S - 100 Stinger - class starfighter The S - 100 " Stinger " - class starfighter was a single - seat fighter produced by Corellian Engineering Corporation before , during , and after the Great Sith War of 3997 BBY . Measuring 11 . 5 meters in length , the hyperdrive - equipped craft was used by the Jedi Order , the navy of the Galactic Republic , and civilian purchase . Armed with laser cannons and proton torpedo launchers , and minimally shielded , the S - 100 was considered lightly armed , but was said to make up for its defensive shortcomings with its high speed and maneuverability superior to most other starfighters of its time . Despite the introduction of other craft , the Stinger remained the mainstay of the Jedi , who used it in conflicts against the Krath during the Sith War and afterward , until the introduction of the Aurek tactical strikefighter before the Mandalorian Wars of 3976 BBY . Even then , the fighter remained in production , and was preferred by planetary defense forces . Characteristics . The Corellian Engineering Corporation S - 100 " Stinger " - class starfighter , 11 . 5 meters in length , was both a military - and civilian - use snubfighter . Single - seat craft , with only 30 kilograms ' worth of storage capacity , Stingers nonetheless carried Class 2 hyperdrives . The fighter ' s design consisted of a long , narrow primary hull housing the cockpit , from which sprouted two outriggers , each of which held one of the craft ' s engines and a vertical fin ending in a laser cannon . The laser cannons were augmented by two proton torpedo launchers with a magazine of four torpedoes each ; this armament was considered light according to the standards of the time , as were the Stinger ' s deflector shields — although they were more than a match for Krath CX - 133 Chaos fighter s , their stock weapons could not compare to other Republic starfighters . However , their light defensive capabilities were more than made up for in agility ; Stingers were capable of speeds up to 1 , 150 kilometers per hour in atmosphere , and were considered among the most maneuverable vessels in the galaxy , being able to turn very quickly with a skilled pilot at the controls . Role . The S - 100 " Stinger " - class fighter , considered one of the most reliable fighters of its heyday during the Great Sith War , was a popular fighter for nearly a century , before newer craft with greater power - to - mass ratios , capable of better speeds with more armor , were developed . Because of their light armament off the manufacturing line , the Republic authorized the S - 100 with stock armament for civilian purchase , although their value depreciated considerably between the time of the Great Sith War and the Mandalorian Wars . Nonetheless , the Stinger was considered the starfighter of choice by many Jedi until the release of the Aurek tactical strikefighter , despite the development of the Star Saber XC - 01 starfighter prior to that point . Following the Sith War , the fighter was popular among planetary defense forces . History . Having been in production by Corellian Engineering Corporation for some years at the time of the Krath Holy Crusade of 3997 BBY , S - 100 " Stinger " - class starfighters were in use by the Galactic Republic as well as the Jedi Order , many of the pilots of which found it to be their preferred starfighter . At the time , Stingers were also available for civilian purchase , due to their light stock armament — although freighters and transports were thought to be preferred by civilians due to the minimal protection and limited utility of the fighters — and were priced at 465 , 000 credits off the line . While members of the Jedi Order based on the Jedi library world of Ossus prepared for a raid on the Krath capital of Cinnagar in the Empress Teta system , Jedi pilots were testing new Star Saber XC - 01 starfighters , which had been engineered by the Republic for the Krath conflict . Finding the Star Saber to be sluggish in relation to the controls of the tried - and - true Stinger fighters — and suffering the loss of one Star Saber in test flights due to control issues — the Jedi were leery of immediately putting the craft into battle ; Jedi Knight Shoaneb Culu claimed she ' d prefer to pilot her " little Stinger . " However , as there were not enough S - 100 fighters on Ossus to be used as escorts for the Onderon warbeast transport slated to conduct the raid , Jedi Knight Dace Diath , having both served as a test pilot on the new craft , elected to fly a Star Saber on the mission . After arriving undetected at Cinnagar , the S - 100s and Star Sabers strafed the Krath citadel , and then flew cover for the Onderon transport , engaging Chaos fighters in the skies above the city . The transport disgorged its payload of Jedi and Beast Riders from Onderon on drexl war beasts , which stormed the Krath complex in the hopes of extracting the undercover Jedi , Ulic Qel - Droma , who had managed to infiltrate the ranks of the Krath . Meanwhile , the Jedi fighters continued their aerial assault , with Culu managing to destroy several anti - air emplacements and Chaos fighters in her Stinger . Ultimately , though , the mission failed , as Qel - Droma decided not to return to the Jedi ; he turned to the dark side of the Force , being named a Dark Lord of the Sith . Following the Great Sith War , S - 100 Stingers continued to see use among the Republic and Jedi forces , continuing to be a mainstay of the Jedi pilots until the development of the Aurek tactical strikefighter , ubiquitous during the Mandalorian Wars twenty years later . They also continued to see civilian use — although their market value had depreciated to 150 , 000 credits — and became popular with planetary defense forces in an era when the Republic Navy provided more heavy firepower in times of war . Behind the scenes . The S - 100 " Stinger " - class starfighter first appeared in the comic issue " " , part of the " " story arc of the " " comic series , and were originally drawn by " Tales of the Jedi " penciller Art Wetherell . The craft appeared alongside Star Saber XC - 01 starfighters as well as two other fighters , flown by Oss Wilum and Tott Doneeta , which had similar design elements to the Stinger , but different configurations . However , the comic only refers to the fighters in the battle as Star Sabers and Stingers . The S - 100 " Stinger " - class starfighter was also featured in the " " Sourcebook inconsistencies . The Wizards of the Coast Star Wars Roleplaying Game 2002 supplement " Power of the Jedi Sourcebook " and 2008 " Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide " each provided more details about the S - 100 , including craft specifications and more detailed summaries of their roles in the Great Sith War and the era that followed . One inconsistency these sources provide is in the price of the fighters , which can be explained in that the " KotOR Campaign Guide " time period in question is 20 years later than that of the fighter ' s description in " Power of the Jedi Sourcebook " . However , a number of more clear inconsistencies in the statistics exist . " Power of the Jedi Sourcebook " has the S - 100 at 3 . 5 meters in length , with 10 kilograms of cargo capacity and a Class 1 hyperdrive . The later " KotOR Campaign Guide " provides an 11 . 5 - meter length that more accurately describes the fighters as depicted in " Tales of the Jedi " , with a naturally greater 30 - kilogram cargo space , but also describes the fighter as having a Class 2 hyperdrive . The hyperdrive class cannot be easily explained aside from game mechanics making the craft slower than those of the KotOR time period . For consistency , the updated specifications provided in " KotOR CG " are provided .