Makar-pattern light corvette

The DAV-class light corvette or the stealth corvette is a class of small starship in the Covenant Navy.

Background
Similar in design, to the larger SDV heavy corvette, 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 used active camouflage systems to render them 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.

Operational history
A DAV-class corvette was destroyed during the battle of Sigma Octanus IV by the UNSC destroyer Iroquois. Days later, several DAV-class corvettes slipped into the Epsilon Eridani system undetected, landing on Reach to prepare for the oncoming invasion by the combined fleets of Valiant Prudence, Holy Respite, Righteous Vigilance, and Particular Justice.

Armaments
DAV-class ships are primary stealth ships, as such they were not as well armed as the larger SDV-class heavy corvette, like all warships in the Covenant Navy their class, tonnage, size and weapons layout differ greatly from ship to ship.

List of appearances

 * Halo: The Fall of Reach
 * Halo: Reach