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The ion thrust engine from a Venator-class Star Destroyer
Ion engines (also called ion drives, ion thrusters, or ion drive thrusters) were a common type of sublight drive. The drives generated charged particles that were then hurled from the rear of the ship, producing thrust in the process.[2] Unlike many other starship engines, ion engines had no moving parts and no high-temperature components.[3] Because of this, they required much less maintenance, a time and cost-saving factor that led them to be used expansively in the Imperial Navy.[3] Notably, many starfighter models in the TIE line were all equipped with twin ion engines.[4] The byproduct of such engines, the ion exhaust, made the passage of a ship detectable to sensors.[5] They made the distinct high-pitched shrieking sound that TIEs were known for.
At the time of the conflict between the First Order and the Resistance, Sienar-Jaemus Army Systems manufactured a number of ion drive models, including the SJAS-210 and the SJFS-200a.[2]
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- Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars: Ships of the Galaxy
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: TIE Bomber - Blueprints)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Star Destroyer - Blueprints)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: TIE Interceptor - Blueprints)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Death Star - Blueprints)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: TIE Fighter - Blueprints)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Darth Vader's TIE Fighter - Blueprints)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Death Star II - Blueprints)
- Poe Dameron: Flight Log
Star Wars Helmet Collection 12 (Highlights of the Saga: The Death Star)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 20 (Highlights of the Saga: The Capture of the Tantive IV)
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections
- The Last Jedi: Bomber Command
Star Wars Helmet Collection 48 (Databank A-Z: Sabe–The Separatist Council; Helmets: First Order TIE Pilot)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- The Last Jedi: Rose Tico: Resistance Fighter
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Core Set (Card: Obsidian Squadron Pilot) (Reissued in Galactic Empire Conversion Kit, TIE/ln Fighter Expansion Pack)
Star Wars: Build Your Own X-Wing 1 (Starfighter Aces: Luke Skywalker – Savior of the Rebel Alliance)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 61 (Databank A-Z: Unknown Regions–Utai; Weapons & Uniforms: Bespin's Cloud City)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 62 (Databank A-Z: U-wing–V-wing)
- TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual
- Rise of the Separatists
- Collapse of the Republic
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Galactic Guide
- The Star Wars Book
"Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters" – Star Wars Encyclopedia (First identified as ion drive thruster)
- Star Wars Bust Collection 2 (Star Wars Universe: Stormtroopers)
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian Handbook
First Order TIE echelon in the Databank (backup link)