Mielab

Developed to replace the older Calac scout and science frigate, the Mielab is intended as a combat-worthy scout ship for the Confederacy of Amarki Navy, able to guide Rialas and Anacails to the enemy. It has a powerful science suite and relatively good endurance for a ship of its size but is overall less capable than larger Starfleet-designed frigates, being outclassed by the Kepler in both and heavily so in science, or much less capable a skirmisher than the Comet. It is however considerably cheaper than those designs. Nevertheless advancing standards have impeached the design's performance, with the Cardassian Kapit series and the development of the Carbon and Greenleaf scout-skirmish frigates. The Mielab is effectively obselecent.

To keep it up to date, a new Mielab-A refit program has been started, and refits are expected to begin in early 2327.