Russian navy eyes naval engines in Asia to bypass Western sanctions

The Russian industry, suppliers and the Navy are working to obtain engines under the sanctions regime. Russia is eyeing Asian producers instead of western ones. Thus, KAMPO-produced boats of project 23370M were equipped with Korean Doosan diesel engines. They are likely to be installed on Raptor-class export boats of project 03160 designed and produced by Pella Shipyard, Mil.Press FlotProm reported quoting two industry sources.

Russian Navy's SAR Service received its first Project 23370M modular cutter in 2018. The boats are equipped with Korean Doosan 4V222TIH diesel engines with a capacity of 624 KW (836 HP) (Picture source: Russian Navy)

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