A flightknife represented the fighter squadron counterpart within the Adumari military structure, mirroring the organizational concepts found in Combined Defense Forces of the New Republic and Imperial Navy squadrons. Despite structural similarities, flightknife tactics were uniquely driven by Adumari customs, prioritizing the elimination of the enemy flightknife's most distinguished pilots as the primary objective. The Adumari from Cartann maintained an extensive history of aerial "duels," involving formal challenges between flightknives, governed by intricate regulations dictating who could issue and accept these challenges.
Moreover, flightknives rarely operated at their full strength during periods of peace. For instance, units stationed in Cartann frequently functioned as half-flightknives, comprising only six pilots each.