ARMED FORCE
Klingon Defense Force
Allegiance:	Klingon Empire
Service type:	space force
Dates active:	from circa the 9th century
Headquarters:	Ty'Gokor
Primary missions:	imperial expansion, imperial defense
Flagship(s):	IKS Sword of Kahless

The Klingon Defense Force, sometimes referred to as the Klingon Imperial Navy, is the military arm of the Klingon Empire.

The command branch of the Defense Force is the Klingon High Command.

BackgroundEdit

The Defense Force was known to consist of two elements the first of which was the Deep Space Fleet (DSF) which consists of the regular naval forces. The second military group is the Internal Security Force (ISF) which operated smaller ships whose duties include policing rules, border patrols, anti-piracy duties, safety & rescue and customs along with tariff regulations. Their duty also extends to watching over client or conquered worlds to ensure they do not rise up against the Empire. However, despite its duties, the ISF are inferior to the DSF in political, military and even social standing. (TOS video game: Starfleet Command II)

Though there exists the Klingon General Bureau that handles external intelligence operations; the two branches within the Defense Force operate their own intelligence branches which tends to cause duplication of work as well as political infighting.

The Galactic Research Unit serves as the external intelligence agency for the Deep Space Fleet while the Maximum Veracity Directorate serves a similar role for the Internal Security Force. (TOS video game: Starfleet Command)

FleetsEdit

• Gho'vaD Defense Fleet
• Hegh yan Strike Fleet
• Qabjech Exploratory Fleet
• Qo'noS Home Fleet

TacticsEdit

• BIng maneuver

Ship classesEdit

Klingon starship classes
Klingonese names	Akif • B'rel • Baka Re' • Ber'taa • Besz Ra'te' • Birok • Bortas • Bortasqu' • CharghwI' • Chava'Kal • ChunDab • Chuq'Beh • Chutok • D'aka • D'ama • Dath D'lan • D'esta Kar • D'Gavama • Eakin K'nall • Fek'lhr • Haqtaj • H'ban Pav • Jach'Eng • Jfolokh • Kalath • Karas • Kas Maal • K'el Ri'anda • Kh'exrilin • K'hanakh • Khitomer • Kl'ar • Klolode • Kl'sarza • Kl'xenova • K'mirra • K'nall • K'nel • Koloth • Kom Ka'des • Komo Val • Koreba • Kronos • K't'agga • K't'alla • K't'inga • K't'kara • K't'mara • K't'rika • K'vort • K'vort Cha • L'rexa • Lar'hal • Lara'atan • LI'wI' • Mas To Gal • May'Duj • Mortum Hesta • Na Ra'den • Negh'Var • NuQ'Duj • PIH • Plen Zha • PumwI' • qa'Hos • Qang • Qeh'Ral • Qexa • qeylIS betleH • QuD • Riskadh • Sivista • SuQ'jagh • SuvwI'Qeh • T'h'lar • Talat Kh'exesta • Tas'esta • Vakk • V'al'kon • V'kar Zadan • V's'talo • VoDleH • Voodieh • Vor'cha • Z'gal • Z'gavasta • Z'gavva • Z'mortama • Zha Mortas
Translated names	Accuser • Administrator • Alliance • Battle Cruiser • Bird of Prey • Bringer of Agony • Bringer of Destiny • Bringer of Destruction • Bringer of Justice • Carrier of Doom • Catapult • Chancellor • Death Boot • Death Rite • Death Stalker • Defender • Emperor • Enforcer • Ever Victorious • Fat Man • Fierce Revenge • Great Bird • Grim Reaper • (Gull) • Healer • Insurrection • Little Killer • Luckless • Mender • Mover • (Murph) • One Wing • Painbringer • Pathmaker • Predator • (Raptor) • Ravenous • Relentless • Revenge • Saber • Seeker • Speedstar • Stalker • Star • Stinger • Stingtongue • Strong Victor • Stronger Bird • Suspicious • Swiftwind • Sword of Kahless • Throne Seeker • Trader's Game • Truthbringer • Tugboat • Unseen Creeper • Warrior's Anger • Watcher • Winner
Alphanumeric names	B5 • D2 • D3 • D4 • D5 • D6 • D7 • (D7/D5 Klolode • D7 Akif • D7A • D7C • D7G • D7M • D7R • D7S • D7 Koloth) • D9 • D10 (bird of prey) • D10 (cruiser) • D11 • D12 (bird of prey) • D12 (cruiser) • D14 • D16 • D18 • D20 • D32 • E4 • E6 • F5 • F5B • F5C • F5G • F5GB • F5K • F5L • F5W • F5Y • F6 • FWK • FWL • FWC • G2 • G3 • G4 • G5 • G6 • G8 • K3 • K4 • K5 • K6 • K14 • K15 • K17 • K18 • K22 • (K22B) • K23 • K24 • K26 • K27 • K30 • K32 • L6 • L9 • L13 • L24 • L42 • S4 • S5 • S8 • T3 • T5 • T12
By time period or type	Birds-of-prey (22nd century bird of prey) • 23rd century scout vessel • mobile battle base • battleship • cargo ship • colony ship • construction ship • dropship • mining freighter • prison barge • repair ship • scout ship

AppendicesEdit

Related articlesEdit

• Klingon Defense Force Command Headquarters
• Klingon Defense Force Political Corps
• Klingon Internal Security

External linkEdit

• Klingon Defense Force article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.