TIE Striker is a streamlined variant of the classic TIE fighter design, it is designed for atmospheric patrols over important Imperial ground-based installations. The versatile design can also soar into space, where it can accompany traditional TIE fighters in chasing down enemy starships.

 

The TIE Striker featured flat, pointed wings, which were specially designed for in-atmosphere combat. The starfighter was also useful for shifting supplies and personnel from orbit to the planet surface, thanks to a larger central pod. Though designed for atmosphere, it could also function in space and accompany traditional TIE fighters. Equipped with advanced high-speed wings, it was faster than the standard TIE/LN starfighter and had an extra pair of laser barrels. The TIE Striker was able to gain speed by curling down its flat wings, engaging from flight mode to attack mode.

 

The TIE Strikers notably defended the Imperial military installation on the planet Scarif during a Rebel attack that was part of the Rebel mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's deep-space mobile battle station capable of destroying entire planets.