New U-Wing Vehicle Revealed in STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE

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During the most recent episode of The Star Wars Show, Lucasfilm revealed a new vehicle in the Star Wars universe that will be making its debut in Gareth Edwards’ Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. It’s called the U-Wing, a.k.a. the Incom UT-60D, which you can see in the image above, and thanks to Matt Martin from the Star Wars Story Group, we have a few details on it:

"The U-Wing is a new ship in the Star Wars universe. It's a troop transport and gunship. So it's there to bring in Rebel troops to heavy fire zones and get out as quickly as possible. The wings move depending on the situation, and it's there to both drop off troops and provide air support."

It will be cool to see these things in action. I love the vehicle designs that are used in the Star Wars universe, and this new vehicle fits in perfectly with the rest of the Star Wars vehicles that we’re already familiar with.

I believe we’ve seen an early concept version of this ship before in one of the very first pieces of concept art released for the film that features Rebel soldiers being dropped into battle. I included that piece for you below as a reminder. 

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hits theaters December 16th, 2016. You can watch the full episode of The Star Wars Show below. 

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