They would have an absurd tactical advantage. However, if the federation really did have this kind of propulsion technology, I have difficulty believing they would be at all concerned with a possible Klingon war(which they appear to be). Assuming that, my best guess is that the federation extrapolated new propulsion technology based on the transwarp beaming technology supplied by Spock. I would think Spock would adhere to this moral principle in general, though I could forgive his hasty decision to supply his friends with transwarp beaming technology as he did just see his planet obliterated. However, this seems difficult for me to believe, because whenever time travel is involved, federation command officers are forever concerned with accidentally altering the time line (for good or ill). The only explanation I can imagine is that Spock supplied the federation with very advanced propulsion technology. When the Enterprise was knocked out of warp it was already inside the Sol System. The time it took the Eneterprise to flee from Qo'nos to the Sol system was very short, on the order of minutes. This was never observed to happen when a ship is knocked out of warp, but it was observed to happen when a ship fell out of a slipstream. They are thrown violently back into normal space, even losing attitude control for a period of time. When the Enterprise is knocked out of warp by the Vengeance, it appears to exit a conduit. The imagery of a conduit is never shown except when involving a slipstream or transwarp conduit. Normal warp physics involve creating a bubble around the ship which propels it. The enterprise appears to be using a conduit when it travels. Humans were doing this (with warp) shortly after zhefram cochrane flew his first warp ship, so I think this suggests they are using a new technology. Normal warp physics allow for this to happen, so it seems possible that the Enterprise is employing a technology which requires special mastery in order to travel at different velocities.

In this sequence, the enterprise is surprised that it is overtaken while at warp.

The NCC-1701 was pursued by the Dreadnought when it attempted to retreat to earth from a position near the klingon's home solar system. However, I can imagine someone being wishy washy over whether we just didn't see the whole trip.

When the NCC-1701 is tasked with a strike on Qo'nos, they appear to make the journey there very rapidly. Consider the following:Īt warp factor 9.975 it is possible to travel 132 light years in one month ( ). I am convinced that the federation has either transwarp or slipstream technology and that the NCC-1701 and Dreadnought were equipped with them. I enjoyed the story of into darkness, but some of the events have been nagging at me since I first saw them on screen.

Star trek transwarp drive