Utopia Planitia Design Group

Located at Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards and historically the primary large-ship research and development group of the Starfleet Ship Design Bureau, UPDG teams used their extensive experience to develop the current Ambassador-class flagship design. Recently, the team has expanded greatly in size, to meet the appetite for new Starfleet and MWCD design proposals.

Teams under Lieutenant Commander S’Kull and Lieutenant Galan have recently expanded into producing promising, speculative designs for heavily-specialised Escort-sized ships, able to compete with an Explorer in their one or two focused areas. This has become possible with Frigate construction technology allowing Heavy Frigates to reach sizes approaching earlier Renaissance Cruisers and Constitution Explorers, allowing the team to bring their expertise in designing ships with peak scientific or diplomatic presence.