Banu Defender
flight-ready Combat Light Fighter Size 2 since Alpha 3.7.0
Meet the Banu Defender, a multi-crew fighter whose patchwork design highlights technology from a variety of species. Featuring modest accommodations for its crew and easy access to components, the Defender gets its name from the role it serves: the first line of defense against enemy attacks. That's why the Defender makes the ideal companion to the Merchantman: one to do the heavy hauling and the other to perform the deadly dogfighting.
In-game description, from the localisation file.
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Crew2
Cargo0 SCU
Hull HP13,800
Shield HP7,680
SCM / Max222 / 1,175
Pilot DPS1,620
In-game price6,237,000 aUEC
Astro Armada - Area 18 (Stanton)
Flight
- SCM speed
- 222 m/s
- Max speed
- 1,175 m/s
- Boost
- 480 / 255 m/s
- 0 → SCM / Max
- 1.8 s / 9.6 s
- Pitch / Yaw / Roll
- 61 / 61 / 170 °/s
- Mass
- 119,930 kg
- Dimensions
- 24.5 × 24.5 × 5.0 m
Quantum & fuel
- Quantum speed
- 161,411 km/s
- Spool time
- 4.4 s
- Quantum range
- 59.1 Gm
- Olisar → ArcCorp
- 4:20 min
- Hydrogen fuel
- 4.00
- Quantum fuel
- 1.10
Defence
- Hull
- 13,800 HP
- Shields
- 7,680 HP · 1,459/s
- Shield type
- Bubble
- Armor phys / energy
- ×0.75 / ×0.60
- Cross section
- 8,493 × 3,063 × 18,100
- IR / EM signature
- 7,687 / 26,946–43,926
Weaponry
- Pilot DPS
- 1,620 · 1,394 sustained
- Pilot alpha
- 4,050
- Missiles
- 6 · 8,640 dmg
- Pilot weapons
- Singe Cannon (S3) (405), Singe Cannon (S3) (405), Singe Cannon (S3) (405), Singe Cannon (S3) (405)
Inside
- Inventory
- 1.81 SCU
- Weapon rack
- 2 (2 rifle, 0 pistol)
- Beds
- 2
- Escape
- 2 ejection seats
- Power budget
- 16 / 26.0
- Cooling budget
- 68 / 36.0
Pledge & insurance
- Standalone
- $220
- Warbond
- —
- At concept
- $185 · 2017
- Availability
- Time-limited sales
- Rental
- 155,925 aUEC
- Insurance claim
- 13.6 min · expedite 6,168 aUEC
Where to buy wiki · UEX
Astro Armada - Area 18 Stanton
6,237,000 aUEC
Regal Luxury Rentals - New Babbage Interstellar Spaceport - New Babbage rental
155,925 aUEC
Stock loadout
Components
Weapons
- Gun mount S3
- 4× VariPuck S3 Gimbal Mount grade A
- Weapon
- 4× Singe Cannon (S3) 405 DPS
Ordnance
- Missile rack S3
- 3× MSD-322 Missile Rack grade A
- Countermeasures S1
- Anvil Decoy Launcher ↗ grade A
- Countermeasures S1
- Anvil Noise Launcher ↗ grade A
What CIG says RSI Ship Matrix
flight-ready Light Fighter Combat Small
Matrix figures: 24.5 × 24.5 × 5.0 m · 119,930 kg · crew 2 · 0 SCU · SCM 222 · afterburner 1,175 m/s · updated 2025-12-03
Contracts that mention this ship
Defenders needed against Headhunters
Mercenary
Citizens for Prosperity
Figures from Game2.dcb via api.star-citizen.wiki, 4.10.2-LIVE.12881860; prices via UEX; description, status and matrix figures from the RSI Ship Matrix , image: starcitizen.tools. Loadout planning is what erkul does best - this page links there rather than repeating it.