The head of R & D Navantia spoke at a conference on campus Luis Polo
MAYORAL MONTSE> FERROL
Although the national military ship market is currently suffering a standstill as a result of the economic crisis, Navantia already working on the technologies that will define his future. The head of the R & D public company, Susana Lapique explained yesterday Esteiro campus as part of a technical seminar organized by the Colegio de Ingenieros Navales, some of the features that has the next generation of frigates Spanish Navy, the F-110, which will replace the class Santa Maria, the F-80, from 2020.
So far the Navy has been limited to provide a brief document with the requirements of the upcoming F-110, which Lapique Susana defined as the "flagship" of Navantia in the future, whose life cycle will be around at forty years. He explained that the new ships are to have maritime security capabilities, especially in remote coastal areas of the country, and protection against threats both conventional and asymmetric face.
Features> guard F-110 will be placed, by size, between the Maritime Action Ship and F-100, and among the requirements to be fulfilled is a combined propulsion allows you to navigate at 15 knots and reaching peaks of 35 and as a high maneuverability. Its shape is determined, but must keep a proper balance between a minimum depth and maximum stability.
The new frigate will have to innovate in the chapter materials to ensure low maintenance costs, and ship a reduced strength. In the chapter of the weapons, the F-110 anti-aircraft and missiles will be capable of surface, and a new form of arms "nonlethal." Shipped on board a helicopter and an unmanned aerial vehicle.
With these and other requirements specified by the Navy, Navantia has already launched several lines of research aimed at developing technologies that require new vessel, including projects on new materials, propulsion power or low-observable design. One of the most innovative features of the F-110 will, as explained Lapique its ability to reconfigure the mission under which it will undertake in each case.
Other products> In addition to the F-110, the company develops Navantia lines of research aimed at improving their submarine S-80, specifically in the field of new materials and integration of unmanned vehicles. Susana Lapique Siramicor project also highlighted a minesweeping system intended to replace the capacity that previously had the Júcar class minesweepers. This is a program, said the head of R & D that will allow the group to have technology applicable to other products such as unmanned vehicles.
