
When used by the Maquis in 2370, the fighters were armed with whatever weapons were available. When used by Starfleet in 2374, the ships had several forward torpedo launchers and at least one phaser bank with two forward emitters. The attack fighter was capable of carrying an impressive arsenal.

( VOY episodes: "Drone", "The Voyager Conspiracy", "Life Line") This ship type was also used as an Academy flight trainer by Starfleet Academy. During the Breen assault in late 2375, Federation fighters were scrambled to engage the Breen fighters that had entered Earth's atmosphere. ( DS9 episodes: " The Maquis, Part II", " Sacrifice of Angels")Ī large number of Federation fighters were also assigned to protect Earth during the Dominion War. During the Dominion War, hundreds of these fighters were deployed in various battle fleets, most notably during Operation Return. In 2370, the Maquis were able to procure a large amount of these fighters as part of their fight against the Cardassians in the Demilitarized Zone. ( DS9 episode: "The Maquis, Part II" TNG episode: "Preemptive Strike")įighters attacking the Dominion fleet during Operation Return They were engaged by Benjamin Sisko on the USS Rio Grande forcing them into a strategic retreat. In 2370 a pair of such ships were upgraded, armed, and used by former Starfleet officer, Lieutenant Commander Calvin Hudson, in an attempted attack on a Cardassian weapons depot on Bryma, beginning the Maquis uprising. Originally a re-purposed light courier, these ships were first used in combat by the Maquis as attack fighters during their insurrection against the Cardassian Union.
