SwitchR&D

The science-focused version of the Switch modular frigate, the R&D variant features a prefabricated module with supplemental lab space and a long-range sensor dome similar to those used on the Ray class. The R&D class was hurriedly pressed into the Skirmish role during the Coreward Border War, despite its slow speed. Of the various Switch variants, this one is almost identical to the Centaur-A; the only real variation is that it has a longer endurance.