Defiant Class
- Phasers
- Phaser Cannons
- Photon Torpedoes
- Quantum Torpedoes
- Ablative Armor
- Deflector Shields
- Officially an escort vessel, conceived as Starfleet's first warship
- Intended to defend the United Federation of Planets against the Borg
- Put in storage due to design problems & decreased urgency of the Borg threat
- 2371: Prototype pulled out of storage when the Dominion threat emerged;
- Design issues were fixed by Chief of Operations Miles O'Brien
- USS Anaximander
- USS Defiant (NX-74205)
- USS Sao Paulo (NCC-75633)
- USS Valiant (NCC-74210)
