CLASS: JAVIK

The Javik Class Escort Vessel was designed shortly after the Great Patriotic War with the Federation (2361-2369). It was designed with the intent of supporting the weaker armed vessels of the Cardassian military such as the Vanara freighters. So in line with restructuring the Cardassian military, Central Command, in it's last ship building contract issued forth before it's demise, ordered the design and construction of the Javik.  Since the first commissioning, the Javik has been successfully used in many areas, such as the transportation of diplomats, ambassadors, and legates to various meetings around the quadrant. It has also been used in covert intelligence operations, and in some cases acts as a permanent command vessel for legates.  They have also been successfully adapted to support the larger Galor and Keldon class ships while in combat operations.

The Javik is reminiscent of the old attack vessels used during the great expansion and also used heavily during the Bajoran occupation as atmospheric hunt and seek vessels. Its warp engine is mounted in the rear of the vessel and is protected from three sides by the ship's armor. The warp engine has been redesigned at a specific angle to minimize damage to local subspace regions by optimizing warpfield geometry.
It incorporates the new technology and advanced design principles developed for the Gralik project by Gul Horat of the Tenth Order. It is a military vessel, and carries no civilians (except for the diplomatic personnel assigned). The Javik is slightly smaller than the Keldon class in  length, but is more bulky, but has the equivalent or better firepower, shielding, and armor than the Galor class.
Cruising Speed Warp 9.8 Sustainable cruising speed will be warp 9.8, but the Javik will be capable of bursts of speed up to at least warp 9.975 (Starfleet's Intrepid class sustainable cruising speed). The Javik is a escort vessel, not a cruiser, and unlike a Galor is not built to carry the fuel and other resources necessary for long voyages. It is designed primarily for short duration voyages, and has a limited cruising radius. Use of burst warp will almost certainly damage the warp coils, which will limit the ship to warp 3 or 4 (until coils replaced at a starbase).  The Javik has a high quality sensors for intelligence gathering. The Javik has an good sensor suite, this allows for assurance of safe passage through forward areas where no Cardassian military vessel are in control of the territory. In reality, the sensors are quite sophisticated, and are configured for optimum use in intelligence gathering: long-range scanning for vessels and artificial constructs, short-range scanning of planetary systems, and monitoring of communications traffic.