This starfighter, which employs the R7 astromech droid, was the first starfighter to be fully designed and built under the auspices of the New Republic, and was created by FreiTek Incorporated, a manufacturer formed by engineers and workers who defected to the Rebellion. The ship, while visually like the X-Wing, has a pair of stable wings. It dishes out punishment and can take it equally well. It uses the R7 droid to take advantage of a redesigned hyperdrive system. The weapons systems leave something to be desired, being based on a synthetic Tibanna gas that isn't as good as the real thing. The New Republic employed two models of the E-Wing. The basic A-Model is 11.2 meters in length, and is armed with three heavy blaster cannons and a proton torpedo launcher. The B-Model is nearly identical to the A-model, except that Mon Calamarian techs have tripled the power input to the weapons systems. This makes them extremely powerful, but if the couplings fail and the weapons overheat, they can be extremely dangerous.

E-Wings first came into service during the New Republic's defesne against Admiral Thrawn. A year later, the E-wing had become an integral part of the New Republic Armed Forces' starfighter fleet, for it excelled in the New Republic's fight against a reborn Emperor on Byss. The performance of the E-wing excells on all accounts but one. Its speed and manuerverability are comparable to a TIE Interceptor, and its defenses are an upgrade from the X-Wing, for it carries strong shielding and a reinforced hull capable of sustaining hits far longer than the X-wing can. Weapons include three fire-linked laser cannons, and a proton torpedo launcher capable of fielding up to 16 torpedoes. But the glaring weakness of the E-wing is its weak laser cannons. Cheap, synthetically spin-coiled Tibanna gas is used in the laser cannons, and the result is quick break down and a poor firing range. This was resolved during the Battle of Calimari, when New Republic technicians rigged the laser cannons to recieve triple the normal power output. This increases range at the cost of a higher risk of overload. These E-Wings have been made into a class of their own called Class B. The E-wing will no doubt continue to serve the New Republic and reach the fame of its predecessor, the X-Wing.