Kuat Kuat was a vital shipbuilding and industrial planet located in the Kuat system of the galaxy ' s Core Worlds region . Known for the prestigious Kuat Drive Yards corporation and its large shipyard s , the planet notably produced warship s for both the Galactic Republic and Galactic Empire . Description . Kuat was a standard terrestrial planet of clouds , water , and land . Unlike other planets in the galaxy , a single , large man - made ring circled its equator . Serving as Kuat Drive Yards legendary shipyards , the ring appeared to galactic citizenry as an immense scaffold in space , bridged and augmented with enormous habitats and machinery . Inside the scaffolding existed the skeleton s of ships and other craft , with tiny bright dots drifting to and from the ships under construction with the habitats of the station . The orbit al ring had a total inhabitable area of less than three hundred thousand square kilometer s , thus making its livable space smaller than a typical planetary substation . Due to the planet ' s geopolitical significance , its defenses were formidable . Guarded by a significant ground - based garrison along with a large Imperial fleet , its defenses were considered nearly impenetrable , with a large percentage directed towards space combat . History . Republic service . During the age of the Galactic Republic , ships and other equipment for the Republic ' s peacekeeping forces would often be produced by Kuat Drive Yards , especially during the three - year conflict known as the Clone Wars . Age of the Empire . Following the transformation of the Republic into the authoritarian Galactic Empire , most of the New Order ' s " Imperial " - class Star Destroyers were constructed , repaired , and resupplied at the massive shipyard , with it being the only shipyard capable of maintaining more than a handful at a time . As a result , Kuat was essential for the Empire ' s strategy of planetary containment and fast infantry deployment . Following the Empire ' s loss of its first Death Star , the rebellion seized the initiative and launched attacks against the Empire ' s assets spread across the galaxy , including bombing the Imperial shipyards at Kuat , although without much impact . After the Battle of Hoth , Kuat became part of the elaborate Operation Ringbreaker , a plan designed by former Imperial Governor Everi Chalis with remnants of the Alliance ' s Sixty - First Mobile Infantry to assault and destroy the shipyards by exploiting the station ' s space - based defenses . Planning to board the station in a rapid - strike , ground - based infantry teams would disable vital manufacturing equipment and sever whole blocks of the station through internal sabotage . In order to accomplish this task , diversionary assaults would be redirected at essential nodes in the Imperial logistical network to force fleet redeployment from Kuat , thus further enervating its defenses as an already stretched Imperial Navy pursued shattered Rebel elements deep into the Outer Rim Territories . After initial success , the plan was abandoned following a prolonged and costly engagement on Sullust , resulting in Kuat ' s continued production of critical assets to the Imperial cause until the end of the war — two years later . New Republic Era . In 28 ABY , Kuat was represented in the Galactic Senate of the New Republic by Senator Ormes Apolin .