Hidden amongst the many ships seen within Starship Troopers, the movie's visual effects team placed a vehicle from Star Wars as a subtle Easter egg for fans and a nod to their overlapping careers.
Other than spaceships and space battles, there's not a whole lot the Star Wars movies and Starship Troopers have in common. Star Wars became an instant hit all around the world while Starship Troopers was criticized and flopped at the box office -- although it has recently become more appreciated as a cult classic. There is, however, one small detail hiding within Starship Troopers that links the two, planted by the visual effects team. While this sneaky Star Wars Easter egg isn't meant to be taken seriously as any connection between the two properties, it's a fun nod to the Star Wars franchise that's easy to overlook.
One connection between these movies is Phil Tippett, who worked on the visual effects for numerous classics, including RoboCop, Jurassic Park and all three original Star Wars movies. Working with the Industrial Light & Magic animation department, Tippett brought to life a number of models, such as the infamous AT-AT Imperial walkers from The Empire Strikes Back, with the use of stop motion.
He eventually brought his skills over to the production of Starship Troopers, aiding in the ever-more common blend of practical effects with digital. Tippett and his team helped create the horrific bugs the troops fight against and even aided in the modeling and movement of the movie's spaceships.
Humanity lands on the alien planet around Starship Troopers' one-hour mark, launching a wave of vehicles carrying their armies. Among all the massive vessels sits a very familiar ship: the Millennium Falcon. Han Solo's classic light freighter sits on the bridge, hitching a ride on one of the troop transports camouflaged against the grey coloring, making it easy to miss for those unaware. Not only does it reference the (arguably) most well-known ship in all of Star Wars, but it also resembles a scene from The Empire Strikes Back when Han Solo parks the Millennium Falcon on the bridge of a Star Destroyer and powers down to escape the Empires' detection.
While it isn't known if Tippet himself planted the Falcon, at least one of the visual effects team members managed to sneak it in and have it blend surprisingly well into the ship. Though this was clearly intended to be an Easter egg, it's not uncommon for production design teams to reuse props; even the soldiers' costumes in Starship Troopers have been seen reused in shows such as Power Rangers: The Lost Galaxy and Firefly.