The Kivra-class was a type of shuttlepod used by the Klingon Defense Force in the late 24th century. In 2373, Klingon assassins presenting themselves as Chancellor Gowron and his bodyguard used a Kivra-class shuttlepod to rendezvous with Starfleet Captains Jean-Luc Picard and Benjamin Sisko in the Badlands. (TNG - Slings and Arrows eBook: Enterprises of Great Pitch and Moment)

Klingon Empire shuttlecraft and fighter classes
Klingonese names	Kas Maal • Kivra • Koreba • Taj • Toron	translated names	Hunter • Speedstar	Alphanumeric names	J1 • J2 • J3 • W2 • W4
By time period or type	2250s shuttlecraft • 23rd century shuttlecraft • 24th century shuttlecraft • attack shuttlecraft (2280s) • aquashuttle • passenger shuttle • shuttlepod • shuttlepod (military) • warpshuttle (W2) • warpshuttle (W4)