Rothana Heavy Engineering, often abbreviated as RHE and alternatively called Rothana Heavy Industries, functioned as a division of Kuat Drive Yards, the shipbuilding giant. Its creation followed Kuat Yards' acquisition of the planet Rothana around 800 BBY. At the Valo Republic Fair held in 231 BBY, Rothana presented their newest walker model, the Rothana experimental walker.
Throughout the Clone Wars conflict, RHE was responsible for the design and production of various assets for the Galactic Republic. These included the Acclamator-class transgalactic military assault ships, All Terrain Tactical Enforcers, Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry, Low Altitude Assault Transport carrier, Self-Propelled Heavy Artillery Turbolasers, and JJ-e5 power cells.