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Federation starship, Starfleet registry number NX-74205. Prototype for the proposed Defiant class, the second starship to bear the name. The Defiant was officially classified as an escort, but began development in 2366 as a small, highly powered, heavily armed starship intended to defend the Federation against the Borg. The Defiant was the first of what was to be a new Federation battle fleet. Starfleet abandoned the project when the Borg threat became less urgent and after design flaws turned up during the Defiant's shakedown cruise. In 2371, the Defiant was assigned to Deep Space 9 to help counter the threat posed by the Jem'Hadar, and was equipped with a cloaking device on from the Romulans.
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