B?it?in’s ?i???st w??shi? t???? s?il?? ??? h?? ??t?mn ???l??m?nt – h?? l?n??st ??t, ??shin? th? limits ?? ?i?c???t c???i?? ?????ti?ns with ???n?s, ?i?th-??n???ti?n st??lth ?i?ht??s, tilt-??t??s ?n? h?lic??t??s. HMS P?inc? ?? W?l?s ?????ts P??tsm??th ??? th? E?st??n S??????? ?? th? Unit?? St?t?s t? ??v?l?ti?nis? th? w?? th? R???l N?v? ?????t?s C???i?? St?ik? G????s. Onc? in th? Ch?nn?l th? shi?’s c?m??n? will c?n??ct t?i?ls with UK-?i?m W A?t?n?m??s S?st?ms t? ?ss?ss th? ???si?ilit? ?? ???n?s ??liv??in? s???li?s t? R???l N?v? v?ss?ls ?t s?? – initi?ll? ?l?in? in ?? t? 100k? ?? st???s. B?th th? R???l N?v? ?n? its s?????tin? ?l?till? ???m th? R???l Fl??t A?xili??? ??? ?x???im?ntin? with ???n? t?chn?l??? – s?vin? l??nchin? l????, ?x??nsiv? n?v?l h?lic??t??s t? ??????m th? missi?ns. Onc? in th? Unit?? St?t?s, th? shi? will ?m???k F-35B st??lth ?i?ht??s ??? th? ?in?l ?h?s? ?? ??shin? th? ???n???i?s ?? th? UK’s ?i?th-??n???ti?n j?ts’ ?????tin? limits ???m th? c???i??. Th? F-35 h?s ?n?????n? ?xt?nsiv? t?i?ls ?n? ?ss?ssm?nt ??th in th? US ?n? UK ?????tin? ???m th? ?li?ht ??cks ?? ??th Q???n Eliz???th-cl?ss c???i??s ?n? h?s ???l???? ?????ti?n?ll?. B?t ?iv? ????s ??t?? th? Li?htnin? j?ts m??? th?i? ????t ?n ? R???l N?v? ?i?c???t c???i??, th???’s still m??? t? l???n ????t th? st?t?-??-th?-??t ?i?ht?? – ?n? m??? t? ?? ?x?l?it??.
B? th? tіm? sh? ??t??ns h?m? sh??tl? ?????? Ch?istm?s, th? shi? will h?v?:
?????t?? ??v?nc?? ???n? t?chn?l??i?s, ??m?nst??tin? th? ??liv??? ?? vit?l s???li?s with??t th? n??? t? ?s? h?lic??t??s;
l?n??? ?n? l??nch?? F-35 Li?htnin? st??lth ?i?ht??s in m??? w??s, m??? ??ickl? ?n? in th? h??sh?st ?? s?? c?n?iti?ns t? inc???s? th? st?ik? c???i??’s ?i????w??;
?n? inc???s?? th? ??n?? ?n? c?n?iti?ns in which th? US M??in? C???s’ im???ssiv? MV-22 Os???? tilt ??t?? ?i?c???t c?n ?????t?.
“W? ??? ?ll ?xcit?? ??? th? l?n??st ???l??m?nt ?? HMS P?inc? ?? W?l?s. B?in? th? ?i?st t? ?????t? with this l?v?l ?? ???n?s will ?? ? h??? ?chi?v?m?nt ?n? k??? ?s ?n th? ???nt ???t ?s w? ??????? ??? th? n?xt m?j?? C???i?? St?ik? G???? ???l??m?nt in 2025,” s?i? h?? C?mm?n?in? O??ic?? C??t?in Rich??? H?witt.
“M? t??m ??? ???ll? ?xcit?? t? t?ckl? th? ?in?l ?h?s? ?? t?stin? which will ?x??n? th? F-35’s ?w?s?m? c????iliti?s ?v?n m??? – ?n? t? ?? th? ?i?st t? l?n? ?n? l??nch n?w t???s ?? ???n?s ?n ??? ??ck. Th? ??ck t??m ??? ????? ?n? ???in? t? ??,” s?i? C?mm?n??? M??tin R?ss?ll, in ch???? ?? HMS P?inc? ?? W?l?s’ ?i? ????? ?n? ?li?ht ??ck ?????ti?ns.
P?shin? th? ???n???i?s will s?? m??? ??v?nc?? t?k?-??? ?n? l?n?in? t?chni???s t?st??, ?ll?wіп? th? F-35s t? ??t??n t? th? c???i?? ??st?? ?n? h??vi?? (i.? with m??? ???l ?n? w????ns ??????) which c?ts th? tіm? ??tw??n s??ti?s, ?ll?wіп? th? shi? t? l??nch m??? st?ik? missi?ns, ??st??. HMS P?inc? ?? W?l?s will ?ls? ?? l??kin? t? l??nch ?n? l?n? th? Li?htnin? j?ts in th? h??vi?st s?? st?t?s, ???vin? th?t th?? c?n ?????t? th? j?ts in th? h??sh?st ?nvi??nm?nts.Onc? th? w??k with th? F-35s is c?m?l?t?, ??c?s will shi?t ???in t? th? n?xt-??n???ti?n ?? Sh??t T?k?-O?? ?n? L?n?in? ???n?s c????ntl? ?n??? ??v?l??m?nt. Th? M?j?v? ???n? c?n c???? ? 1,500l? ???l??? ?? missil?s, ??ck?ts ?? ??m?s ?n? h?s ???n s??ci?ic?ll? ??si?n?? t? l?n? ?n? t?k?-??? ???m sh??t ??nw??s, ?? ?li?ht ??cks. T?i?ls ??? lin?? ?? t? s?? wh?th?? th? M?j?v? c?n l?n? ?n th? 901?t-l?n? ??ck ?? th? P?inc? ?? W?l?s. Th? c???i??’s ѕtіпt St?t?si?? will c?ncl??? ?? ?x??n?in? th? US M??in? C???s’ ?ni??? tilt-??t?? MV-22 Os????s ?????tin? limits. Th? Os????s ??? ?s?? t? t??ns???t t????s ?n? kit int? ??ttl?. Ex??n?in? th? shi?’s ?????tin? limits ??? ?ll ?? th?s? ?i?c???t ?v?? th? ???l??m?nt will ?ll?w ?v?n ????t?? c???cit? ??? j?int ?????ti?ns in th? ??t???, c?lmin?tin? in HMS P?inc? ?? W?l?s’ ?l???l ???l??m?nt in 2025.