Drive unit

The is a Galactic Federation technology used as an engine for starships.
==Description==
The drive unit is a large booster ring attached to civilian shuttles for interplanetary voyages.Gallery Mode, as translated by Metroid Database
In a Metroid: Other M cutscene revealing the incident that led Samus Aran to defect from Adam Malkovich's command, the civilian spaceship Lusitania is seen being towed by the Galactic Federation Battleship VIXIV, with the drive unit attached to the former ship. Ian Malkovich was repairing it before it went critical. Adam ordered the drive unit to be detached, but the VIXIV's operators were reluctant, as was Samus, who insisted to save Ian. As she puts it, "if [they] had waited any longer, it would have meant the end of those [they'd] come to rescue, and the end of [them] as well." The drive unit was detached, and it was last seen exploding over a planet, killing Ian.
==Gallery==
Passenger plane drive unit.jpg|Gallery Mode
Federation Army Special Ops Battleship Vixin IV MOM.png|The drive unit being towed by the VIXIV
Lusitania.png|The Lusitania attached to the drive unit
Ian Malkovich 2.png|Ian Malkovich performing a drive unit system check
==References==
ru:Двигательный модуль
it:Unità di guida
Category:Galactic Federation
Category:Spacecraft
Category:Destroyed Locations
Category:Galactic Federation technology