Ar'Kif class

The  Ar'Kif-class  tactical warbird was a starship in service of the Romulan Republican Force in the early 25th century.

History
At its inception, much of the Romulan Republic's fleet was comprised of repurposed ships from the Romulan Star Empire. Republic leaders quickly saw the need to design their own starships. One of the first ship designs to come out of the New Romulus Shipyards was the Ar'Kif-class tactical warbird.

Technical Information
Like all warbirds, the Ar'Kif-class featured a standard Romulan cloaking device. Unique to the class was the focused singularity modulator device, which enabled the vessel to fire a potent beam weapon.

Some Ar'Kif-class hulls were refit to allow for an expanded hangar bay that could support a squadron of fighters.

Subclasses
Two subclasses of the Ar'Kif were created to incorporate new technologies developed with Republic allies. They were the Ar'Kala- and Jhu'ael-classes.

Ar'Kala
This subclass updated the design of the Ar'Kif to align with a developing Republic style which sought to further differentiate Republic warbirds from their Imperial predecessors. Among these elements were silver-colored armor plating, smoother and more prominent wing design, and more prominent warp nacelles. The Ar'Kala also had no "feathered" silhouette along its wings' rear edges. The forward deflector array was also made to be more visible, as were its nacelles and bussard collectors.

Jhu'ael
This variant was developed to more effectively combat the threat of the Iconians and their Heralds. It also displayed sharper edges than the standard Ar'Kif and the Ar'Kala subclass. Unlike retrofits of the Ar'Kif, the Jhu'ael was designed with a hangar bay as a standard inclusion.