This Friday, May 27, Spanish naval construction reaches a new milestone, with the start of the sea trials of the \"Isaac Peral\" S-81 submarine.<\/p>\n
The new submarine of the Spanish Navy made this first outing to the sea in the Bay of Cartagena, for 4 hours and in surface navigation<\/strong>, as reported by Navantia<\/a>, the construction company. \"In the coming months, until the delivery to the Navy in 2023, the Navantia shipyard in Cartagena will continue to carry out the various port and sea tests<\/strong> planned in the calendar, including a grounding of the submarine during the summer months.\"<\/em><\/p>\n The director of the Submarine Business and S-80 Program, Germ\u00e1n Romero Valiente, has pointed out: \"The submarine is a system of systems and it is essential to check the correct operation of all of them and their integration. This first navigation has confirmed the excellent level of integration and performance.<\/strong> For all of us who work on this project, verifying the achievement of the different milestones is a source of pride and an incentive to continue advancing in this technological challenge.\"<\/em><\/p>\n Romero pointed out that this first exit to the sea is one of the most important milestones within this program, \"which represents a technological leap for both the Navy and Navantia.<\/strong>\"<\/em> Navantia has highlighted that with this project, Spain is part of the small group of countries that have the capacity to design, build and maintain submarines.<\/p>\n Navantia has published two videos of that first exit to the sea of the \"Isaac Peral\":<\/strong><\/p>\n
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