A technical panel has finished testing the Chinese-made engine that is being proposed as the replacement for a German engine that was supposed to power the S26T Yuan-class submarine the navy is in the process of buying, Royal Thai Navy spokesman Pokkrong Monthatphalin said on Thursday.
The findings have been submitted to the navy's chief of staff, Adm Thaloengsak Sirisawat, for further consideration by the submarine procurement committee, Vice Adm Pokkrong said.
The improved version of the CHD620 engine was recommended by China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co (CSOC) to replace the German-made MTU396 diesel engine that the government had stipulated it wanted to power the submarine.
