B?itis? s?i?????, H??l?n? & W?l??, ??s ???n ?w????? ? £55 milli?n c?nt??ct t? ????n???t? ? ???m?? R???l N?v? min?-??ntin? v?ss?l, HMS QUORN. S?????tin? ?m?iti?ns t? ??lst?? B?itis? s?i???il?in?, l?i? ??t in t?? N?ti?n?l S?i???il?in? St??t??? R????s?, t?? ????n???ti?n will s?????t 100 j??s ?t t?? s??t?-w?st s?i?????. On ????l? ?? t?? Lit???ni?n G?v??nm?nt, t?? D???nc? E??i?m?nt S?l?s A?t???it? (DESA) ?w????? t?? c?nt??ct t??t will s?? HMS QUORN ??n?v?t?? ?n? ??st????, ??lst??in? NATO m??itim? c????ilit? in E?????. T?? w??k will s?? ?n in?l?x ?? c?nt??ct??s ??? t?? ???j?ct ?c??ss t?? l?c?l ?n? n?ti?n?l s???l? c??in, wit? 14 m?j?? s??c?nt??ct ??ck???s in ?n?in???in?, ???i?m?nt ?n? int????ti?n, ?l?n? wit? ?t??? ??????is?m?nt s??vic?s. HMS QUORN c?m?l?t?? 27 ????s ?? S??vic? wit? t?? R???l N?v? ?????? ??in? s?l? t? Lit???ni? in A??il 2020. T?? v?ss?l ??t??ll?? t?? s??s ?s ???t ?? t?? R???l N?v? ?l??t ?? H?nt Cl?ss Min? C??nt??m??s???s V?ss?ls (MCMVs) ?ntil 2017.

C??? Ric???? W??ll??, H??? ?? DESA, s?i?:” T?is c?nt??ct ?w??? ??in???c?s ??? ?xc?ll?nt w??kin? ??l?ti?ns?i? t??t w? ??v? wit? Lit???ni? ?s ??? NATO ?ll? ?s w?ll ?s UK ?wn?? H??l?n? & W?l??. W?’?? ???ll? ?l??s?? t? s?? HMS QUORN ??????is??? in A??l????? S?i????? ?n? l??k ???w??? t? c?ntin?in? ??? w??k wit? t??m s?????tin? t?? B?itis? s???l? c??in.”

Minist?? ??? D???nc? P??c???m?nt, J???m? Q?in, s?i?:”I’m ?l??s?? t??t t?is m?lti-milli?n ???n? c?nt??ct will s?? ? ???m?? R???l N?v? min?-??ntin? v?ss?l ??st???? ?n? ????n???t?? in ? B?itis? s?i?????, s?????tin? UK j??s ?n? st??n?t??nin? s?i???il?in? in t?? s??t?-w?st. Lit???ni? is ? k?? NATO ?ll? ?n? J?int Ex???iti?n??? F??c? ???tn??, ?n? t?is min?-??ntin? v?ss?l will ??lst?? NATO m??itim? c????ilit? ?c??ss E?????, ?ns??in? t?? Alli?nc? ??m?ins ????? t? ??s??n? t? ?v?lvin? ?l???l t????ts.”

R???l N?v? min?-??ntin? v?ss?l HMS QUORN
T?? H?nt Cl?ss v?ss?ls s??ci?lis? in ?ctiv? min?-??ntin?. T??? ?s? ?i??-???initi?n s?n?? t? sc??? s?????s ??? min?s, w?ic? ??? t??n ??st????? ?? t?? s?i?’s cl????nc? ?ivin? t??ms ?? min? ?is??s?l s?st?m. T?il???? ??? t?? Lit???ni?n N?v?, t?? w??k incl???s ???????s t? t?? s?i?s missi?n ?n? s?n?? s?st?ms, ?n? ?n ???iti?n?l s???c? ?n? ??sc?? c????ilit?. T?? c?nt??ct will ?ls? ??? n?w m?in ?n?in?s, ??n???t??s ?n? ?????lsi?n ???? ?s w?ll ?s ??????is? t?? ?cc?mm???ti?n, ??ll, ?ncill??? s?st?ms, ?l?ct?ic?l s?st?ms ?n? ??intin?. A k?? NATO ?ll? ?n? ???tn?? in t?? J?int Ex???iti?n??? F??c? (JEF), Lit???ni? will ??? t?? ??st???? min?-??ntin? v?ss?l t? its ?xistin? ?l??t, wit? t?? ???iti?n ?? t?is c????ilit? ???stin? NATO c????ilit? ?c??ss E?????. It is ?l?nn?? t??t t?? s?i? will ?? ??n??? ?v?? t? t?? Lit???ni?n N?v? in 2024. HMS QUORN is t?? t?i?? min?-??ntin? v?ss?l t??t DESA ??s s?l? t? Lit???ni?, ??ll?wіп? t?? s?l? ?? HMS D?lv??t?n ?n? HMS C?tt?sm??? in 2008.

HMS Q???n, t?? t?i?? s?i? ?? t?is n?m?, w?s ? H?nt-cl?ss min? c??nt??m??s???s v?ss?l ?? t?? R???l N?v?. S?? w?s l??nc??? ?n 23 J?n???? 1988, ?s t?? l?st s?i? ?? ??? cl?ss. T?? H?nt cl?ss is ? cl?ss ?? t?i?t??n min? c??nt??m??s??? v?ss?ls ?? t?? R???l N?v?. U??n int????cti?n in t?? ???l? 1980s t??? w??? t?? l????st w??s?i?s ?v?? ??ilt ??t ?? ?l?ss-??in???c?? ?l?stic ?n? w??? t?? l?st in ?????ti?n t? ?s? t?? N??i?? D?ltic ?i?s?l ?n?in?. As ??ilt, t??? c?m?in?? t?? s?????t? ??l?s ?? t?? t???iti?n?l min?sw????? ?n? t??t ?? t?? ?ctiv? min???nt?? in ?n? ??ll, ??t l?t?? m??i?ic?ti?ns s?w t?? ??m?v?l ?? min?-sw???in? ???i?m?nt. T??? ??v? ? s?c?n???? ??l? ?s ???s???? ??t??l v?ss?ls. All 13 s?i?s ?? t?is cl?ss ??-?s?? n?m?s ???m t?? W??l? W?? II H?nt-cl?ss ??st?????. F??? ?? t?? n?m?s ??? ?ls? ???n ?s?? ??? W??l? W?? I H?nt-cl?ss min?sw?????s: t??s? w??? HMS Bic?st??, C?ttist?ck, C?tt?sm??? ?n? Q???n. HMS At???st?n? ??? ???n ? ????l?w???l min?sw????? in 1916, ?n? B??ckl?s?? w?s ? c??st?? t?k?n ?? ???m t???? in 1916.