The TIE/D Defender is a 9.2-meter long Starfighter designed as a multirole starfighter to be fast, well-armed, and capable of operating independently of the fleet via hyperspace travel on a wide range of missions. Hyperdrive capable, this vessel has exceptional maneuverability and speed, with average armor and heavy shielding. It is an excellent all-around starfighter with advanced sensors and a high-capacity solar ionization reactor. Known more commonly as the "TIE Defender", it was the pinnacle of Imperial starfighter design in its time and one of the most advanced TIE designs ever built, seeing only brief deployment due to cost and other political factors.

Armament
6 laser cannons
2 missile launchers
1 tractor beam

Complement
1 pilot

• 1 Upgrade slot of capacity 2, allowing items of type Space Vehicle System Upgrade - I, Space Vehicle System Upgrade - II, Space Vehicle System Upgrade - III, Space Vehicle Mechanical Upgrade - I, Space Vehicle Mechanical Upgrade - II, or Space Vehicle Mechanical Upgrade - III
• 1 Enhancement slot of capacity 1, allowing items of type Space Vehicle Advanced Enhancement - I, Space Vehicle Advanced Enhancement - II, Space Vehicle Advanced Enhancement - III, Space Vehicle Basic Enhancement - I, Space Vehicle Basic Enhancement - II, or Space Vehicle Basic Enhancement - III
• 1 Hardpoint slot of capacity 1, allowing items of type Space Vehicle Hardpoint - II, Space Vehicle Hardpoint - III, or Space Vehicle Hardpoint - I
• 1 Launcher slot of capacity 1, allowing items of type Space Vehicle Launcher - I, Space Vehicle Launcher - II, or Space Vehicle Launcher - III

• 1 slot allowing Aspects of type Space Vehicle Cosmetic
• 1 slot allowing Aspects of type Space Vehicle Modification