Requiem Squadron, under the command of Wedge Antilles, was a special group that utilized TIE Defender starfighters. This squadron was part of Ysanne Isard's scheme to penetrate Ciutric IV and overcome the Imperial Warlord, also known as Prince-Admiral Delak Krennel. It consisted of pilots who had survived from the renowned Rogue Squadron, and they flew TIE Defenders provided by Colonel Broak Vessery after they were believed to have perished in the Battle of Distna. The squadron was an experiment of the New Republic.