Designed for commando and espionage operation, its main strength is the ability to travel unseen through enemy territory and to avoid unfavorable encounters.

Developer: Thukker Mix

It is unclear how Thukker Mix could master the intricacies of cloaking technology so quickly after the fall of Crielere. According to Professor Oggand Viftuin, head of R&D, the tribe managed to recruit some senior Caldari scientist that used to work on the Mirage Project at Crielere. Ishukone has denied this, claiming that the Thukkers aquired the technology from prototypes stolen by the Guristas.

The covert ops frigates have few differences, but the cheetah is slightly faster and more maneuverable than the rest, while having a below par capacitor. Its speed makes it the ideal covert ops frigate for creating tactical bookmarks and maneuvering behind enemies on grid for fleet warps and hotdrops. But the speed comes at a price. Its powergrid is lesser than that of the Anathema and Helios, its CPU and capacitor is the lowest of all four covert ops frigates, and it possesses four, instead of five, mid-slots. Consequently, a Cheetah needs more advanced fitting skills or an extra fitting module to achieve the same versatility as the other covert ops frigates

Minmatar Frigate bonuses (per skill level):

• 5% bonus to Small Projectile Turret damage
• 10% bonus to Small Projectile Turret optimal range

Covert Ops bonuses (per skill level):

• 20% reduction in Cloaking Devices CPU requirement
• 10% bonus to Core and Combat Scanner Probe strength
• 10% reduction in Survey Probe flight time

Role Bonus:

• 10+ bonus to Relic and Data Analyzer virus strength
• Can fit Covert Ops Cloaking Device and Covert Cynosural Field Generator
• Cloak reactivation delay reduced to 5 seconds

• Minmatar Frigate V
  • Spaceship Command I
• Covert Ops I
  • Spaceship Command III
  • Electronics Upgrades V
    • CPU Management II
    • Power Grid Management II

[Cheetah, Recon Fit]
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Micro Auxiliary Power Core I

5MN Cold-Gas Enduring Microwarpdrive
Cargo Scanner II
Ship Scanner II
Passive Targeter II

Expanded Probe Launcher I,Sisters Combat Scanner Probe I
Covert Ops Cloaking Device II
Cynosural Field Generator I

Small Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I
Small Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I

[Cheetah, Probing Cyno]
Micro Auxiliary Power Core I
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Nanofiber Internal Structure II

Experimental 1MN Afterburner I
Small Peroxide I Capacitor Power Cell
F-a10 Buffer Capacitor Regenerator
[empty med slot]

Covert Ops Cloaking Device II
Expanded Probe Launcher I, Core Scanner Probe I
Cynosural Field Generator I

Small Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I
Small Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I

Should fit with Covops 4 and Electronics 5. For better cap recharging, fit a Eutectic I Capacitor Charge Array, but might require a 1% CPU implant. Have to offline the MWD and Cap Power Cell to online the cyno. With covops 5, can fit a point/scram.