AV - 1A assault armor AV - 1A assault armor was GTU ' s large and advanced suit of powered armor that blurred the line between " personal armor " and " personal vehicle " . Developed some time before the Clone Wars , GTU AV - 1A was intended for military use , but its high price precluded widespread adoption . At 50 , 000 credits for the base model , a single suit was around the cost of a starfighter , and required a near - equivalent level of training to achieve proficiency . Nevertheless , it remained very effective . It was one of several different types of AV series assault armor . Characteristics . At its core , the armor consisted of a central shell housing the user and much of the circuitry , including the six standard power packs that powered the armor for periods of up to twelve hours at a time . With an internal air supply and full sealing against outside forces , the suit could provide full life support as long as there was power , providing protection against most extreme environments such as deep space . The GTU AV - 1A ' s systems were quite formidable for a suit of armor . It possessed a capable sensor system able to operate fully in low - or no - light conditions , with visual amplification on par with that of a pair of electrobinoculars , and its power lamp could create a beam of light up to 100 meters long and 50 meters wide . The suit could link up to three of its mounted weapons to an on - board targeting computer for increased accuracy , while a built - in comlink allowed the suit ' s operator to communicate at a range of 100 kilometers with full encryption capabilities . The shell itself was surrounded by a series of heavy armored plating that fully covered the operator ' s limbs and features , as well as the internal systems . The heavy plating provided for unrivaled protection in terms of personal armor , with the suit ' s powered servos augmenting the operator ' s strength by a factor of more than double . Unfortunately , when unpowered , the bulk of the suit became more of a liability to the user , slowing him or her down drastically . In combat , the operator could take advantage of the suit ' s versatility to install up to three separate weapons on the built - in weapon mounts , each capable of supporting weapons as large as blaster cannons . When linked to the suit ' s targeting systems the operator could unleash an immense amount of firepower while absorbing a great deal of punishment in return . Despite the armor ' s immense size , the powered servos allowed the operator to move as freely as if wearing conventional armor , with only some loss of speed . Like all of the GTU AV powered armor suits , the 1A Assault Armor was equipped with a repulsorlift that enabled it to fly as fast as a normal human could walk , with a flight ceiling of around one kilometer , though its agility was inferior to the lighter models . Thanks to a series of maneuvering thrusters , the suit maintained its flight capabilities in zero - G environments , allowing the operator to go nearly anywhere . During combat situations , the suit monitored the operator ' s vital signs , and was capable of providing a one - shot dose of emergency medications in order to keep the operator alive . In truly dire situations , the suit ' s ejection system could be activated , blowing the suit apart and sending the operator flying off in a given direction . The suit could be salvaged afterward , but usually at great expense . History . A skirmish occurred where five suits of the armor were used in Hreas Port City , during a series of riots that the Galactic Empire was called in to stop . The incident was reported on by TriNebulon News . Behind the scenes . While " Galladinium ' s Fantastic Technology " and " Arms & Equipment Guide " have the manufacturer as GTU , " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " has Wrokix Works as the manufacturer . This article assumes that the " Encyclopedia " is in error .