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If you don't have access to a station, you can repair drones in space by using remote armor and hull repair modules, or by using logistics drones. If you plan on being away from stations for a while, it may be a good idea to carry small armor and hull repair modules with you, and fit these modules to your ship (using a [[Mobile_Structure#Mobile_Depots|mobile depot]]) in between combat encounters to repair your drones. Light armor and hull logistics drones are also an option if you have space in your drone bay, but keep in mind that they repair very slowly - a single light armor repair drone takes about 3 minutes to fully repair a damaged heavy drone, while a small remote armor repair module can do it in about 30 seconds.

== Drone-centric factions ==

Certain factions offer ships that are focused on drones. These ships are most often used as "[[Drone Capable Ships|Drone Carriers]]" by players who are using drones as their primary weapons.

{| class="wikitable drones" style="text-align:left; max-width:70em;"

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! colspan=2 | Empire factions

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| nowrap style="padding:0px;text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;" | {{icon|gallente|64|Gallente Federation}}

| style="vertical-align:top;" | The '''Gallente''' have some of the most powerful drone-using ships among the empire factions; nearly all their combat ships can field drones, with generous drone bays and bandwidths. About half of their ships are heavily focused on drone use, with bonuses to drone damage, hit points, range, tracking speed, and speed.

|-

| nowrap style="padding:0px;text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;" | {{icon|amarr|64|Amarr Empire}}

| style="vertical-align:top;" | The '''Amarr''' are the other drone-using empire faction, although they are less focused on them than the Gallente. They tend to have somewhat lower drone bandwidths than the Gallente, but with large drone bays, allowing them to carry a wide variety of drones into combat.

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! colspan=2 | Pirate factions

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| nowrap style="padding:0px;text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;" | {{icon|guristas|64|Guristas}}

| style="vertical-align:top;" | The '''Guristas''' have a very particular way of using drones: their ships can field only two drones of the appropriate size at a time, but each drone is many times stronger than normal. While their drones' total damage output remains comparable to other top-tier drone boats, Guristas drones are much tougher, which gives them an edge in PvP.

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| nowrap style="padding:0px;text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;" | {{icon|sisters|64|Sisters of EVE}}

| style="vertical-align:top;" | The '''Sisters of EVE''' ships have high drone bandwidths and truly enormous drone bays (even larger than the Gallente), as well as bonuses to drone damage and hit points.

|}

== Drone type overview ==

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 If you don't have access to a station, you can repair drones in space by using remote armor and hull repair modules, or by using logistics drones. If you plan on being away from stations for a while, it may be a good idea to carry small armor and hull repair modules with you, and fit these modules to your ship (using a [[Mobile_Structure#Mobile_Depots|mobile depot]]) in between combat encounters to repair your drones. Light armor and hull logistics drones are also an option if you have space in your drone bay, but keep in mind that they repair very slowly - a single light armor repair drone takes about 3 minutes to fully repair a damaged heavy drone, while a small remote armor repair module can do it in about 30 seconds.
+== Drone-centric factions ==
+Certain factions offer ships that are focused on drones. These ships are most often used as "[[Drone Capable Ships|Drone Carriers]]" by players who are using drones as their primary weapons.
+{| class="wikitable drones" style="text-align:left; max-width:70em;"
+|-
+! colspan=2 | Empire factions
+|-
+| nowrap style="padding:0px;text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;" | {{icon|gallente|64|Gallente Federation}}
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |  The '''Gallente''' have some of the most powerful drone-using ships among the empire factions;  nearly all their combat ships can field drones, with generous drone bays and bandwidths. About half of their ships are heavily focused on drone use, with bonuses to drone damage, hit points, range, tracking speed, and speed.
+|-
+| nowrap style="padding:0px;text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;" | {{icon|amarr|64|Amarr Empire}}
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |  The '''Amarr''' are the other drone-using empire faction, although they are less focused on them than the Gallente. They tend to have somewhat lower drone bandwidths than the Gallente, but with large drone bays, allowing them to carry a wide variety of drones into combat.
+|-
+! colspan=2 | Pirate factions
+|-
+| nowrap style="padding:0px;text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;" | {{icon|guristas|64|Guristas}}
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |  The '''Guristas''' have a very particular way of using drones: their ships can field only two drones of the appropriate size at a time, but each drone is many times stronger than normal. While their drones' total damage output remains comparable to other top-tier drone boats, Guristas drones are much tougher, which gives them an edge in PvP.
+|-
+| nowrap style="padding:0px;text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;" | {{icon|sisters|64|Sisters of EVE}}
+| style="vertical-align:top;" |  The '''Sisters of EVE''' ships have high drone bandwidths and truly enormous drone bays (even larger than the Gallente), as well as bonuses to drone damage and hit points.
+|}
 == Drone type overview ==