The ARC-40b Scout-Reconnaissance Fighter represented a specific type of moderately sized, light starfighter. It saw action with the Republic Starfighter Corps throughout the Clone Wars, a conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Separatist Alliance. Following the conclusion of the war, a significant number of the ARC-40b fighters that remained were dismantled by the Imperial Navy of the Galactic Empire. However, some continued to be utilized in the Outer Rim by mercenary groups or surveyors.