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| image = [[image:SwiftStar FD GoO.png|191px]]
| name = ''SwiftStar''
| manufacturer = 
| model = Mk. 20 Fighter Drone<ref name=GoOp82>''Ghosts of Obeedah'', p. 82: "SwiftStar Mk. 20 Fighter Drone Record Sheet"</ref>
| Class = Light aerospace fighter<ref name=GoOp55>''Ghosts of Obeedah'', p. 55: "New Manei Domini Units"</ref>
| Tech Base = Inner Sphere<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/8118/swiftstar-mk-20 MUL entry for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| production year = 
| year reference = <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/8118/swiftstar-mk-20 MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| mass = 30 tons
| structural integrity = 
| frame = SWF-606 Swift
| power plant = 240-rated [[fusion engine]]<ref name=GoOp82/>
| armor = [[Ferro-Aluminum]]
| Fuel = 400
| armament = 
* 4x [[Medium Pulse Laser]]
| communications system = 
| tracking & targeting system = 
| heat sinks = 10 [[heat sink|single]]
| BV (1.0) = 
| BV (2.0) = 529<ref name=GoOp82/>
}}

==Description==
The '''''SwiftStar''''' robotic interceptor is an [[aerospace fighter]]-sized drone unit in use by the [[Terran Hegemony]] at the beginning of the [[twenty-eighth century]]. Based on [[Caletra Fighters]]' ''[[Swift (Aerospace Fighter class)|Swift]]'' fighter, and largely replaced by the ''[[BlackWasp]]'' and ''[[VoidSeeker]]'', the SwiftSeeker nonetheless was a capable interceptor, able to defeat many contemporary foes of its day. The ''SwiftStar'' was often paired with the [[Howdah|Model 96C]] 'Howdah' tugs, and squadrons of these vessels were deployed throughout the [[Star League era]].<ref name=HLoTp171>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 171: "Model 96C 'Howdah' SDS Command Ship"</ref> Poor [[Robotic Control System]]s and poor performance in the atmosphere ensured the ''SwiftStar'' gave way to larger, sturdier, and smarter [[Space_Defense_System#Space_Elements|drone]]s of the ''BlackWasp'' line.<ref name=GoOp55/>

==Weapons and Equipment==
The drone fighter's primary weapon is upgraded from the ''Swifts'' paltry loadout. Four [[medium pulse laser]]s, with two mounted in the nose of the fighter and one mounted in each of the wings, give the drone the attack ability of a larger frame.<ref name=GoOp82/>

==Variants==
None.

==Notes==
* The ''SwiftStar'' reuses the art of the ''[[Swift (Aerospace Fighter class)|Swift]]'' on its record sheet.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Ghosts of Obeedah]]''
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''

[[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]]
[[Category:Light Aerospace Fighter classes]]
[[Category:Drones]]