the fallen Empire. Built with cutting-edge weapons, shielding, and propulsion systems, the fighter is extremely powerful and well-rounded.
The spaceframe of the E-wing is surrounded by to aerodynamic foils which provide stability and provide increased weapons ability. The nosecone contains the starfighter's powerful sensors, while a concealed R7 astromech droid can easily be positioned midway through the craft. Directly in front of the R7 slot is the cockpit.
By far the most refined aspects of the E-wing are the shields and weapons. Three impressive laser cannons are linked together in order to form a powerful team. The fighter's life support can keep the pilot alive for at least a week. There is a single proton torpedo launcher with a magazine of sixteen torpedoes.
However, despite the stellar performance of the E-Wing, its teething problems during its initial introduction appear to have soured the New Republic Defense Force on it. In particular, placement of the two wing laser cannon ensured that ion drive interference would degrade easily-available tibanna gas, rendering those guns near-useless. Substitute gasses were quickly found but were not as capable. In addition, the E-Wing was more expensive than the new X-Wing varients entering the fleet in force; it appears that the hoped-for large procurement orders never took place despite the otherwise excellent qualities of the E-Wing.