Star Citizen ship: Drake Cutlass Black, light freight / medium fighter

Drake Cutlass Black, official image — Official image © Cloud Imperium Games

The Cutlass Black is officially a low-cost, easy-to-maintain solution for local militias. Its larger-than-average hold, RIO seat and tractor mount are, Drake’s brochure insists, for… search and rescue.

📜 Its history

The Cutlass was first designed for the UEE’s 2845 “volksfighter” tender: a cheap, configurable fighter to quickly equip distant home defence squadrons. It lost to the now-forgotten Wildcat, and Jan Dredge’s team repurposed it for civilians, aiming at private militias. Sales were phenomenal: within nine months Drake opened six factories and dealerships in nine systems, and within five years it was the Empire’s fifth largest shipbuilder. But around 2900, outlaws were the ones buying it by the thousands: cheap, easy to replace, with a big hold and endless customisation, the Cutlass ended up redefining the very image of the pirate.

📐 Specifications

Manufacturer	Drake Interplanetary
Role	light freight / medium fighter (multi-role)
Size	medium
Crew	3
Dimensions (L × W × H)	37.5 × 26.5 × 11.5 m
Mass	242,177 kg
Cargo	46 SCU
Combat speed (SCM)	217 m/s
Maximum speed	1,150 m/s
Rotation (pitch / yaw / roll)	39 / 35 / 110 °/s
Status	flight ready

🔫 Stock armament and equipment

Type	Size	Count	Equipment
weapon	S3	2	Mantis GT-220 Gatling (S3) VariPuck S3 Gimbal Mount
weapon	S3	2	CF-337 Panther Repeater (S3) VariPuck S3 Gimbal Mount
turret	S3	1	2× CF-337 Panther Repeater (S3) Manned Turret
missiles	S4	4	MSD-423 Missile Rack
missiles	S4	2	MSD-442 Missile Rack

Components:

Shield: STOP (S2)
Power plant: DayBreak (S2)
Cooler: 2 × ColdSnap (S2)
Quantum drive: Odyssey (S2)
Jump module: Excelsior (S2)
Radar: Chernykh (S2)
Life support: ComfortAir Plus (S2)
Hydrogen tank: 2 × Internal Tank
Quantum fuel tank: Internal Tank
Utility item: Remote Turret (S4)

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Sources: the official Roberts Space Industries Ship Matrix (specs, stock loadout and description, checked 19 October 2026), the Star Citizen Wiki for the ship’s history. Text rewritten by Beacon Mag. Official values may differ slightly from the current game, which is rebalanced every patch. Official images © Cloud Imperium Games. Star Citizen® is a registered trademark of Cloud Imperium Rights LLC.