Later in the game, damaged Stiletto Fighters can be seen among the wreckage of the G.F.S. Valhalla. The first time Samus sees a Stiletto Fighter in action is on the initial Galactic Federation invasion on the Space Pirate Homeworld. They are transported throughout larger vessels on a system of conveyor belts, and launched from them in the docking bays. They bear some resemblance to Samus's ship in Metroid Fusion, possibly because that ship was built using Federation technology.