NPO Energomash has carried out work to reduce the cost of RD-191 engines for Angara missiles
Roscosmos is working to reduce the cost of RD-191 engines and their modifications for the Angara family of missiles, the state corporation says .
It is noted that in the process of mastering the engine of the Proton-PM company, which is part of the Scientific and Production Association (NPO) Energomash, it was possible to "reduce the complexity of manufacturing key units by an average of 11 percent, the cost of a standard hour by 37 percent, and the duration of the production cycle by almost a third."
"We discussed issues related to the completion of the investment project for the construction of a new production building. We considered the possibilities to reduce the cost of RD-191 and RD-191M engines, improve their quality and reliability — in the future they will be used not only in transport astronautics, but also in manned launches," said Igor Arbuzov, CEO of Energomash, during a visit to Proton-PM.
In December 2021, Roscosmos reported that firing tests of the RD-191M engine sample of the Angara-A5M rocket, intended for launches from the Vostochny cosmodrome, would begin in 2022.
In the financial report of the Khrunichev Center for 2019, it was reported that the cost of production of the Angara-A5 is seven billion rubles, which is three times more expensive than the Proton-M rocket, which it will replace.
