Ship Purchase Matrix
Green rows = confirmed, currently purchasable in-game. Orange rows = concept/pledge-only (real-money only, not yet buyable with aUEC). Scroll right on narrow screens if columns are cut off.
Categories you can search: Bomber, Capital/Multi-crew, Cargo, Data, Exploration, Fighter, Ground Vehicle, Gunship, Interdiction, Medical, Minelayer, Mining, Multi-role, Racing, Refuel, Salvage, Search & Rescue, Support/Repair, Touring/Luxury.
| Ship | Role | Price (aUEC) | Astro Armada (Area18) | Crusader Showroom (Orison) | New Deal (Lorville) | Teach's (Levski) | Buy & Fly (Ruin Station) | Pledge Price (USD) | Confidence / Notes |
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Development Progress
CitizenCon (the big annual in-person fan event CIG normally holds in October/November) is NOT happening in 2026 - multiple community sources confirm it was called off for this year. This does not affect the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo (IAE), which is a separate in-game/sale event and is still expected in November 2026 per the community roadmap (that's the 'Est. IAE 2026' note in the Development Progress tab). CIG has not tied the Kraken's release to CitizenCon specifically - its production timeline runs independent of the event calendar, so its lack this year doesn't change the Kraken estimate above.
| Ship | Manufacturer | Current Stage | Estimate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Kraken | Drake Interplanetary | Whitebox/Greybox (in progress) | No confirmed patch - community estimate late 2026 into 2027 | Largest planned player-flyable ship (~260m capital carrier, 3,792 SCU). Not on the 4.9 or 4.10 roadmap. |
| RSI Galaxy | Roberts Space Industries | Concept/pledge-only | Community estimate: IAE 2026 | Modular exploration ship. Not CIG-confirmed - community roadmap guess only. |
| Anvil Liberator | Anvil Aerospace | Concept/pledge-only | No estimate given | In CIG's 'coming soon' bucket alongside Kraken and Galaxy. No production-stage detail yet. |
| Consolidated Outland Pioneer | Consolidated Outland | Concept/pledge-only | No estimate given | Construction-focused capital ship. Same 'coming soon' bucket as Liberator/Galaxy. |
| Argo CSV-FM | Argo Astronautics | Concept/pledge-only | No estimate given | Cargo-focused CSV variant. Listed as upcoming by community trackers only. |
| Kruger Stingray | Kruger Intergalactic | Announced, not yet pledge-sellable | 2026 target (CIG dev discussion) | New light fighter. Devs called it 'not another Wolf' - distinct from the L-21 line. |
| Greycat MFC | Greycat Industrial | Announced, not yet pledge-sellable | 2026 target (community-tracked) | Crafting-focused MTC/MDC-chassis variant with a fabricator module. |
| Anvil Auxilia | Anvil Aerospace | Announced, not yet pledge-sellable | 2026 target (community-tracked) | New ground vehicle on the Atlas chassis used for military surface ops. |
General 2026 outlook (context, not confirmed ship names):
Beyond the named ships above, CIG devs said in a recent Star Citizen Live that multiple manufacturers - including Aegis, Drake, Origin, Anvil, Greycat, and Consolidated Outland - have additional ships 're-entering development' for the 2026 cycle, some of which had sat dormant as concepts for close to a decade. Not every name was made public, and some details were described by CIG as intentionally left vague. That's worth knowing about, but nothing fabricated or guessed here - no placeholder rows were added for these, since there isn't a confirmed name or manufacturer pairing solid enough to list responsibly. If a specific name surfaces later, it belongs in the table above, not as a guess now.
Beyond the named ships above, CIG devs said in a recent Star Citizen Live that multiple manufacturers - including Aegis, Drake, Origin, Anvil, Greycat, and Consolidated Outland - have additional ships 're-entering development' for the 2026 cycle, some of which had sat dormant as concepts for close to a decade. Not every name was made public, and some details were described by CIG as intentionally left vague. That's worth knowing about, but nothing fabricated or guessed here - no placeholder rows were added for these, since there isn't a confirmed name or manufacturer pairing solid enough to list responsibly. If a specific name surfaces later, it belongs in the table above, not as a guess now.
Known non-purchasable ships (context, not a price list):
worth knowing so a new player doesn't go looking for them in the pledge store or in-game: the RSI Bengal (a massive lore/NPC carrier, never sold), the RSI Pegasus (lore/NPC carrier), and every Vanduul alien ship (Scythe, Kingship, Void, Glaive's original alien hull before the human Esperia conversion, and a couple of other Vanduul-only craft) - these belong to the Vanduul faction in the story and are flown by NPCs/enemies only. If a new player ever sees these mentioned, they should know these are background lore ships, not something they're missing out on being able to buy.
worth knowing so a new player doesn't go looking for them in the pledge store or in-game: the RSI Bengal (a massive lore/NPC carrier, never sold), the RSI Pegasus (lore/NPC carrier), and every Vanduul alien ship (Scythe, Kingship, Void, Glaive's original alien hull before the human Esperia conversion, and a couple of other Vanduul-only craft) - these belong to the Vanduul faction in the story and are flown by NPCs/enemies only. If a new player ever sees these mentioned, they should know these are background lore ships, not something they're missing out on being able to buy.
Sale Calendar
Recurring annual event pattern — general, not ship-specific.
| Event | Typical Window | What it usually means for pledging |
|---|---|---|
| Invictus Launch Week | Late May | UEE Navy/military-focused. Military ships (Aegis, Anvil combat hulls, Gladius/Hornet/Vanguard lines, etc.) frequently get free-fly access and are on standard sale; occasional limited paint/variant drops. |
| Intergalactic Aerospace Expo (IAE) | November | The biggest ship-sale event of the year. Nearly every manufacturer gets a dedicated day with sales, and this is when most Limited/Concept ships (new hull reveals, rare variants) become available to pledge - often the ONLY time in the year for certain paints or special editions. |
| Anniversary / CitizenCon season | October | Sale window tied to the game's anniversary and (in CitizenCon years) the convention itself. New concept ship reveals commonly happen here. |
| Luminalia | Mid-December to early January | Winter holiday sale, storewide discounts, some limited holiday-themed paints. |
| Alien Week / Xenothreat / other mid-year events | Scattered, varies by year | Smaller, shorter sale windows tied to lore events or specific alien-manufacturer ships (Aopoa, Esperia, Banu). |
Legend & Sources
In-Game Purchasable Buyable now with aUEC at a listed dealer.
Pledge Only Real-money only, not yet buyable with aUEC.
"Flyable, no in-game dealer" — real and flyable now, just no aUEC dealer sells it yet.
"Not yet flyable" — still in development, concept/pledge-only for now.
- starcitizen.tools — ship and purchasing data.
- CStone — live in-game dealer verification.
- UEX Corp — pledge price cross-check.
- RSI Pledge Store — official buy-links and prices.
Known conflict: Aegis Idris-P shows $1,900 currently vs $1,500 in an older snapshot — both noted, not resolved for you.