While the Southern Bloc has chosen to prioritize dreadnought and super-dreadnought construction over A.I. piloted destroyers, there are some roles - notably long-term deep space pickets, defensive screens of larger ship classes, and expendable flight missions that are not suitable for human-piloted ships.
To fill this need, the AI controlled Oxossi Class Destroyer (pronounced Oh-sho-see) was developed based on the standard Southern Bloc vertical axis model with drone ports inset into the hull resulting in a highly compact design that fields 26 drone ports compared to the more common 32, but with an overall mass 60% of the standard destroyer class, making the Oxossi faster and more maneuverable than most peers of its class.