Shieldship

The Shieldship is a starship designed to protect ships while traveling to the planet Nkllon in the Athega system from Athega's superhot sun. It's so hot that the dark side of Nkllon is the only habitable half of the planet though it is rich in mineral resources. When Lando Calrissian's Nomad City controlled Nkllon, it was profiting with nearly 10 million credits a year.The Shieldship was designed by Lando Calrissian himself and was constructed by Republic Engineering Corporation. Lando purchased 12 of the Shieldship which allowed for up to 3 visits to Nkllon per day.

The Shieldships resemble giant umbrellas and are designed to repell the dangerous sun rays of Athega's sun. They had large tubes and fins designed to vent the heat generated by the sun. However, the cooling gear onboard a Shieldship needed to be replaced after every visit to Nkllon. Any ship that travels to and from Nkllon has to trail behind a Shieldship for protection from the sun's rays or its systems and hull plating would be melted by the sun. The Shieldship has an advanced slaving system for taking control of the ships behind it, making a quick 1 hour hyperspace jump to Nkllon. Without a slaving system, the the trip to Nkllon would have to be made at sublight speeds which would take up to 10 hours.

During the Galactic Civil War, Grand Admiral Thrawn attacked Nkllon, stole Lando Calrissian's mining machines and disabled every Shieldship and Nomad City and disrupted communications. Had it not been for the timely arrival of Garm Bel Iblis, everyone on Nomad City would have died.