The Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wing starfighter, also known as the Alpha-3 Nimbus or V-wing starfighter, was a starfighter model manufactured by Kuat Systems Engineering.
The V-wing starfighter served as a support ship in the Republic Navy during the Clone Wars. The Galactic Republic‘s warships and carriers deployed furious swarms of V-wings, and the fighters were used to defend fortress worlds and part of fleet actions. Because of the ships’s lack of a built-in hyperdrive, the V-wing required transportation into combat zones by carriers such as the Venator-class Star Destroyer. Because of the V-wing’s maneuverability, it was more agile than the Republic’s Aggressive ReConnaissance-170 starfighter. The ship was also a clone trooper pilot’s best choice for a dogfight against the Vulture droid starfighters and droid tri-fighters used in the Confederacy navy.