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	Defiant-class aircraft carrier
Cost	₦1.625 trillion per unit
Built	2001 - 2006
In commission	2006 - Present
Planned	10
Active	10
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				Active in service	Reserve	Lead ship
Britannia	CV-69	Telem Naval Industries Ternout, Telem, Novella Islands Capital Slipway 2				Active in service	Reserve
Valiant	CV-70	Telem Naval Industries Ternout, Telem, Novella Islands Capital Slipway 3				Active in service	Third Carrier Battle Fleet
Audacious	CV-71	Telem Naval Industries Ternout, Telem, Novella Islands Capital Slipway 4				Active in service	Fourth Carrier Battle Fleet
Intrepid	CV-72	Telem Naval Industries Ternout, Telem, Novella Islands Capital Slipway 5				Active in service	Fifth Carrier Battle Fleet
Vanguard	CV-73	Telem Naval Industries Ternout, Telem, Novella Islands Capital Slipway 1				Active in service	Sixth Carrier Battle Fleet
Illustrious	CV-74	Telem Naval Industries Ternout, Telem, Novella Islands Capital Slipway 2				Active in service	Seventh Carrier Battle Fleet
Endeavour	CV-75	Telem Naval Industries Ternout, Telem, Novella Islands Capital Slipway 3				Active in service	Eigth Carrier Battle Fleet
Resolute	CV-76	Telem Naval Industries Ternout, Telem, Novella Islands Capital Slipway 4				Active in service	Ninth Carrier Battle Fleet
Invincible	CV-77	Telem Naval Industries Ternout, Telem, Novella Islands Capital Slipway 5				Active in service	Tenth Carrier Battle Fleet