The Griffin-class light shuttle represents a specific model of shuttle utilized by the First Order. In the course of the Battle of Starkiller Base, a particular shuttle of this class was commandeered by J-Squadron, a team composed of Resistance cadets.
The Griffin-class light shuttle made its initial debut in the junior novel Join the Resistance: Attack on Starkiller Base, released in 2018, and authored by both Ben Acker and Ben Blacker.