The Federal Dropship is the Federation Navy's workhorse ship for tactical and special forces deployments. This is a well armoured and well armed ship capable of carrying large loads. Its versatile nature means that it is well suited to tackling even the most hostile environment.
— In-Game Description
The Federal Dropship is one of the Federation's ships and thus are generally sold at Stations that are aligned with the Federation (but has been seen at an independent shipyard). To purchase the Federal Dropship players must have earned the rank of Midshipman with the Federation's Navy. Currently this ship isn't very appealing - due to its low mobility it is dominated in combat by most other ships. However, the Federal Dropship does fill a great role in group player versus player engagements due to its excellent hardpoint size and placement.
The Federal Dropship is noted for its ability to remain functioning even when the hull is at very low integrity. This is due to its good module protection.
The weapon hardpoints are located as follows: Two side mounted Class 2 Medium hardpoints in front of the lower wing (One each side), two bottom mounted Class 2 Medium hardpoints located slightly behind the point at which the front fuselage tapering ends (One on each side of the underside), and One bottom mounted Class 3 Large hardpoint located under the nose of the ship and slightly forward of where the front fuselage tapering ends. Although all hardpoints have good to excellent fields of fire when fitted with turrets, the side mounted hardpoints benefit the most from turrets.
Purchase Locations
| System | Station | Date Seen | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majhwar System | Bond City | May 13 2017 | ||
| Kadu Mist | Burroughs City | May 04 2017 | ||
| LHS 2310 | Levy Hub | Feb 26, 2016 | ||
| BD+24 543 | Proteus Orbital | Feb 7, 2015 | 15% discount | |
| Okinura | Stafford Enterprise | Oct 20, 2015 | ||
| AC +26 37030 | Culbertson Port | Dec 27, 2015 | ||
| Alioth | Irkutsk | Version: 1.06 | ||
| Nang Ta-Khian | Hay Point | |||
| Chamunda | Gidzenko Ring | Gamma 1.0 | ||
| Breksta | Pierres Ring | Gamma 1.0 | ||
| Mambojas | Conrad Station | May 25, 2015 | ||
| FK5 2550 | Wundt Gateway | Gamma 1.05 | ||
| Gliese 563.1 | Matteucci Ring | Jul 23, 2015 | ||
| Branglal | Skripochka Gateway | Gamma 1.05 | ||
| TURIR | Brooks Terminal | |||
| 64 Arietis | Weyn Dock | |||
| LP 908-11 | So-Yeon City | Dec 29, 2014 | ||
| LTT 3572 | Horowitz Hub | Jan 16, 2015 | ||
| GD 219 System | McKee Ring | Jan 2, 2015 | ||
| Quivira | Godel Dock | Jan 2, 2015 | ||
| Enawar | Adams Dock | Jan 3, 2015 | ||
| Arexe | Janes Horizon | Jan 4, 2015 | ||
| Misisture | Gelfand Dock | Jan 6, 2015 | ||
| Zaragas | Jenner Hub | Jan 9, 2015 | ||
| Bhritzameno | Feynman Terminal | Jan 14, 2015 | ||
| Turona | McNair Terminal | Jan 14, 2015 | ||
| GD 219 | McKee Ring | Jan 23, 2015 | ||
| Abrog | Thagard Ring | Feb 07, 2015 | ||
| San Zaihe | Ackerman Orbital | Feb 11, 2015 | ||
| Una | Hoard Orbital | Feb 19, 2015 | ||
| Ross 129 | Yang Hub | Mar 22, 2015 | ||
| Ededleen | Tepper Hub | Mar 31, 2015 | ||
| LTT 7786 | Parise Gateway | April 11, 2015 | ||
| Ngombivas | Linaweaver port | April 11, 2015 | ||
| LP 926-40 | Lee City | April 23, 2015 | ||
| Mikinn | Wallace Dock | April 26, 2015 | ||
| LP 339-7 | Gell-Mann Ring | May 14, 2015 | ||
| LHS 531 | Nelson Terminal | May 17, 2015 | ||
| Autahenetsi | Artyukhin Ring | May 25, 2015 | ||
| Ugrashtrim | Northrop Orbital | June 08, 2015 | ||
| 44 B Ophiuchi | Feustel Gateway | Jan/ 17, 2016 | ||
| Tolians | Kuo Dock | Aug 11, 2015 | ||
| LHS 215 | Spring Gateway | Nov 3, 2015 | ||
| Grabil | Klimuk Terminal | Jan. 1, 2016 | ||
| GL 606.1 B | Harvey Ring | Jan. 5, 2016 | ||
| Panik System | Bennett City | Jan. 17, 2016 | ||
| Delta Equulei | Bison Station | Jan. 28, 2016 | ||
| Sol | Deadalus | April 22, 2016 | 10% discount | |
| LTT 15574 | Haxel Port | May 10, 2016 | ||
| Ualangur | Atkov Enterprise | Jan. 22, 2017 |
Outfitting
- Main article: Outfitting
All ships are highly customisable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out for the Federal Dropship.
| Category | Default System | Default Rating | Default Class | Max Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium Hardpoint | Pulse Laser (L) | F | 1 | 2 |
| Pulse Laser (L) | F | 1 | 2 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 2 | |
| Large Hardpoint | Empty | -- | -- | 3 |
| Utility Mount | Empty | -- | -- | 0 |
| Empty | -- | -- | 0 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 0 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 0 | |
| Bulkheads | Lightweight Alloys | I | 1 | 8 |
| Reactor Bay | Power Plant | E | 6 | 6 |
| Thrusters Mounting | Thrusters | E | 6 | 6 |
| Frame Shift Drive Housing | Frame Shift Drive | E | 5 | 5 |
| Environment Control | Life Support | E | 5 | 5 |
| Power Coupling | Power Distributor | E | 6 | 6 |
| Sensor Suite | Sensors | E | 4 | 4 |
| Fuel Store | Fuel Tank [x16] | C | 4 | 4 |
| Internal Compartments | Cargo Rack [x32] | E | 5 | 6 |
| Cargo Rack [x16] | E | 4 | 5 | |
| Shield Generator | E | 5 | 5 | |
| Cargo Rack [x8] | E | 3 | 4 | |
| Empty [m] | -- | -- | 4 | |
| Empty [m] | -- | -- | 4 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 3 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 3 | |
| BDS | E | 1 | 2 |
- (L) = Loaned
- [x#] = Capacity
- BDS = Basic Discovery Scanner
- [m] = Military Compartment reserved for Hull Reinforcement Package, Module Reinforcement Package, or Shield Cell Bank.
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