Īlthough the Jedi Council initially refused the request, Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker saw an opportunity to turn the tables on Jacen, and organized the StealthX wing in secret.
Now, anticipating that a key battle would be fought at Balmorra against the Confederation fleets advancing into the Core Worlds, Jacen asked the Jedi to assign some of their StealthX fighters to the Fourth Fleet for the campaign. Determined to preserve the unity of the galactic government against the forces of fragmentation represented by the Confederation, he had seized control of the Galactic Alliance, and secretly defected to the Sith, taking the title of Darth Caedus.
The origins of the wing lay in a request from Jacen Solo.