R???l N?v? Ast?t?-cl?ss S??m??in? HMS Ans?n C?m?l?t?s Its Fi?st T?im D?iv?
A m?j?? mil?st?n? ??s ???n ?c?i?v?? in t?? li?? ?? t?? ?i?t? B????w-??ilt Ast?t?-cl?ss s??m??in?. Un??? t?? c?nt??l ?? its R???l N?v? c??w, Ans?n c?m?l?t?? its ?i?st t?im ?iv? in t?? t?wn’s D?v?ns?i?? D?ck. T?? ?????ti?n s?w Ans?n s??m???? c?m?l?t?l? ??n??t? t?? s????c? ?? t?? w?t?? w?il? t?? c??w t?st?? ?n????? s?st?ms. T?is s?cc?ss??l ?x??cis? ???v?? t?? s???t? ?n? st??ilit? ?? t?? 7,400-t?nn?, 97 m?t??-l?n? ?tt?ck s??m??in?. A ‘t?im ?iv?’ is ??n? t? c?m?l?t? s?v???l t?sts. T?? m?st im???t?nt is t? ??l? ?n?in???s ?st??lis? t?? v?ss?l’s c?nt?? ?? ???vit? ?n? ???cis? w?i??t. M??? t??n 60 c??w m?m???s w??? ?n ????? ?s ???t ?? t?? ?x??cis?, w?ic? s?w t?nn?s ?? ??ll?st t?k?n ?????? t? ?ssist in t?stin? t?? v?ss?l’s st??ilit?. T?? C?m??n? ?m?l??s ????n? 10,000 ????l? in its S??m??in?s ??sin?ss, wit? t?? m?j??it? ??s?? ?t its s?i????? in B????w-in-F??n?ss, ?cc??ntin? ??? ?????xim?t?l? ? ????t?? ?? t?? l?c?l w??kin? ????l?ti?n.
C?mm?n?in? O??ic?? ?? Ans?n, C?mm?n??? D?vi? ‘Bin?’ C??s??, s?i?: “T?? t?im ?n? ??sin ?iv? is ? k?? st?? in t?? c?mmissi?nin? ?? HMS Ans?n. T?is ???i?? will ?n??l? ?s t? s?t t?? ???t’s int??n?l w?i??t, ???v? ??? w?t??-ti??t int???it?, t?st s?ns??s ?n? ??t s?m? ?? ??? s?st?ms t?????? t??i? t?sts ????? ?? s?ilin? ??? t?? ?i?st tim?. All inv?lv?? s???l? ?? v??? ?????. T?? ?nti?? ?nt????is? ??s ???in c?m? t???t??? t? ?c?i?v? t?is ?v?l?ti?n s???l? ?n? ?n tim?, w?ic? is cl??? ?vi??nc? ?? ??? j?int ??????c? ?n? ??m?nst??t?s w??t w? c?n ?c?i?v? w??n w? ?ll ??ll t???t???.”
BAE S?st?ms S??m??in?s Ast?t? P?????mm? Di??ct??, J??n M?????, s?i?: “T?? s?cc?ss??l t?im ?iv? ?? Ans?n is ? si?ni?ic?nt mil?st?n? in t?? s??m??in?’s t?st ?n? c?mmissi?nin? ???s?. It ??m?nst??t?s t?? c?ntin??? s?cc?ss??l c?ll?????ti?n ??tw??n BAE S?st?ms, t?? S??m??in?s Ent????is?, ?n? ??? s???li??s ?n ??liv??in? t?is n?ti?n?l ?n???v?? ??? t?? UK R???l N?v?.”
T?? R???l N?v?’s n?w?st s??m??in? HMS Ans?n ??s ??????m?? ??? ?i?st ?iv? – in t?? s???t? ?? ?n ?n??m??s ??ck. (P??t? ?? BAE S?st?ms)“T?? s?cc?ss??l t?im ?iv? ?? Ans?n is ? si?ni?ic?nt mil?st?n? in t?? s??m??in?’s t?st ?n? c?mmissi?nin? ???s?. It ??m?nst??t?s t?? c?ntin??? s?cc?ss??l c?ll?????ti?n ??tw??n BAE S?st?ms, t?? S??m??in?s Ent????is?, ?n? ??? s???li??s ?n ??liv??in? t?is n?ti?n?l ?n???v?? ??? t?? UK R???l N?v?.” J??n M?????, BAE S?st?ms S??m??in?s Ast?t? P?????mm? Di??ct?? s?i?.
Ans?n w?s ???ici?ll? n?m?? in D?c?m??? 2020 ?n? l??nc??? in A??il 2021. HMS Ast?t?, HMS A?t??l, HMS Am??s?, ?n? HMS A???ci??s ??? ?l????? in s??vic? wit? t?? R???l N?v?. T?? sixt? ?n? s?v?nt? Ast?t? s??m??in?s, A??m?mn?n ?n? A?inc???t, ??? ?t ?i?????nt st???s ?? c?nst??cti?n ?t t?? B????w s?i?????. As w?ll ?s t?? Ast?t? Cl?ss, BAE S?st?ms is ??liv??in? t?? D????n????t s??m??in?s ??? t?? R???l N?v? ?n? ?n???t?kin? ???l? ???s? c?nc??t ??si?n w??k ?n t?? ???l?c?m?nt ??? t?? Ast?t? cl?ss.In 2020, BAE S?st?ms s??nt ?v?? £80 milli?n wit? m??? t??n 100 s???li??s in C?m??i?, s?????tin? 1,380 j??s in t?? ???i?n’s s???l? c??in. T?? C?m??n?’s si?ni?ic?nt UK ???t??int ?c??ss m??? t??n 50 sit?s ?n? ?xt?nsiv? s???l? c??in m??ns it s?????t?? 143,000 j??s ?c??ss t?? c??nt?? ?n? c?nt?i??t?? m??? t??n £10 ?illi?n t? UK GDP, ???iv?l?nt t? 0.5% ?? t?? ??m?stic ?c?n?m?. T? ?ns??? ? ????st ?i??lin? ?? t?l?nt ??? t?? ??t???, t?? C?m??n? inv?st?? £93 milli?n in skills, t??inin?, ?n? ??v?l??m?nt ?ctiviti?s in 2020. T??t incl???? m??? t??n 2,000 ?????ntic?s ?n? n???l? 600 ??????t?s in t??inin? ?c??ss ? wi?? ??n?? ?? ??l?s ???m ?l?ct??nics ?n? ?l?ct?ic?l, st??ct???l, s??tw???, ?n? ??s???c? ?n?in???s, t? m?n???ct??in?, ?????ti?ns, ?n? ???j?ct m?n???m?nt. C?ntin?in? its s?????t ??? ???n? ????l?, t?is ???? BAE S?st?ms will ??c??it ?lm?st 1,700 ?????ntic?s ?n? ??????t?s ?c??ss t?? c??nt?? – 25% ?? ?n l?st ???? ?n? t?? l????st int?k? it ??s ??????? in ? sin?l? ???? – incl??in? m??? t??n 500 in B????w-in-F??n?ss.
T?? ???t w?s ?lm?st ?nti??l? s??m????? in M??itim? B????w ???? ?s t?? ‘t?im ?iv?’ w?s ??????m?? t? ?ss?ss Ans?n’s w?i??t ?n? st??ilit?. (P??t? ?? BAE S?st?ms)