Makar-pattern light corvette

The DAV-class light corvette is a corvette class formerly in service with the now-defunct Covenant fleet. Commonly assigned in stealth operations, vessels of this class were also tasked with the deployment and retrieval of Ranger teams.

Design details
Similar in design to the larger, the DAV-class light corvette is used to infiltrate a planet's defenses for reconnaissance, making way for larger invasion forces. Despite its limited weaponry, the DAV-class corvette uses active camouflage systems to render it imperceptible to UNSC sensors, and visually invisible.

Armament
DAV-class ships are primarily stealth ships, and as such they were not as well-armed as the larger SDV-class heavy corvette. This falls in line with common observations that weapon layout differ greatly between Covenant ship classifications. Despite this, DAV-class ships are armed with heavy plasma cannons.