Orion Drone Fighter

Used as pickets and swarm attack craft by the Orion Empire, these drones are fully autonomous units and do not have provision to even carry an organic commander. They are able to be manufactured and carried by ships of the Orion Empire's Vranrir-A and Dromorir-A classes, with the OIS Orion Ascendant and OIS Mahaler as notable examples, respectively. They are roughly equivalent to Federation Miranda-As in combat, having a slightly weaker hull but similar strength in weapons and shields. However, at around 100kt, they are one of the smallest combat frigates, a distinction only beaten by the absurdly small Klingon Bird of Prey (which in turn is arguably closer to the size of a runabout than a frigate). Their warp sprint speed is similarly impressive, as it was able to keep ahead of a Constellation-A, but their small size limits their available fuel stores greatly. The first ever encountered by Starfleet was an apparently deactivated drone in the derelict OIS Mahalers main shuttle hangar, which was inadvertently reactivated by the USS Sapphos away team and subsequently had to be destroyed.