The Scarab-class starfighter represents a starfighter design employed by the Confederacy of Independent Systems' naval forces during the Clone Wars era in their conflict with the Galactic Republic. These Scarab-class starfighters, together with Vulture-class droid starfighters, were deployed from the Trade Federation's Lucrehulk-class battleships, which, after the Trade Federation joined the Confederacy, used their cargo bays as hangars and staging areas for Separatist military operations around that time.
The Scarab-class starfighter's initial mention within the new Star Wars canon occurred in Rise of the Separatists, a 2019 addition to Fantasy Flight Games' Star Wars Roleplaying game series. Conversely, in the Star Wars Legends timeline, what became known as the Scarab-class starfighter was originally presented as the Scarab starfighter in Star Wars: Starfighter, a video game created by LucasArts in 2001. Its complete designation was later established in Starships of the Galaxy, Saga Edition, a 2007 resource book for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game released by Wizards of the Coast.