A specialized version of the Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wing starfighter was utilized by the Republic Starfighter Corps throughout the Clone Wars, a conflict that pitted the Galactic Republic against the Confederacy of Independent Systems. This specific iteration featured an incorporated hyperdrive along with enhanced defensive shielding.
During the final months of the aforementioned war, a pair of these V-wings, assigned to the distinguished clone unit known as Shadow Squadron, undertook vital operations. These included providing escort protection for Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's private Theta-class T-2c shuttle.