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Russia develops air-independent propulsion unit for diesel-electric submarines.
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sytem on the AMUR class submarine (for illustration purpose only) |
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The
Rubin Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering is a subsidiary of
Russia’s United Ship-Building Corporation. "The design bureau continues equipping diesel-electric submarines with air-independent propulsion units able to burn reformed diesel fuel. Air-independent propulsion units of this type also have electrochemical generators," the design bureau said in the report. "This air-independent propulsion unit will make the submarine’s submerged operating capability equal to its cruising capacity, which is more than one month," the design bureau said. "The construction of a special floating facility designed to test a shipborne version of the air-independent propulsion unit at sea is currently under way," the design bureau added. According to the report, the air-independent propulsion unit for diesel-electric submarines was developed in 2015 as part of the Kalina-Navy research work. © Copyright 2016 TASS. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |
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