German engines cannot be used in Chinese military items Thailand’s Chinese submarine order hits snag

 

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Thailand’s Chinese submarine order hits snag after Germany’s export embargo on MTU engines

The first Yuan Class S26T worth US$408 million is being assembled without German engines as promised, said a Thai opposition lawmaker

German military attaché says German engines cannot be used in Chinese military and defence items

Thailand’s purchase of a Chinese-made Yuan Class S26T submarine worth 13.5 billion baht (US$408 million) has stalled over the manufacturer’s failure to obtain German-made diesel engines as stipulated in the contract.

State-owned conglomerate China Shipbuilding & Offshore International signed an agreement with Thailand’s Navy in 2017 for the submarine. The Thai navy said the deal was a government-to-government type, however, it bypassed any approval from the military-backed appointed parliament or the office of the auditor general.