A non-aligned species living beyond the Federation's borders, the Minosians were a people famed for the design, manufacture and especially the sale of weapons technology. Consummate salesmen and careful to always remain neutral, the Minosians sold arms to many species across many wars, often trading with both sides. For centuries, those looking for an advantage in some bloody struggle came to the markets of Minos, the so-called 'Arsenal of Freedom'. The Echo Papa 607 total warfare system was the latest and greatest achievement of Minosian weapons technology. Deploying advanced unmanned drones, the 607 series was equipped with an adaptive learning system allowing it to learn, adapt to and eventually predict an enemy's tactics. A drone would be dispatched to engage the enemy and probe their abilities, while the 607 control system analysed all information gathered in great detail. After the drone's destruction, a second, improved drone would be deployed, and then another, and so on, until the 607 became unstoppable. Several of these units were sold until a demonstration for a client on Minos went awry, unleashing the system fully on the Minosians. For all the firepower at their disposal, the Minosians were unable to stop the 607 system and were eradicated by their creation, and Minos fell silent. Minos was forgotten for many years until the USS Drake, on a routine mission, arrived at Minos in 2364 to find most traces of civilisation gone and the ruins overrun by the Minosian jungle. Unfortunately, the Echo Papa 607 was still active and engaged the Drake in orbit. Despite a valiant struggle, the Drake was overwhelmed and destroyed. It was thanks to the efforts of the crew of the USS Enterprise, which arrived later in search of the Drake, that the Echo Papa 607 was finally stopped. Records indicate that several units of the Echo Papa 607 were sold before the destruction of Minos. Starfleet units encountering this weapon system in the future are advised to fall back.