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The '''''Amity'' class''' is a series of warships designed and built by the [[Conference for Amity and Cooperation]]. The ships are the product of the Cooperative Warship Development Program, and operate as semi-militarized coast guard, patrol, and enforcement vessels. Only CAC nations are permitted to purchase and operate ''Amity'' class ships due to proprietary systems included in the design. Manufacturing is the responsibility of the Arsenale Corric shipyards in [[Antora]], the Gilda Varien shipyards in the [[Varentine League]], and the Kela'mué Ice Yards in the [[Kelamí League]]. These yards assemble component parts of the vessel, which are combined in the naval yards of the nation which purchased them.
The Cooperative Warship Development Program was the CAC's longest-running military hardware initiative. It was conceived in 1998 as a research & development agreement to create a low-cost, adaptable, and modern vessel for defense and patrol. Special attention was paid to the operational independence of the design, as well as the ability to be used as an icebreaker in the cold Rotantic Ocean. Each CAC nation contributed areas of expertise: [[Antora|Corric]] gunnery, tactical, and propulsion systems, [[Cryria|Cryrian]] Skeldar V-200 reconnaissance drones and aircraft facilities, [[Mexregiona|Mexregionan]] radar systems, countermeasures, and raw materials, [[Kelamí League|Kela'mué]] electronics and climate controls. The Program was an independent organization from the CAC governments and militaries, using privately-owned facilities and resources. They cooperated with the various private shipbuilding companies in CAC territory to facilitate testing. Trials for prospective designs took place mostly in the Pacific and Rotantic oceans. After fifteen years of design, manufacturing, and testing, the Program was declared a success in 2013. In honor of completing the first defense collaboration in CAC history, the designers chose to christen the final design the ''Amity'' class offshore patrol vessel.
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