Defiant-class vessels could provide cost-effective ... which aims to challenge the traditional naval architecture model, designing a sea frame (the ship without mission systems) from the ground ...

A smaller ship than most in Starfleet, the Defiant class was overpowered for its size. Since it was originally designed to fight the Borg, that actually makes a lot of sense. The ship had four ...

However, that was not to say that the Defiant class was not a 'tough little ship'. While only the prototype was equipped with a cloaking device, the two other vessels in the class that received ...