Editing USS Defiant (section)

==Reception==
The ''USS Defiant'' is noted as a powerful spacecraft vessel of the ''Star Trek'' science fiction universe in the late 24th century.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/powerful-star-trek-ships/|title=Star Trek: The 20 Most Powerful Ships In The Galaxy, Ranked|date=2018-12-17|website=CBR|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-23}}</ref> [[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] compared the maneuverable and powerful ''Defiant'' to the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]''.<ref name=":0" /> [[Space.com]] also noted the ''Defiant'' as one of the more agile science fiction spacecraft, compared to some of the slower, almost-nautical movement of larger spacecraft of ''Star Trek''.<ref name="snowden">{{Cite web |last=Snowden |first=Scott |date=2019-04-19 |title=The ''Star Trek: Discovery'' Finale Leaves a Confusing Conclusion to Season 2 |url=https://www.space.com/star-trek-discovery-season-2-episode-14.html |access-date=2019-06-23 |website=Space.com}}</ref>

The moment when Sisko [[Cloaking device|decloaks]] the ''Defiant'' spacecraft for the first time in "The Search" was rated by [[Geek.com]] in 2015 as one of the top 35 moments in ''Star Trek''; they said it marked a "great start" to the third season of ''Deep Space Nine''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geek.com/geek-cetera/top-star-trek-moments-1611810/|title=The top 35 moments in Star Trek history|date=2015-01-02|website=Geek.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-23|archive-date=January 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104235022/https://www.geek.com/geek-cetera/top-star-trek-moments-1611810/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The addition of the ''Defiant'' helped the show dig deeper into stories set in the Gamma Quadrant, as well as the long war-saga arc of the show's later seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/star-trek-deep-space-nine-documentary-reveals/|title=What We Left Behind: Biggest Reveals From The Deep Space Nine Documentary|date=2019-05-15|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-23}}</ref>

A miniature model of the USS ''Defiant'' sold for 106,000 USD in 2006 at auction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=STARSHIP DEFIANT MODEL |url=https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-starship-defiant-model-4780061/?from=salesummary&intObjectID=4780061&lid=1 |access-date=2021-02-16 |website=www.christies.com}}</ref>