Indien und britische Marine entwickeln Elektroantrieb für Kriegsschiffe der nächsten Generation

Submission Statement:

The ministries of defence of India and the UK have signed a statement of intent (SoI)  to cooperate in designing and developing Electric Propulsion Systems for the Indian Navy. 

The signing, at Portsmouth, UK, took place on Thursday, during the meeting of the 3rd Joint Working Group on Electric Propulsion Capability Partnership (JWG EPCP), symbolising the joint commitment to promote indigenous development of niche technologies. 

The decision by New Delhi and London to cooperate in the field of electric propulsion is enormously significant. It makes it highly likely that the Indian Navy’s second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-2) will be powered by an “integrated electric propulsion system,” based on Rolls-Royce MT-30 gas turbines, which drives the Royal Navy’s two aircraft carriers, His Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales.

“The SoI would serve as a broader framework intended for cooperation in the co-design, co-creation and co-production of electric propulsion capability for future (Indian) naval ships. The LPDs, planned to be built at an Indian shipyard, are envisaged to have a full electric propulsion system,” stated an Indian MoD release on Thursday.