Defense Technologies 74 is a level 74 station mission in Star Trek Fleet Command with one objective: upgrade Defense Technologies to level 74. It needs warp 1 to start and finish. The reward is 615,000 Σ-Parsteel, 1,584,000 7★ Raw Crystal and 100 15 Minute Σ-Repair Speed Ups, and completing it opens Refinery 75. Defense Technologies 74 is also a listed requirement for Operations 75, which is the goal of Hang in There, so this upgrade is on the main path.
Defense Technologies 74 objectives
There is a single objective and no choice split:
- Upgrade Defense Technologies to level 74.
No system, hostile or donation is attached. The mission completes when Defense Technologies reaches level 74.
Where and what warp
Warp to start and warp to complete are both 1, and there is no pickup system. The recommended level is 74.
Defense Technologies 74 rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Σ-Parsteel | 615,000 |
| 7★ Raw Crystal | 1,584,000 |
| 15 Minute Σ-Repair Speed Up | 100 |
Completing the mission unlocks Refinery 75.
What Defense Technologies level 74 costs
The listed cost and requirements, rounded:
| Defense Technologies level 74 | Listed value |
|---|---|
| Σ-Parsteel | about 1.75 billion |
| Σ-Tritanium | about 51.3 million |
| 7★ Uncommon Refined Gas | about 856,000 |
| 7★ Rare Refined Ore | 198,000 |
| Requirements | Operations 74, R&D Department 74 |
| Listed build time | 1,318 days 4 hours |
This is a Σ-Tritanium-heavy build. At about 51 million it asks for more Σ-Tritanium than Operations 75 itself, which needs about 27 million. The listed build time is the shortest of the level 74 and 75 building missions with cost data.
Defense Technologies 74 next to nearby station missions
| Mission | Recommended level | Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Astronautics Studio 73 | 73 | 513,000 Σ-Parsteel, 1,334,000 7★ Raw Ore, 34 15 Minute Σ-Speed Ups |
| R&D Department 74 | 74 | 126,000 Σ-Tritanium, 1,584,000 7★ Raw Ore, 35 15 Minute Σ-Speed Ups |
| Defense Technologies 74 | 74 | 615,000 Σ-Parsteel, 1,584,000 7★ Raw Crystal, 100 15 Minute Σ-Repair Speed Ups |
| Refinery 75 | 75 | 739,000 Σ-Parsteel, 1,917,000 7★ Raw Crystal, 4 12 Hour Assignment Speed Ups |
Defense Technologies 74 pays about 102,000 more Σ-Parsteel than Astronautics Studio 73, the previous Σ-Parsteel mission.
Defense Technologies comes back as a requirement later in the chain: Operations 79, the goal of The Fruits of our Labor, lists Defense Technologies 78.
Tips
Do R&D Department 74 first. It is a listed requirement here, and its own mission comes just before this one in the chain.
Keep going to level 75 when you can. Defense Technologies 75 is a listed requirement for Ship Hangar 76, which in turn is needed for Operations 77.
The 100 Σ-Repair Speed Ups add up to 25 hours of repairs, useful for the level 74 faction missions at warp 3,000. See the Σ resources page for Σ-Tritanium and Σ-Parsteel, the Operations page for the building that Defense Technologies 74 feeds into, and the mission guide for other level 74 missions.