Indian Navy Developments & Discussions

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Project to develop indigenous diesel engine gets sanction, expected to be ready in four years: Navy Chief

No plans at present to add more countries to the Malabar naval exercise, he said

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This is for surface ships afaik and Kirloskar is also involved right?

I guess the submarine diesels have to be quieter than the surface ones, which is why the Chings are having troubles with theirs, both Pakis and Thais buying their subs are making noises about the Cheenq engine.

 

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This is for surface ships afaik and Kirloskar is also involved right?

I guess the submarine diesels have to be quieter than the surface ones, which is why the Chings are having troubles with theirs, both Pakis and Thais buying their subs are making noises about the Cheenq engine.

Diesel engines will be the same irrespective of whether it goes on a ship or submarine. The latter will require more dampers to attenuate the sound , that's all. For that matter diesel engines on ships need to be pretty silent too else they'd be picked up on sonars.

PN & Thai Navy had objections to the Sterling Engine powering the AIP on the Chinese submarines which were copied from German designs as usual . Both those Navies approached Germany for the real deal & were told to take a hike.

PN very reluctantly has now gone in for the Chinese Sterling Engines or are still debating about it which is the reason you had that Thai Admiral asking them to decide quickly. Paxtanis make good guinea pigs , the world's slowly realising.

 

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