Entering service in October 2552 to rapidly rebuild the depleted Navy, the Strident represents the culmination of everything learned from captured Covenant technology. The Strident-class heavy frigate ( hull classification symbol: FFG) is a class of heavily-armed, short-ranged warships built for the UNSC. ' Quick, heavy-hitting, and equipped with revolutionary energy shielding, the Strident is the proving ground for the future of the UNSC's naval superiority.' ―Aerofabrique marketing spokesperson

RQ-28 Clarion spy drones (1 squadron of 12).

UNSC Marines (1 platoon totalling ~30 men).

M870B Rampart 50mm point defence guns (6).

M58 Archer missile pods (12 pods of 30 missiles each).

M42 Archer missile pods (2 pods of 26 missiles each).

M340A4 Streak missile pods (24 pods of 3 missiles each) (optional).

AN/SLQ-8(G6)A electronic warfare arrays.

IMC's RG-913 dispersal field generators (2)

Syphon-class deuterium fusion reactors (2).

RMC's Mark IV Helium-3 fusion reactor (1).

SlipTech TTD-9 (CODEN Series-VI equivalent)

SlipTech's GEN1-#94781 fusion drives (3).

Reyes-McLees Corporation (Under contract).

Halo strident class frigate