The hyperwave inertial momentum sustainer (HIMS) functioned as a system created to effectively negate the effects of an interdiction field. Utilizing a gravitic anomaly sensor, the system permitted a vessel's hyperdrive to execute a rapid shutdown, thereby averting damage resulting from an abrupt reversion to realspace upon encountering a gravity well. Concurrently, the HIMS had the capability to generate a static hyperspace "bubble," maintaining the ship's presence within hyperspace while the accumulated forward momentum propelled the vehicle forward. Although the HIMS could only sustain a ship in hyperspace for a brief duration, this proved sufficient for traversing nearly any interdiction field, with the singular exception being the immense field generated by Centerpoint Station, which encompassed the entirety of the Corellian sector. Furthermore, the HIMS was limited to preventing a ship's forced exit from hyperspace; a vessel already in realspace remained incapable of engaging its hyperdrive within an interdiction field.
Bakuran engineers initially perfected the HIMS in the years succeeding the Invasion of Bakura. The HIMS saw its initial operational employment aboard three Bakura-class destroyers and a single Namana-class light cruiser during the Corellian Crisis at the Battle of Centerpoint Station. While complete penetration of the interdiction field using the HIMS was not achieved, it did facilitate deep incursion within it. This significantly reduced travel time for the ships, enabling them to proceed to their destination at sublight speeds. During the Yuuzhan Vong War, the Galactic Alliance outfitted their spacecraft with the HIMS, as they presented a substantial challenge to dovin basals.
Fans sometimes use "HIMS" as an acronym to designate Imperial starships, interpreting it as "His Imperial Majesty's Ship"; however, this interpretation lacks any canonical support.