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[[File:HR Digsite Pegasus 3.jpg|300px|thumb|The Sabre and the Pegasus; the twin competiting prototypes for the Emergency Defense Fighter contract.]] | |||
The '''Emergency Defense Fighter''' ('''EDF''') was a late [[Human-Covenant War]] initiative by the [[United Nations Space Command]] to adapt newly reverse-engineered [[Covenant]] technologies for [[Space warfare|orbital and close-orbit]] [[Space fighter|interceptors]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDigsite|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-digsite-dissection|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Digsite Dissection|D=28|M=07|Y=2023}} The initiative was considered highly secret, with the Sabre component's existence being denied by three administrations.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|lnos}} | The '''Emergency Defense Fighter''' ('''EDF''') was a late [[Human-Covenant War]] initiative by the [[United Nations Space Command]] to adapt newly reverse-engineered [[Covenant]] technologies for [[Space warfare|orbital and close-orbit]] [[Space fighter|interceptors]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDigsite|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-digsite-dissection|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Digsite Dissection|D=28|M=07|Y=2023}} The initiative was considered highly secret, with the Sabre component's existence being denied by three administrations.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|lnos}} | ||
Revision as of 07:28, July 31, 2023
The Emergency Defense Fighter (EDF) was a late Human-Covenant War initiative by the United Nations Space Command to adapt newly reverse-engineered Covenant technologies for orbital and close-orbit interceptors.[1] The initiative was considered highly secret, with the Sabre component's existence being denied by three administrations.[2][3]
History
Competition
Two sets of corporations would create at least two entrants into the competition; Ushuaia Armory and Misriah Armory would create the YSS-1000 Sabre, while SinoViet Heavy Machinery and Chalybs Defense Solutions would create the S-930 Pegasus.[1] The Sabre would be developed in 2547,[4] with a focus on engagement in orbit over Inner Colony worlds[2] and would feature energy shielding.[3]
16 Pegasus prototypes had been created, with nine rated as "combat ready" by 2552.[1] By the end of the war, a few hundred Sabres were built.[5] All nine "combat ready" Pegasus prototypes were destroyed during the Battle for Tribute,[1] while numerous Sabres participated and were lost in the Fall of Reach.[3][6][7]
Eventually, the Sabre would win the EDF for service with the UNSC Navy.[1]
Legacy
The Sabre would secretly go into production as the FSS-1000 sometime following the Covenant War but prior to the Created uprising. It would then be deployed to important sites.[8]
Following the war, a "stripped down" version of the Pegasus remained in production and was undergoing evaluation with Tribute's defense forces. This version was tentatively selected to replace the UNSC Air Force's inventory of S-14 Baselards in 2570. The rise of the Created has rendered this impossible for a time.[1]
Sources
- ^ a b c d e f Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Digsite Dissection (Retrieved on Jul 28, 2023) [archive]
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Sabre (Retrieved on Mar 14, 2011) [archive]
- ^ a b c Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace
- ^ Halo: Fleet Battles - Core Rulebook, page 125
- ^ Halo: Warfleet - Carrier, page 40-41
- ^ Halo: Reach, multiplayer map Condemned
- ^ Halo: Reach, multiplayer map Anchor 9
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Legendary Endings (Retrieved on Dec 17, 2021) [archive]
