Name: Sienar Fleet Systems TIE Predator
Type: Sienar Fleet Systems Predator Class Starfighter (TIE Series)
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 6.4 Meters
Skill: Starfighter Piloting - TIE
Crew: 1
Crew Skill: Starfighter Piloting 5D+2, Starship Gunnery 5D
Consumables: 1 Week
Cargo Capacity: 70 Kg
Cost: 250,000 new, 100,000 used
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x1
Hyperdrive Backup: No
Nav Computer: Limited to six jumps
Space: 11
Atmosphere: 500; 1,500 km/h
Maneuverability: 3D
Hull: 3D
Shields: 2D
Sensors:
            Passive: 35/1D
            Scan: 50/2D
            Search: 70/3D
            Focus: 3/4D+1
Weapons:
            L-s9.3 laser cannon (4) (Fire Linked)
                        Fire Arc: Front
                        Fire Control: 3D
                        Space: 1-4/16/38
                        Atmosphere Range: 100-400/1.6/3.8km
                        Damage: 6D

Description: The Predator-class fighter, also called the TIE Predator and nicknamed Eyeballs by the Galactic Alliance, was a TIE Series starfighter produced by Sienar Fleet Systems and used by the Fel Empire as of 130 ABY.

Characteristics
Considered a successor to the older TIE/IN interceptor used by the Galactic Empire more than a century prior, the TIE Predator was still highly maneuverable and heavily armed, but unlike most previous TIEs, it was also equipped with hyperdrives and a deflector shield generated through its blade-shaped wings. As with the earlier Chiss Clawcraft, these wings could adjust to a variety of positions, aiding the starfighter's maneuverability. They folded back fully for docking mode. However, the complex technologies packed inside the wings of the Predator were a maintenance nightmare. In addition, the standard redesigned viewport offered poor visibility due to its narrow horizontal panes separated by thick struts.

After much lobbying, the Imperial Navy convinced Sienar to produce Predator-class fighters with classic TIE-style cockpits that were flown by squadron leaders. Other pilots flew fighters with horizontal slats across the front of the central fuselage.

History
The Predator-class fighters served as the primary fighter craft for the Fel Empire during the Sith–Imperial War. After the war's end they continued to stay in use throughout the Second Imperial Civil War in service to both the Empire-in-exile and Krayt's Sith Empire until the Sith-Imperial starfighter came into service in the latter to supplant them.

In 130 ABY, Predator-class fighters were used by Moff Rulf Yage's forces in the attack on the Jedi Praxeum on Ossus. When a Jedi transport attempted to flee, they moved to shoot it down but were intercepted by Cade Skywalker's in a X-83 TwinTail starfighter, who managed to defeat several TIE Predators before being shot down, buying time for the Jedi transport to escape.

Imperial Knights would commonly fly Predator-class fighters. In 137 ABY, Antares Draco and Ganner Krieg would take two of those fighters to Vendaxa to save Princess Marasiah Fel from the Sith. The Outer Rim Third Fleet used TIE Predators at the Battle of Dac.