A-6 Interceptors were used in the Stark Hyperspace War. In the First Battle of Qotile, they were part of the fleet of Ranulph Tarkin's Republic Outland Regions Security Force. Jedi-piloted A-6 interceptor squadrons, including Red and Blue Squadrons led by Jedi Master Saesee Tiin, launched from Trade Federation freighters in the final battle of the conflict.
It was the predecessor of the A-7 Hunter interceptor and eventual A-9 Vigilance interceptor.
The Republic-affiliated starfighter that appeared in the 2001 comic arc Republic: The Stark Hyperspace War was retconed by The Essential Guide to Warfare as being the A-6 Interceptor from the Jedi Quest novel.
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