The Star Wars Show hosts Andi Gutierrez and Peter Townley recently revealed a new still from this years’ film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, along with the name of a new ship that features in the film. The still officially reveals the U-Wing.
The image shows Yavin IV’s landscape with X-Wing’s in the foreground and the U-Wing floating above them.
Lucasfilm Story Group’s Matt Martin revealed that the ship’s technical name is “Incom UT-60D” and that it is a troop transport and gunship. The ships forward mandibles can also fold out and back in case it’s needed for different situations.
Martin added on the ship’s purpose:
“It’s there to bring in rebel troops to heavy fire zones and get out as quickly as possible… and provide air support.”
Martin also mentioned that the U-Wing was secretly revealed in the first piece of concept art from Rogue One revealed at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim last year (see below).
Lucasfilm’s Pablo Hidalgo also recently revealed that “Space Monkey” Bistan is a gunner onboard a U-Wing in the film.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is scheduled for release on December 16th, 2016.
Thoughts on this reveal? What do you think of the U-Wing?
By Ruari Williamson
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