The reconnaissance vessel shared a design akin to the TIE/LN starfighter from the TIE Series line, but included a crucial addition: a hyperdrive system. Employed by Thrawn's confederation as a vessel for reconnaissance missions, its operational period extended to 9 ABY. Famously, Grand Admiral Thrawn dispatched several of these scout ships carrying his agents to execute an information raid against the library at Obroa-skai.