B?it?in’s ?i???st w??s?i? is t???? ????? t? ??s?m? ??? ??ti?s ?t s??. A?t?? nin? m?nt?s ?n?????in? ?n?in???in? ????i?s ?n? ??c?ivin? si?ni?ic?nt c????ilit? ?n??nc?m?nts t? s?????t ??? ??t??? t?skin?, ?i?c???t c???i?? HMS P?inc? ?? W?l?s m?v?? ??t ?? ??? ??ck ?t R?s?t? ?n? int? t?? Riv?? F??t?. Onc? ?t ?nc??? ?n? in ?????? w?t??, t?? s?i?’s t??m will ???v? m?c?in??? ?n? ??in? ??? s?st?ms t? li?? – ?????? s?ilin? ?n??? t?? ic?nic F??t? B?i???s ?n ??? w?? t? P??tsm??t?. T?? c???i?? will t??n ??il? ?n ??? ???vi??s s?cc?ss?s incl??in? ?ctin? ?s NATO’s c?mm?n? s?i? ?n? l???in? t?? M??itim? Hi?? R???in?ss F??c? in t?? A?ctic, ?????? s?? t?k?s ?v?? ???m HMS Q???n Eliz???t? ?s t?? n?ti?n’s ?l??s?i? t?w???s t?? ?n? ?? 2024.

C??t?in Ric???? H?witt, HMS P?inc? ?? W?l?s’ C?mm?n?in? O??ic??, ???is?? t?? ?????ts ?? ?ll w?? s????t t? ??t??n t?? c???i?? t? ???nt-lin? ??ti?s ???in, n?t l??st ?is 750-st??n? s?i?’s c?m??n?, w?? ??v? ??m?in?? wit? t?? c???i?? t????????t. “W? ??? ??t??nin? HMS P?inc? ?? W?l?s t? ?????ti?ns ?s t?? m?st ??v?nc?? w??s?i? ?v?? ??ilt ??? t?? R???l N?v?. T?is ???? w? will ?? ?????tin? F-35s, V-22 Os????s, ???n?s ?n? t?? RN M??lin ??lic??t??s – ??s?in? t?? ???n???i?s ?? n?v?l ?vi?ti?n ?n? UK C???i?? St?ik? c????ilit? ?s w? ??????ss t?w???s ? ?l???l ???l??m?nt in 2025. O?? s?il??s ??? ????m??nt t? ?ns??in? ??? ??t??n t? ?????ti?ns. T??? ??v? ??????c??? t?? t?sk ?? ??ttin? ?s ??ck t? s?? wit? t?? ??m??k??l? ?t??s t??t I ??v? c?m? t? ?x??ct ???m t??m. T??? ??? ? c???it t? t?? s?i? ?n? t?? R???l N?v?.”

HMS P?inc? ?? W?l?s, t?? R???l N?v?’s s?c?n? ?i?c???t c???i??, l??v?s B??c?ck’s s?i????? ?t R?s?t?, in Sc?tl?n?, ??t?? ?n?????in? ????i?s l?stin? nin? m?nt?s. S?? will w??k ?? ??? s?v???l m?nt?s, ?????? ??s?min? ?????ti?ns in t?? ??t?mn.
HMS P?inc? ?? W?l?s, t?? R???l N?v?’s s?c?n? ?i?c???t c???i??, l??v?s B??c?ck’s s?i????? ?t R?s?t?, in Sc?tl?n?, ??t?? ?n?????in? ????i?s l?stin? nin? m?nt?s. S?? will w??k ?? ??? s?v???l m?nt?s, ?????? ??s?min? ?????ti?ns in t?? ??t?mn. (P??t? ?? R???l N?v?)
C?mm?n??? H?l?n J?n?s, t?? c???i??’s C?mm?n??? M??in? En?in???in?, s?i?: “T?? t??m ?n ????? ??v? ?is?n t? t?? c??ll?n?? ?? ??t??nin? t?is s?i? t? s?? ?n? w? ??? l??kin? ???w??? t? t?stin? t?? s?st?ms ?n? ??t??nin? t? ?????ti?ns ??? t?? R???l N?v?.”

S??n D?n?l?s?n, M?n??in? Di??ct?? ?? B??c?ck’s R?s?t? ??cilit? w???? t?? w??k ??s ???n c???i?? ??t, ?????: “W? ??? ????? t? ??v? w??k?? ?l?n?si?? t?? s?i?’s c?m??n? ?? HMS P?inc? ?? W?l?s ?n? t?? MOD’s D???nc? E??i?m?nt ?n? S?????t ????nis?ti?n t? ????? t?? s?i? ??? ?????ti?ns. T?????? ??? 10-???? m?int?n?nc? ?????m?nt wit? t?? MOD ??? t?? Q???n Eliz???t? cl?ss ?i?c???t c???i??s, w? m?k? t??i? missi?n, ??? missi?n ?n? w?’?? ?? t??i? si?? ?n??lin? t??m t? ??l?il t??i? ??t?. O?? R?s?t? ??cilit? is ?n? ?? t?? UK’s m?st ??v?nc?? w?t??si?? m?n???ct??in? ?n? ????i? ??ciliti?s ?n? w? ??v? ?n ?x???t t??m ?n? w??l?-cl?ss in???st??ct??? ????? t? s?????t c?st?m??s w??n?v?? ????i???.”

T?? s?i?’s ?n?in???in? ?????tm?nts ??v? w??k?? si??-??-si?? wit? ?n?in???s ???m in??st??, l?? ?? B??c?ck w?? ?????t? t?? ??cilit? ?t R?s?t?, t? ?ix t?? ?????ll?? s???ts ?l?n?si?? BAE S?st?ms, w?? ??v? ?ls? ???n c????in? ??t ???vi??sl?-?l?nn?? c????ilit? ??????? w??ks. T????????t ??? tіm? in Sc?tl?n? t?? S?i?’s C?m??n? ??v? ???n m?int?inin? t??i? t??inin? l?v?ls ?it??? ?????? HMS P?inc? ?? W?l?s, ?? ?? m?kin? ?s? ?? t??inin? sim?l?t??s ?s???? s?c? ?s ?t HMS S?lt?n ?n? HMS C?llin?w???. T??? ??v? ?ls? s?????t?? ??c??itm?nt ?n? Sci?nc?, T?c?n?l???, En?in???in? ?n? M?t?s (STEM) ?v?nts in t?? ????, ??st?? NATO ??l???t?s ?n? VIPs, t?k?n ???t in civic ?v?nts incl??in? R?m?m???nc? P?????s in E?in????? ?n? Liv?????l, F?????m ?? t?? Cit? in B?ist?l, ?n? ?ssist?? B????? F??c? ???s?nn?l ???in? st?ik?s ?v?? C??istm?s ?n? E?st??. Onc? t?? s?i? ??s c?m?l?t?? ??? ?????lsi?n t?i?ls, s?? will ??in? ??? ?li??t ??ck ??ck t? li?? ?????? ??t??nin? t? P??tsm??t? t? ??????? ??? ??? ??t?mn ???l??m?nt t? t?? U