Spain has become NATO’s naval epicenter. The Gulf of Cádiz and the southern Andalusal Coast Welcome, From this Monday to 4 AprilDynamic Mariner/Flootex-25 Maneuvers, the most ambitious exercises compared to Atlantic Alliance will perform in 2025.
And in this scenario, with over 4,000 soldiers, 30 war ships, 20 fighters and about twenty helicopters lined up, The prominence falls on a highly anticipated actor: the submarine S-81 Isaac Peral, The most modern of the Spanish Navy.
Beyond the premiere of the Batisthe, The Spanish presence in Dynamic Mariner/Flootex-25 is the key: our country guides the operationwho tries to strengthen interoperability between the allies and technologies of the test status -ef -art, including air and superficial drones, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems.
International premiere for a war icon technology: this is the S-81
The S-81 is not a submarine. AND The first submarine designed and built entirely in SpainIn Navantia shipyards in Cartagena and represents a qualitative leap in technology, autonomy and strategic skills for the Navy.
Botado in 2021 and officially delivered in defense in November 2023, This will be your first international exercise.
During NATO maneuvers, the S-81 will test its combat and stealth systems in a multinational environment: it is designed to minimize the acoustic company, which makes it more difficult to detect. You want to demonstrate why It is one of the most unprocessed non -nuclear platforms in Europe.
Isaac Peral, who It owes its name to the inventor of the first submarine torpedo, also in Cartagena (1888)It is able to launch missiles for mains on the mainland or installs intelligent mines in the bottom of the sea.
In addition, his independent air propulsion system (AIP) allows him to remain immersed for more than three weeks without going to the surface, which emerges makes it extremely difficult to detect.
A long and complex project that finally enters service
The history of the S-81 was not exempt from difficulty. The project began in the 2000s, although the idea of the program was forged in the 90s.
The first of these submarines should be afloat in 2011 and surrender two years later to the Navy. However, A serious design error has been detected: The submarine weighed more than calculated and could not emerge. It was required to completely redesign the helmet, which caused years of delays and doubled the cost of the program, which already reaches the almost 4.5 billion euros for the four submarines of the S-80 Plus class.
Isaac Peral, length of 81 meters and 3,200 tons (3,700 in immersion), It is the first of a series of submarines which will be completed by the S-82 Narciso Monturiol, S-83 Cosme García and S-84 Mateo García de Los Reyes, all in different construction phases.
Over the military and despite their problems, The S-81 has become a symbol of industrial and technological autonomy for Spain.
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