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Ion engines (also called ion drives, ion thrusters, or ion drive thrusters) were a common type of sublight drive. The drives generated charged particles that were then hurled from the rear of the ship, producing thrust in the process.[2] Unlike many other starship engines, ion engines had no moving parts and no high-temperature components. Because of this, they required much less maintenance, a time and cost-saving factor that led them to be used expansively in the Imperial Navy.[3] Notably, many starfighter models in the TIE fighter series were equipped with twin ion engines.[4] The byproduct of such engines, the ion exhaust, made the passage of a ship detectable to sensors.[5]
At the time of the conflict between the First Order and the Resistance, Sienar-Jaemus Army Systems manufactured a number of ion drive models, including the SJAS-210 and the SJFS-200a.[2]
Appearances
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Brotherhood (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- Master of Evil (Mentioned only)
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Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Reunion" - Adventures in Wild Space: The Nest (and audiobook)
- Adventures in Wild Space: The Rescue (and audiobook)
- Lords of the Sith (and audiobook)
- Tarkin (and audiobook)
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Star Wars: Andor — "Rix Road" - Rise of the Rebels
- The Rebellion Begins
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
- "Time of Death" — From a Certain Point of View (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
- "The Bridge" — Age of Resistance Special 1
- The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure (and audiobook)
- "The Weapon of a Jedi, Part 1" — Star Wars Magazine 19
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization
- "Amara Kel's Rules for TIE Pilot Survival (Probably)" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (and audiobook)
- Darth Vader (2020) 25
- Star Wars Outlaws
- "Dune Sea Songs of Salt and Moonlight" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (and audiobook) (Sound only)
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- The Princess and the Scoundrel (and audiobook)
- Ewoks (2024) 1
- Alphabet Squadron (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: Squadrons
- Shadow Fall: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (and audiobook)
- Aftermath: Life Debt (and audiobook)
- Victory's Price: An Alphabet Squadron Novel (and audiobook)
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Star Wars: The Mandalorian — "Chapter 6: The Prisoner" - Shadow of the Sith (and audiobook)
- Before the Awakening (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Immersive 360 Experience
- Hyperspace Stories—Codebreaker 2
- Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel (and audiobook)
- Legacy of Vader 6
- Choose Your Destiny: A Finn & Poe Adventure (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (and audiobook)
Non-canon appearances
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LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Lost Crystals of Qalydon" (Mentioned only) - LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "A Perilous Rescue"
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"Fighter Flight" — LEGO Star Wars 96 - Fortnite — Star Wars: Droid Tycoon
Sources
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Stormtrooper Helmets: Imperial Stormtroopers (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Pilot) Weapons & Uniforms: Alliance Pilots
- Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Imperial Gunner Highlights of the Saga: The Death Star
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Rebel Trooper Highlights of the Saga: The Capture of the Tantive IV
- Star Wars: Ships of the Galaxy
- Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Blueprints, Card: Darth Vader's TIE Fighter
- Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Blueprints, Card: Death Star
- Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Blueprints, Card: Death Star II
- Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Blueprints, Card: Star Destroyer
- Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Blueprints, Card: TIE Bomber
- Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Blueprints, Card: TIE Fighter
- Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Blueprints, Card: TIE Interceptor
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: 4-LOM Databank A-Z: Unknown Regions–Utai
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: 4-LOM Weapons & Uniforms: Bespin's Cloud City
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: First Order TIE Pilot Databank A-Z: Sabe–The Separatist Council
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: First Order TIE Pilot Helmets: First Order TIE Pilot
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Sabine Wren Helmets: Sabine Wren (Picture only)
- Poe Dameron: Flight Log
- No Disintegrations
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Scarif Rebel Trooper Databank A-Z: U-Wing–V-Wing
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections
- The Last Jedi: Bomber Command
- Star Wars Bust Collection: Stormtrooper Character: Stormtroopers
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- The Last Jedi: Rose Tico: Resistance Fighter
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Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition Core Set Card: Obsidian Squadron Pilot — TIE/ln Fighter Reissued in TIE/ln Fighter Expansion Pack and Galactic Empire Conversion Kit - Star Wars: Build Your Own X-Wing 1 Starfighter Aces: Luke Skywalker — Savior of the Rebel Alliance
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor
- TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual
- Rise of the Separatists
- Collapse of the Republic
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LEGO Star Wars (Set: 75256 Kylo Ren's Shuttle) - LEGO Star Wars (Set: 75249 Resistance Y-Wing Starfighter)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Galactic Guide
- LEGO Microfighters (Set: 75263 Resistance Y-wing Microfighter)
- The Star Wars Book
- "Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (First identified as ion drive thruster)
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian Handbook
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Star Wars: Tales of the Empire Trailer Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link) (Picture only) - Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
- Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Visual Guide
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles (second edition)
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First Order TIE echelon in the Databank (backup link)
