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-In the [[Star Trek]] [[fictional universe]], the '''navigational deflector''' is a device found on [[Starfleet]] ships capable of [[warp drive|warp]] travel, generally noticeable by its foremost location on many ships' engineering hulls and its soft [[blue]] glow. The navigational deflector is used while moving at faster-than-[[light]] speeds to prevent damage to ships' hulls from micro[[meteor]]s and [[friction]] from the microscopic objects and extremely thin [[gas]] found in interstellar [[space]]. Deflectors accomplish the first goal through the use of powerful deflector/tractor beams extending several thousand [[kilometer]]s fore of their ships, aimed automatically through use of the ships' long-range [[sensor]]s. The deflection of smaller objects and stray [[atom]]s is done by largely static low-power [[deflector shield]]s generated by the deflector.
-The beams and shields created by the deflector are often a source of [[subspace]] distortion and [[EM radiation]], which can interfere with the operation of ships' sensors. Due to this, long-range sensor arrays are often placed circularly around navigational deflectors. This allows the sensors to look along the same [[axis|axes]] of the beams and shields to reduce interference and also, because of their close proximity to the deflector, allows for the speedy receipt of data from them by the [[computer]] in control of the device.
-The [[hardware]] used in navigational deflectors can be quickly reconfigured to produce a variety of [[particle]] streams and [[energy]] emissions, making them a sort of '[[Swiss army knife]]' for Starfleet vessels.