Navy to consult OAG on engine change

As a result, Adung said the RTN was now consulting with the Attorney General’s Office on whether the contract could be changed to state that the submarine would be fitted with a Chinese-made engine instead.

The OAG had also been asked who would have the authority to approve the change to the contract, the Navy chief added, noting that the project to acquire four subs to boost security in the sea was initiated in 2015 and the contract was signed in 2017.

He said Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang earlier suggested the replacement of the submarine with an anti-submarine frigate as it was clear that a German engine could not be acquired in line with the initial plan.

However, Adung said, the RTN realised it would be a lengthy process to change from a submarine to a frigate and, in any case, the shipbuilder had almost completed work on the submarine…