Aerial landing platform

"I can use aerial landing platforms&mdash;we can't risk placing our forces in the path of another attack like this"

- Colonel Bergon to Governor Wilhuff Tarkin after the Battle of Dac City

The aerial landing platform, also referred to as the sky-base or skybase, was a type of starship used by the Galactic Empire that served as a staging area for invading planetary forces. In 18 BBY, skybases were deployed to Mon Cala to quell an uprising, following the destruction of all surface cities on the planet.

Behind the scenes
The aerial landing platform was first mentioned in Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 14: Burning Seas, Part II and later pictured in Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 15: Burning Seas, Part III. Both comics were released in 2018 and were authored by Charles Soule and pencilled by Giuseppe Camuncoli.

Appearances

 * Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 14: Burning Seas, Part II
 * Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 15: Burning Seas, Part III