Stiletto-Class Fighter

The Stiletto-Class Fighter is the basic air and space fighter of the Federation Fleet. 
==Description==
The newest addition to the Fleet’s ranks, the Stiletto fighters were already in mass-production by the time of the Space Pirate assault on Norion, with a large number of Stiletto Fighters guarding the G.F.S. Olympus during Samus Aran’s initial visit to the Federation flagship. When not in flight, they are often stored within Olympus-class battleships, and transported via a system of conveyor belts to their respective docking bays when needed. 
The Olympus' sister ship, the G.F.S. Valhalla, was also accompanied by a number of Stiletto Fighters; however, they were not enough to repel the Space Pirate raid that ended in the massacre of the Valhalla's entire crew, and several destroyed Stiletto Fighters could be seen among the wreckage when Samus investigated the desolate battleship.
Many Stiletto-Class Fighters were deployed at Norion against a surprise Space Pirate attack. The only other known instance that the Stiletto-Class Fighters were deployed in large numbers was during the Horus Rebellion, which was also implied to have resulted in multiple casualties on the Federation's end. A month after the attack on Norion, Stilettos saw action again during the initial Federation invasion of the Pirate Homeworld and their assault on Phaaze shortly thereafter. 
The Stiletto-Class Fighter is the smallest known vessel in the Federation fleet. Its long, narrow wings extend forward past the rounded cockpit, with guns mounted on their tips and twin engines located at their base. The main body features large, vent-like structures on either side of the cockpit, and a long, narrow fin on the top of its stern, while a smaller fin is located on the underside of the stern. The cockpit houses two seats and the window is semi-transparent while the fighter is docked. Some aspects of the Stiletto bear slight resemblance to Samus's Starship in Metroid Fusion, possibly because that ship was also built with Federation technology.
==Official data==
===Scan===
"Stiletto-Class Fighter. The newest of GF fighters that is used throughout the fleet."
===Unused Logbook entry===
http://tcrf.net/Metroid_Prime_3:_Corruption
==Etymology==
*A stiletto is a short knife or dagger with a long slender blade of various designs primarily used as a stabbing weapon.
==Development Data==
Internal data names this vehicle as a GF Fighter.
Within MedLab Delta exists computer terminals out of reach to Samus. Using a free-modded camera, one can see diagnostics information about a Stiletto-Class Fighter on three different computer screens. According to the information displayed, they are labelled as Galactic Federation Fighters and possess Spacial Ion Cannons. A 100 Percent or Scan 100 can be seen, pointing to the back and sides of the Fighter near its wing cannons. These statistics possibly relates to the Fighter's energy supply. Another computer displays the text GFF 100X, the GFF portion likely being an abbreviation of "Galactic Federation Fighter". Other text includes "Front Gun Rails", "Quarter Gunner Views", "back thrusters stable", "Fighter 99R", and status information. On one computer displays a message reading "Online Otherbrain access reading 100", which could be the status of communications between the ship and Aurora Unit 242. On the bottom-right corner of another screen displays the name "RETERO". It may be a reference to Retro Studios. 
==Gallery==
Olympus_and_stiletto_crop.png|A Stiletto-Class Fighter flying alongside the G.F.S Olympus during the assault on Phaaze
Stiletto Back.png|A rear-view of a Stiletto near planet Norion
Stiletto and Gunship HD.jpg|Samus's Gunship alongside a Stiletto-Class Fighter.
Olympus attack 2.png|During the battle above Phaaze
StilettoFighterScan.png|Scan image
Other Brain texture.png|One of the computer textures displaying information of a Stiletto-Class Fighter.
MedLab Delta computer terminal 1.png|MedLab Delta computer displaying detailed information of a Stiletto-Class Fighter.
Docking Bay 5 Valhalla Crashed Stiletto 3.png|A wrecked Stiletto Fighter floats in space within the confines of the G.F.S. Valhalla.
==References==
Category:Galactic Federation technology
Category:Spacecraft classes
Category:Norion
Category:GFS Valhalla
Category:Vehicles