diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 2f2c4b3..1b5f8a6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { RegionPage } from "./pages/RegionPage";
 import { SystemView } from "./pages/SystemView";
 import NotFound from "./pages/NotFound";
 import "./App.css";
+import { SearchDialog } from "@/components/SearchDialog";
 
 const queryClient = new QueryClient();
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ function App() {
           <Route path="*" element={<NotFound />} />
         </Routes>
         <Toaster />
+        <SearchDialog />
       </Router>
     </QueryClientProvider>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/SearchDialog.tsx b/frontend/src/components/SearchDialog.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9bf01a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/SearchDialog.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogHeader, DialogTitle } from '@/components/ui/dialog';
+import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input';
+import { AhoCorasick } from '@/lib/aho';
+
+interface SearchResult {
+  system: string;
+  region: string;
+}
+
+async function loadAllSystems(): Promise<Array<SearchResult>> {
+  // Fetch the list of regions from universe.json then fetch each region JSON for systems
+  const res = await fetch('/universe.json');
+  if (!res.ok) return [];
+  const regions: Array<{ regionName: string } & Record<string, any>> = await res.json();
+  const out: Array<SearchResult> = [];
+  await Promise.all(regions.map(async (r) => {
+    try {
+      const rr = await fetch(`/${encodeURIComponent(r.regionName)}.json`);
+      if (!rr.ok) return;
+      const systems: Array<{ solarSystemName: string } & Record<string, any>> = await rr.json();
+      for (const s of systems) {
+        out.push({ system: s.solarSystemName, region: r.regionName });
+      }
+    } catch (_) { /* noop */ }
+  }));
+  return out;
+}
+
+export const SearchDialog: React.FC = () => {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [query, setQuery] = useState('');
+  const [all, setAll] = useState<Array<SearchResult>>([]);
+  const [results, setResults] = useState<Array<SearchResult>>([]);
+  const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
+
+  // Build AC automaton of single query to enable contains search efficiently (case-insensitive)
+  const automaton = useMemo(() => {
+    const ac = new AhoCorasick();
+    if (query.trim().length > 0) ac.add(query.toLowerCase());
+    ac.build();
+    return ac;
+  }, [query]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const onKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      const isCtrlF = (e.key === 'f' || e.key === 'F') && (e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey);
+      if (isCtrlF) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        setOpen(true);
+        setTimeout(() => inputRef.current?.focus(), 0);
+      }
+    };
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown);
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open) return;
+    if (all.length === 0) {
+      // lazy load once
+      loadAllSystems().then(setAll);
+    }
+  }, [open, all.length]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (query.trim().length === 0) { setResults([]); return; }
+    const q = query.toLowerCase();
+    const out: Array<SearchResult> = [];
+    for (const r of all) {
+      // contains via Aho–Corasick over the single query pattern
+      if (automaton.searchHas(r.system.toLowerCase())) {
+        out.push(r);
+        if (out.length >= 10) break;
+      }
+    }
+    setResults(out);
+  }, [query, all, automaton]);
+
+  const onSelect = (r: SearchResult) => {
+    setOpen(false);
+    setQuery('');
+    navigate(`/regions/${encodeURIComponent(r.region)}/${encodeURIComponent(r.system)}`);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen}>
+      <DialogContent className="sm:max-w-lg bg-slate-900/95 border border-purple-500/40 text-white">
+        <DialogHeader>
+          <DialogTitle>Search systems</DialogTitle>
+        </DialogHeader>
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+          <Input
+            ref={inputRef}
+            placeholder="Type system name..."
+            value={query}
+            onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
+            className="bg-slate-800 border-slate-700 text-white placeholder:text-slate-400"
+          />
+          <div className="max-h-80 overflow-auto divide-y divide-slate-800 rounded-md border border-slate-800">
+            {results.length === 0 && query && (
+              <div className="p-3 text-sm text-slate-300">No results</div>
+            )}
+            {results.map((r, idx) => (
+              <button
+                key={`${r.region}-${r.system}-${idx}`}
+                className="w-full text-left p-3 hover:bg-purple-500/20"
+                onClick={() => onSelect(r)}
+              >
+                <div className="text-sm font-medium">{r.system}</div>
+                <div className="text-xs text-slate-300">{r.region}</div>
+              </button>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </DialogContent>
+    </Dialog>
+  );
+}; 
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diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/aho.ts b/frontend/src/lib/aho.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e54af4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/aho.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+export class AhoCorasick {
+  private goto: Array<Map<string, number>> = [new Map()];
+  private out: Array<boolean> = [false];
+  private fail: Array<number> = [0];
+
+  add(pattern: string) {
+    let state = 0;
+    for (const ch of pattern) {
+      const next = this.goto[state].get(ch);
+      if (next === undefined) {
+        const newState = this.goto.length;
+        this.goto[state].set(ch, newState);
+        this.goto.push(new Map());
+        this.out.push(false);
+        this.fail.push(0);
+        state = newState;
+      } else {
+        state = next;
+      }
+    }
+    this.out[state] = true;
+  }
+
+  build() {
+    const queue: number[] = [];
+    // Initialize depth 1 states
+    for (const [ch, s] of this.goto[0]) {
+      this.fail[s] = 0;
+      queue.push(s);
+    }
+    // BFS
+    while (queue.length > 0) {
+      const r = queue.shift()!;
+      for (const [a, s] of this.goto[r]) {
+        queue.push(s);
+        let state = this.fail[r];
+        while (state !== 0 && !this.goto[state].has(a)) {
+          state = this.fail[state];
+        }
+        const f = this.goto[state].get(a) ?? 0;
+        this.fail[s] = f;
+        this.out[s] = this.out[s] || this.out[f];
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Returns true if any pattern is found in text
+  searchHas(text: string): boolean {
+    let state = 0;
+    for (const ch of text) {
+      while (state !== 0 && !this.goto[state].has(ch)) {
+        state = this.fail[state];
+      }
+      state = this.goto[state].get(ch) ?? 0;
+      if (this.out[state]) return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+} 
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