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UNSC warships use various forms of [[Titanium-A armor]] (an enhanced form of [[titanium]]) as their exterior battleplate.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 315''</ref> Covenant vessels are covered in [[nanolaminate hull plating]], which is significantly stronger and more resilient.<ref name="Catalog">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969315_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969315 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction - Page 14'']</ref> Most Covenant ships are further protected by [[energy shielding]], which has seen limited adoption among UNSC Navy warships—including the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} and the {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}s—in the post-war era.<ref name="evg strident"/> Both sides also make use of point defense weapons, designed to target and destroy singleships and missiles. UNSC ships use a number of different magnetic-accelerator [[Point-defense gun|point defense systems]], while Covenant point defense is usually performed by more advanced [[pulse laser turret]]s.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 315 (2011)''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 127''</ref> UNSC point defense, among other tasks, is usually handled by onboard ship [[Artificial intelligence|AIs]], capable of performing threat assessment and target designation faster than humans can react. The Covenant have been slower to adopt AIs, due to the example of [[Mendicant Bias]]'s role in the defeat of the Forerunners by the Flood.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 188''</ref> Despite this, the Covenant had installed their own versions aboard [[Truth and Reconciliation's AI|some]] [[Ascendant Justice's AI|warships]] and the space station [[Unyielding Hierophant]] by 2552, though they were of inferior quality to both Forerunner or UNSC AI constructs.<ref>''Halo: 'Combat Evolved Anniversary''', ''Terminal 3''</ref><ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 76''</ref><ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 196''</ref>

===Ship classes===