Microraptor-class target drone

Microraptor-class target drones, more commonly called X-wing drones, were training drones used by the TIE pilots of the First Order for live-fire training exercises. Sometime after the evacuation of D'Qar, Lieutenant Galek deployed her cadets against a flight of drones, in which all of the target X-wing starfighters were destroyed.
==Characteristics==
X-wing drones were pilotless spacecraft built as pared-down replicas of X-wing starfighters. Featuring a red-and-gray–colored hull, the drones were equipped with four laser cannons that fired red lasers. Each of these cannons were mounted at the end of each wider S-foil wing, which were also attached to four smaller wings in a similar fashion to the Aggressive ReConnaissance-170 starfighters that inspired the X-wing line.Star Wars Complete Vehicles, New Edition
==Role==
The drones were used as target practice for TIE pilots of the First Order.
==History==
Not long after the evacuation of D'Qar, Lieutenant Galek, a First Order flight instructor, deployed several X-wing drones for a live-fire training exercise for her pilot cadets.
==Behind the scenes==
X-wing drones were created and designed for "Live Fire," the third episode of the second season of the Star Wars Resistance animated series that first aired on October 20, 2019. The drones were later identified by name in the episode's accompanying StarWars.com episode guide, as well as in the Bucket's List and "Bucket's List Extra" behind-the-scenes looks for "Live Fire."
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Category:Drone models
Category:Starship classes of the First Order
Category:Training technology
Category:X-wing starfighter models