Naval Expedition Operations series

"Hello, I'm a Naval Expedition Operations series probe droid."

- A NEO droid greeting

The Naval Expedition Operation series, sometimes abbreviated as NEO series, was a series of droid classes that were created by Nakamura Research Laboratories' Chief of Staff Natalie Otonashi and originally came up with the idea during an early board meeting sometime in 29 BBY but was declined. This droid series was created so Nakamura Research Laboratories could collect data from unexplored worlds or worlds that were extremely deadly to humans and other humanoid species. These droids were manufactured and constructed by Nakamura Manufacturing and Construction.

There were over ten classes of the NEO series, four of which were widely used.

Known classes

 * Naval Expedition Operator-class probe droid
 * Naval Expedition Operative-class recon droid
 * Naval Expedition Oppressor-class assault droid
 * Naval Expedition Orbital-class exploration droid