Editing Exploration ships (section)

==T2 Frigates==
===Covert Ops===
*Anathema (Amarr)
*Buzzard (Caldari)
*Helios (Gallente)
*Cheetah (Minmatar)
*Pacifier (Concord)

The racial Covert Ops frigates are direct upgrades from the T1 frigates, with bonuses from the Covert Ops skill as well as the racial Frigate skill. All four gain (20% reduction in cloaking device CPU requirement, 10% bonus to Core and Combat Probe strength, 10% reduction in Survey Probe flight time) per level of Covert Ops skill and a fixed bonus of +10 to Relic and Data Analyzer virus strength, with cloak reactivation delay reduced to 5 seconds. There is a slight variation in the bonuses provided by levels of racial Frigate skill: they all get 15% reduction in warp drive capacitor need per level but while the Anathema and Buzzard gain 5% bonus per level to Core and Combat Probe deviation, the Helios and Cheetah get a 5% bonus per level to ship max velocity while using cloaking devices.
The Cov Ops frigates have an extra slot compared to their T1 predecessors, thus: Anathema 3/4/4, Buzzard 3/5/3, Helios 3/5/3, Cheetah 3/4/4. Note that these ships have only two rig slots, as opposed to three in the T1 frigates.<br />
The Pacifier is also part of the Cov Ops frigate class, and has similar bonuses for levels of Covert Ops skill, except that the reduction in CPU requirement for cloaking devices is changed to a flat 100% reduction, with its place taken by a 10% per level bonus to warp speed and acceleration. Its other bonuses are combat focused, and it carries a slot layout of 5/4/4.  

Pros: Can warp while cloaked, higher maximum scan strength, can fit Interdiction Nullifier. <br />
Cons: Omega-only, still fragile (although with a much better chance to evade hunters thanks to the Cov Ops cloak and Interdiction Nullifier), considerably more expensive than T1 frigates (especially the Pacifier).

===Interceptors===
*Crusader, Malediction (Amarr)
*Crow, Raptor (Caldari)
*Ares, Taranis (Gallente)
*Claw, Stiletto (Minmatar)
Interceptors used to have a viable role as "explo-ceptors" in null sec, due to their inherent immunity to warp disruption bubbles. Along with their fast align time, this meant they could explore relatively hassle-free. However, they have lost this in-built nullification and while they can fit an Interdiction Nullifier, so can the Covert Ops frigates - which are just as fast in warp as the Interceptors (while being cloaked at the same time) and possess strong scanning and hacking bonuses.

Pros: Fast, agile, can use Interdiction Nullifier. <br />
Cons: Omega-only, no scanning bonus, very small cargo hold, no longer has any benefit over the Cov Ops frigates.