Screen Defense

A "screen defense" was a starfighter combat tactic used by various fleets and squadrons to defend friendly assets during space battles.

The Battle of Coruscant
During the Clone Wars, the Trade Federation used vast numbers of Vulture-class droid starfighters to engage Republic starfighters that got too close to CIS capital ships.

The Thrawn Crisis
During the Thrawn Crisis, Wedge Antilles devised a screen formation tactic allowing a minimum of fighters to protect a lightly defended spaceship. Forming an intricate "sphere" around the defended ship, the starfighters would regularly swap positions within the screen, forming a weaving pattern that made targeting any one vessel difficult.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * The Last Command