By TASS Russian news agency
“The domestic power units designed for advanced frigates are being dispatched on schedule. The UEC has already delivered its fourth M55R power unit to the Severnaya Verf Shipyard. Before that, obligatory bench tests, during which each power unit confirms its quality and reliability, were held. The power plant is designed for equipping the third serial frigate Admiral Isakov.”
Rostec First Deputy CEO Vladimir Artyakov
The M55R power units are intended to replace imported engines on Russian frigates, the press office added.
“The M55R is the first fully domestic diesel gas-turbine power unit developed by the UEC for frigates of the ‘admiral’ series of Project 22350 under the import substitution program. The power unit has a capacity of 27,500 hp. It is no inferior to foreign rivals in terms of characteristics.”
Rostec First Deputy CEO Vladimir Artyakov
The M55R diesel gas-turbine power units will be mounted on the frigates Admiral Golovko, Admiral Isakov, Admiral Amelko, Admiral Chichagov, Admiral Yumashev and Admiral Spiridonov, the press office said.
The main propulsion system of each ship is composed of two units installed on the starboard and port sides. The M55R comprises a gas turbine and a diesel engine that ensure the separate mode of operation, the press office explained.
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