TSAMTO, August 24. The Rostec United Engine Corporation, within the framework of the Army-2021 MVTF, has concluded a state contract with the Russian Defense Ministry for the supply of a batch of NK-32 series 02 engines for Tu-160M missile carriers in the amount of 7.5 billion rubles.
Within two years, the customer will receive eight power plants.
The contract was signed by Alexey Krivoruchko, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, and Alexander Artyukhov, General Director of the United Engine Corporation.
According to the contract, the NK-32 engines of the 02 series will be manufactured and supplied by the Samara enterprise "UEC-Kuznetsov".
The NK-32 02 series engine for the Tu-160M is one of the main products in the UEC-Kuznetsov line. Deliveries of new engines began in August 2020.
The project for the production of new NK-32 engines of the 02 series and long-term plans for the creation and then serial production of a new high-power product led to the technical re-equipment and modernization of the production base of UEC-Kuznetsov. Currently, the company is conducting 22 construction and reconstruction projects with a total area of 125 thousand square meters. m. The total investment amount will be about 40 billion rubles. UEC-Kuznetsov received 230 units of new high-performance equipment, and another 125 units will be received by the end of 2022.
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The NK-32 turbojet twin-circuit three-shaft aircraft engine of the 02 series is designed for use on the upgraded Tu-160M supersonic bomber. It is the most powerful engine in the world with an afterburner. The NK-32 engine of the 02 series has implemented measures to improve the reliability of the product and the manufacturability of the design in accordance with the requirements of mass production.
The NK-32 engine of the 02 series is created entirely from Russian materials and components.
According to the results of 2020, the NK-32 series 02 was included in the list of the most significant world achievements in the field of engine construction, compiled by the leading profile magazine Aviation Week & Space Technology.
The message is posted in open access on the website of JSC "UEC".
