Source: Navy Recognition
Malakhit Design Bureau has acquired the necessary experience to launch R&D and create an air-independent power plant for a prospective non-nuclear submarine, the annual statement of the enterprise said.
“Prototype trials held in 2016-2017 confirmed the operability of the power plant as a surface and underwater engine. Thus, the necessary technical experience has been obtained for R&D to create a specific project with a low level of risk. The power plant has no direct analogues in foreign and domestic designs,” it said.
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