The Draedan pirates utilized a specific type of starfighter during the period spanning from 1 ABY to 3 ABY. On one occasion, they engaged in combat with the Rebel Alliance within the Cilpar system, as part of the fought. The timely arrival of Rogue Squadron proved crucial in safeguarding the CR90 corvette, and they successfully destroyed several pirate vessels.
These starfighters made their initial appearance in Star Wars canon within the comic book story "Squad Goals, Part One", which was released in 2021 as part of the eleventh issue of Star Wars Adventures. They were initially created within Star Wars Legends as the Rihkxyrk assault fighter, featured in the 2004 video game titled Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed.