The Killer Bee class Light Fighter is designed to engage and destroy enemy warships. It can also serve in a planetary air support role. It is capable of operating from carriers, space stations and planetary surfaces.

The primary offensive capability of the Killer Bee is the three standard half-ton displacement anti-ship missiles. A Master Fire Director is provided to allow greater accuracy and control of the missiles. The short-range fixed laser is operated by the pilot aiming the ship at the target and firing. It is also equipped with a Master Fire Director. The missiles can be replaced with deadfall ordinance or a variety of smaller tactical missiles.

The Killer Bee has relatively light armor for space combat, which is supplemented, by electro static armor, doubling the effective protection for the ship. It has basic drive and neutrino masking, limited stealth in the form of an EMS absorbing hull, plus military black coatings.

The Killer Bee is intended for relatively short duration missions. However, it is capable of operating independently for up to 7 days and has a fresher, but no bunk, for the comfort of the crew during extended operations.

The Killer Bee Commander variant of the Killer Bee has a second crew station for the flight commander and an additional six 1000AU Laser communicators (making a total of seven). This allows the flight commander to keep in continuous contact with all members of the flight and with their base (ship, space station or airfield).

To make room for the commander one of the missile canisters has been removed. The reduced mass of the Commander increases the performance to 4.3 G's in space operations. Otherwise, the Killer Bee Commander is identical to the standard Killer Bee.