Sienar Fleet Systems
TIE Defender
The TIE Defender was a heavily armed, shielded TIE with hyperdrive capabilities. Although a formidable starfighter, it saw only limited production.
Two Defenders were brought to High Admiral Steele by defectors who ventured into the Unknown Regions to seek out the supposed lost 8th Imperial Fleet. These were used to create hundreds more.
Rogue Squadron subsequently stole the two masters and the factories producing these starfighters have since been destroyed.