Xenon class

The Xenon class was the mid-2370s upgrade of the /  runabout development projects to accomodate the possibility of ongoing victories for either the Borg Collective or the Dominion. Starfleet had to bring its "A-Game" & redeveloped the Danube class into a small version of the. It took several drafts including the, , , &  /  medium-range scouts. The SCE and its Klingon Black Fleet design collaborators eventually arrived at a craft even a Klingon could be proud of. A series of interchangeable dorsal-mounted EPS/ODN-compatible mission-specific units for surveillance or strafing runs, forward pulse phasers & Voyager-upgraded microtorpedoes (forward & aft much like the Maquis courier/fighters), hull-conforming cloak, and aerowing section much like the escape pod capability of Voyager's own Delta Flyer-class multimission shuttle. Regenerative hull plating projectors are installed to protect the Xenon class and its crew in the event of exposure or pursuit.