A typical Tau Security Orbital can be expected to be found armed with Railgun and Ion Cannon batteries able to cover all arcs of fire around them, as well as three to four defensive turrets mounted around their station hull. Security Orbitals are also usually equipped with standard Tau starship shielding, and are fitted with advanced tracking systems similar to those of a Skether'qan (Messenger)-class Starship. As Security Orbitals are designed as fixed defensive platforms, they have no form of self-propulsion system.