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U.S. Navy's USS America completes survivability test
 by Ryan Maass
 Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017


Navantia continues maintenance support for frigates
Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2017 - Spain's Navantia is to provide maintenance support for five Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates it built for the Royal Norwegian Navy.

The support contract from the Norwegian Defense Logistic Organization is an extension of a 2013 deal and has a five-year period of performance, Navantia said in a press release.

The new contract includes continued provision of technical assistance, maintenance, repair, engineering studies, and the supply of spare parts. It also covers support for the maintenance of the Integrated Platform Management System of the vessels.

Additional details of the contract, including its value, were not disclosed.

Navantia last year opened a commercial office in Bergen, Norway, close to the country's naval base, which it said was "guaranteeing its presence in the country and increasing the commercial relations with this strategic client."

U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS America recently completed the service's mandated Total Ship Survivability Test.

The Total Ship Survivability Test, or TSST, is a trial required for all new classes of Navy warships. America-class amphibious assault ships were designed to accommodate modern warfighting aircraft such as the U.S. Marine Corps' F-35B Joint Strike Fighter and the MV-22 Osprey.

During the event, held between March 30 and April 2, Navy personnel examined the ship's combat prowess by simulating a conventional weapon hit. Testers measured the ship's ability to control and recover from damage, and continue the mission.

"For the past four days we've been at general quarters where we fought simulated fires in multiple spaces, in addition to restoring power during various electrical failures and combatting the ship's fire main pressure being down," Electrician's Mate 1st Class William Isom explained.

Other program participants described the event as a successful training mission.

"The realistic implementations -- multiple jammed fittings, debris blocking passage ways, and firefighting systems offline -- did not make it easy to 'fight the ship,' but we collectively planned around those obstacles and successfully completed all tasks at hand," Lt. j.g. Daniel Espinoza added.

Amphibious assault ships are designed to act as small aircraft carriers for more modern combat aircraft. USS America is the first vessel of the America-class. A second vessel, PCU Tripoli, is currently under construction.

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U.K. begins customizing Tide-class tanker ships
 Washington (UPI) Apr 3, 2017
 Britain's Royal Navy signaled the beginning of a customization effort for its Tide-class tanker fleet when the RFA Tidespring arrived in Cornwall. Tide-class Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tankers are a new fleet of four vessels built to bolster the service's maritime capabilities. The ships are intended to replace the U.K.'s aging single-hulled tankers currently in use. RFA Tidespring, t ... read more
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