TIE/es assault shuttle

The TIE echelon was a transport of the TIE line used by the First Order. One TIE echelon was present in Black Spire Outpost on Batuu, where it marked the entrance to First Order Cargo. A TIE echelon, presumably the same one, was also present to deliver the 709th Legion of First Order stormtroopers to Batuu in order to clear out the Resistance presence. A local named Remex witnessed its arrival and attempted to inform his fellow comrades at Kendoh's crew about their arrival, although he couldn't do so as they needed to negotiate with Dok-Ondar at his shop to form an alliance with him.

Behind the scenes
The TIE echelon is a new TIE fighter variant created for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. On March 1, 2018, three days after the fighter's name was announced, a leaked photograph of the then-under-construction Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge showed a fighter that was speculated to be the TIE echelon, and was ultimately confirmed in Galaxy's Edge 1. In addition, ABC newscaster Clayton Sandell, who did a sneak peek at the park, implied in an interview with The Resistance Podcast that the TIE echelon might appear in Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker.

Appearances

 * Galaxy's Edge 1
 * Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge