holmes7 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 (edited) http://qz.com/86988/spain-just-spent-680-million-on-a-submarine-that-cant-swim/ http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130605/DEFREG01/306050017/Navantia-Gets-US-Help-Fix-Overweight-Sub An engineering error caused the submarine to be 75 tons overweight, making it unable to resurface if it submerged, a Spanish industrial source said. To tackle the weight problem, Electric Boat — owned by General Dynamics — was brought in by Navantia to help nail down the problems and find a solution. EB, long the lead design shipyard for US submarines, is familiar with the S-80 program through a foreign military sales contract from the US Navy in support of the Spanish Defense Ministry. It also provided extensive assistance to BAE Systems a decade ago during construction and design problems with Britain’s Astute-class nuclear submarines. 75 Tonnellate? Ne hanno da smaltire di peso! Edited June 18, 2013 by holmes7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-{-Legolas-}- Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Ci sarà materiale per lamette in abbondanza! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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