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developed by Loronar Corporation in the early years of the New Republic, the Needle was a small, automated attack ship which employed Centrally Controlled Independent Replicant technology. Less than three meters long and extremely fast, Needles could be deployed from anywhere in the vicinity of their target. They were build from small, shielded transport shells manufactured by Seifax, and employed small hyperdrives built by the Bith. The droch Dzym agreed to supply Loronar with Sppok crystals for CCIR in return for weapons and synthdroids. In the field, Needles were controlled from a remote location, usually the starship from which they were launched. Their speed and size made them nearly impossible to detect and track. As part of their deal, Dymurra obtained the rights to build a Needle production facility on Antemerdias, although this construction never occurred.