Tactical Imperial Enforcer Defender/assault

Tactical Imperial Enforcer Defender/assault Tachibana Heavy Engineering's Tactical Imperial Enforcer Defender/assault, or simply known as TIE Defender A, TIE/D Assault fighter, was an advanced starfighter reengineered for use by the Eclipse Navy's Starfighter Corps. Like its Old Empire predecessor, this model was based on the appearance of the original TIE/D Defender.

What made this reengineered Defender different was its armament, shielding, and armour plates which were all modified by Tachibana Heavy Engineering to be a modernized, updated Defender fighter. One of its more notable upgrades were its armament, the JT-Z quad laser cannons and TX-6 heavy ion cannons being mounted on each of the wingtips, which were able to be switched, and the THE-5X concussion missile launchers on the chin of the cockpit, making this Defender the best in the New Empire.