The starships of the Hydran Kingdom come in one of three flavors: fusion and fighter armed for close combat, hellbore armed for long-distance support fire, and command ships with both types of weaponry. The hellbore-armed ships are less common than the fusion and fighter armed ships. This is fitting with the Hydran fighter doctrine. The smaller fighters are used to harass and attack the enemy, giving the fusion-armed ship time to close the distance and reach firing range. Hydran ships are well known for their sturdiness. They can take a substantial amount of internal damage before losing critical systems.

Most ships of the Kingdom are equipped with small fighter-craft. Hydrans rely heavily on their fighters.