13.12.2005, 00:53
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Zitat:Italy, Russia Move Ahead on Joint Diesel Subs
By TOM KINGTON, ROME And LYUBOV PRONINA, MOSCOW
Russian and Italian firms are working up technical drawings for a new diesel submarine for the export market, even as they start scrapping some of their own older subs.
Fincantieri and Russian submarine-builder Rubin are in the second phase of developing a 1,000-ton conventional submarine, the S1000, which will be equipped with an Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system said to be capable of staying underwater for 10 days. The project was launched by the Italian government in April 2004. ...