The Ares Star Fighter Ion is a 1-person medium-sized fixed-wing heavy combat fighter manufactured by Crusader Industries, it features a size 7 gun hardpoint built directly into the structure of the ship. The Ares Star Fighter Ion is a second variant featuring a laser cannon, they were revealed in December 2019 and later released in Alpha 3.15.1.[1][2]
“ | Spark fear in the corridors of the most formidable gunships and frigates with the Ares Ion. This laser-equipped variant delivers extremely powerful shots to quickly disable the shields of even the biggest enemy vessels. | ” |
–Pledge store |
Features
Armament
- One size 7 gun hardpoint, permanently outfitted equipped with a SF7E Laser Cannon.
- One bespoke missile launcher, loaded with twelve size 3 Arrester III cross section missiles.
- Two size 5 MSD-543 Missile Racks, each loaded with Viper III infrared missiles.
Default ship loadout
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2x4 |
S 3 |
S 5 |
Viper III |
Infrared missile |
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In game availability
Dealership
Store name | Location | Price / aUEC |
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Crusader Showroom | Orison | 2,859,000 |
Rental

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Paints
Trivia
Gallery
Development
Videos
See also
Patch history
- November 18, 2021 - Alpha 3.15.1: Added.
References
- ↑ robertsspaceindustries.com "Crusader Ares". Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ↑ robertsspaceindustries.com "Crusader Ares Star Fighter". Retrieved July 17, 2021. (7.1 MB PDF download)
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