Makar-pattern light corvette

The DAV-class light corvette, commonly known as the stealth corvette, is a class of small starship in the Covenant Navy.

Overview
Similar in design to the larger, the DAV-class light corvette is used to infiltrate a planet's defenses for reconnaissance to make 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. It also possessed electronic countermeasures, able to interfere with the guidance systems of Archer missiles, and was able to gather intelligence.

Armament
DAV-class ships are primary stealth ships, as such they were not as well armed as the larger SDV-class heavy corvette, this falls in line with common observations that weapons layout differ greatly from each class of ship. Despite this, DAV-class ships are armed with heavy plasma cannons.

Operational history
A DAV-class corvette was destroyed during the battle of Sigma Octanus IV by the UNSC destroyer Iroquois.

List of appearances

 * Halo: The Fall of Reach