Common Armament Program

The Common Armament Program (CAP) was a multinational program that pooled defense resources to research and develop cutting edge military technologies. East Malaysia, Xiopothos and the Free Pacific States created the program in 1973, pledging to share funding, technology, and other resources in a joint effort to modernize their armed forces. The CAP produced a series of designs for naval ships, military vehicles, military aircraft, and other military technologies that became commonplace in the militaries of all three countries. The East Pacific Armament Program superseded the CAP in 2005.

The CAP managed several dozen weapons programs, notably including the following:

• Military Vehicles
  • Common Main Battle Tank (CMBT)
  • Common Medium Armored, Wheeled Combat Vehicle Family (CMAW)
  • Common Light Armored, Wheeled Utility Vehicle (CWAVE)
• Naval Ships
  • Common Landing Ship (COLS)
  • Common Air Defense Frigate (CADF)
  • Common Anti-Submarine Frigate (CASF)
  • Common Multirole Frigate (CMF)
  • Common Patrol Frigate (CPF)
  • Common Mine Warfare Ship (CMWS)
  • Common Patrol Ship (CPS)
  • Common Command and Support Ship (CCSS)
  • Common Attack Submarine, Nuclear
  • Common Ballistic Missile Submarine Nuclear (CBM)
• Military Aircraft
  • Common Multirole Fighter (COMF)
  • Common Multirole Transport (CMT)
• Military Helicopters
  • Common Attack Helicopter (CAH)
  • Common Medium Utility Helicopter (CMU)