The New S-81
Neighbor of Portugal debuts the S-81 Isaac Peral, the first submarine of the S-80 series developed by Navantia, and is preparing to revolutionize the Spanish naval industry.
The submersible, conceived and built entirely in Spain, positions the country in the small group of nations capable of developing submarines autonomously.
Com 81 meters long And ability to operate up to 50 days without refueling, the S-81 will perform its first tests in the waters of Gulf de Cádis in late March, with the support of NATO, the Spanish government. In May, there will be an exercise of royal fire in the waters off the Canary Islands, where it will launch torpedoes in a simulated combat environment, before its detachment for the Daedalus 25 mission in the Mediterranean, scheduled for summer.
The S-81 ready to enter high availability.
This July will take a key step in the modernization of the underwater weapon.
He has traveled 5,500 miles, accumulated 1,200 hours of navigation and in June he will carry out his first royal launch of torpedo.– Defense Ministry (@Defensagob)
Equipped with a state-of-the-art combat system developed in conjunction with Lockheed Martin, the S-81 incorporates advanced sensors, radar, electronic war capabilities and a modern periscope with thermal and high resolution chambers.
DM2A4 fiber optic-guided torpedoes, UGM-84 sub-rhapoon missiles, and the possibility of incorporating Tomahawk cruise missiles are in their arsenal, which puts it among the most powerful conventional submarines in the world, writes the.
Although this first model does not yet have the independent air propulsion system (AIP), the next submarines of the series will incorporate it. This technology, based on the Bioethanol Stealth Technology (Spanish system), allows hydrogen production from bioethanol, which increases underwater autonomy up to three weeks and improves safety by preventing direct hydrogen storage.
Life on board is designed to optimize space, with small but functional areas, and a kitchen system adapted to rotary shifts. The catering is based on a mixture of fresh products and long-term feed.
This is, in video, how will live the 43 members of the crew, distributed by seven cabins:
Living in the new S-8 of the Spanish.
– Kirk. 🐙🇪🇦 (@Qf Bueso)
The S-81 is the first of four submarines that will progressively replace the veteran S-70 series, in service since the 1980s.
