Defiant-class aircraft carrier

N.I.V. Defiant (CV-68) at sea.
Class overview
Builders	Hull and propulsion systems: Telem Naval Industries Electronics: Novella Islands National Microprocessor Corporation (NINMC) Telem Naval Industries Armaments: Aqon Advanced Ballistics Novellan Aeronautics Telem Naval Industries
Operators	Novella Islands Navy
Preceded by	Confidence-class aircraft carrier
Succeeded by	Egalitarian-class aircraft carrier
Cost	₦1.275 trillion per unit
Built	2001 - 2006
In commission	2006 - Present
Planned	10
Completed	10
Active	8 (with an additional 2 in 'active reserve')
General characteristics
Type	Aircraft carrier (CV)
Displacement	105,000 tonnes at full load
Length	330 m
Beam	75 m
Draught	12 m
Propulsion	2 × General Atomics nuclear reactors 4 × shafts
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h)
Range	Unlimited
Complement	5,500 Ship operations: 3,000 Air wing: 2,000 Fleet support: 500
Sensors and processing systems	Navigation: 3 × NINMC N-65 naval navigation radar 3 × NINMC C-65 air navigation and direction radar Search: 2 × NINMC S-240 surface search radar 3 × NINMC A-240 air search radar Fire control: 1 × NINMC X-90 missile fire control radar Sonar: Telem Naval Industries U-35 passive/active sonar suite, including towed array Communications: NINMC Novellan Orbital Constellation Uplink/Downlink
Electronic warfare & decoys	NINMC XM-65 missile countermeasure system
Armament	2 × 18-cell Novellan Aeronautics terminal interceptor missile system 3 × 30 mm Aqon Advanced Ballistics missile point defence system
Aircraft carried	90

Ships

Name	Pennant number	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Status	Assignment	Notes
Defiant	CV-68	Telem Naval Industries Ternout, Telem, Novella Islands Capital Slipway 1	22 January 2001	28 February 2003	5 October 2004	Active in service	Reserve
Britannia	CV-69	Telem Naval Industries Ternout, Telem, Novella Islands Capital Slipway 2	15 March 2001	26 April 2003	23 November 2004	Active in service	Reserve
Valiant	CV-70	Telem Naval Industries Ternout, Telem, Novella Islands Capital Slipway 3	10 May 2001	22 June 2003	14 December 2004	Active in service	Third Carrier Battle Fleet	Scheduled to be replaced by N.I.V. Cyanth Egalitarian-class
Audacious	CV-71	Telem Naval Industries Ternout, Telem, Novella Islands Capital Slipway 4	5 July 2001	14 October 2003	16 November 2004	Active in service	Fourth Carrier Battle Fleet	Scheduled to be replaced by N.I.V. Hathon Egalitarian-class
Intrepid	CV-72	Telem Naval Industries Ternout, Telem, Novella Islands Capital Slipway 5	3 September 2001	15 September 2003	27 April 2004	Active in service	Fifth Carrier Battle Fleet	Scheduled to be replaced by N.I.V. Jervo Egalitarian-class
Vanguard	CV-73	Telem Naval Industries Ternout, Telem, Novella Islands Capital Slipway 1	19 March 2003	16 July 2005	9 July 2006	Active in service	Sixth Carrier Battle Fleet	Scheduled to be replaced by N.I.V. Rolor Egalitarian-class
Illustrious	CV-74	Telem Naval Industries Ternout, Telem, Novella Islands Capital Slipway 2	20 May 2003	14 August 2005	17 April 2006	Active in service	Seventh Carrier Battle Fleet	Scheduled to be replaced by N.I.V. Stahl Egalitarian-class
Endeavour	CV-75	Telem Naval Industries Ternout, Telem, Novella Islands Capital Slipway 3	12 July 2003	13 October 2005	2 June 2006	Active in service	Eigth Carrier Battle Fleet	Scheduled to be replaced by N.I.V. Telem Egalitarian-class
Resolute	CV-76	Telem Naval Industries Ternout, Telem, Novella Islands Capital Slipway 4	14 November 2003	11 November 2005	22 August 2006	Active in service	Ninth Carrier Battle Fleet	Scheduled to be replaced by N.I.V. Wotan Egalitarian-class
Invincible	CV-77	Telem Naval Industries Ternout, Telem, Novella Islands Capital Slipway 5	15 October 2003	10 December 2005	15 October 2006	Active in service	Tenth Carrier Battle Fleet	Scheduled to be replaced by N.I.V. Xeles Egalitarian-class