NPO Saturn

NPO Saturn JSC a subsidiary of the United Engine Corporation (UEC), specialized in research and development, production, marketing and sales, and after-sale services of engines and power plants for military and commercial aviation, as well as naval vessel. NPO Saturn also offers a range of courses on engine maintenance as part of the after sale support system for the SaM146 engine. Following the 2014 Crimean crisis, the Ukrainians refused to supply the Russian Navy with marine gas turbines from Zorya-Mashproekt, and so Saturn has been commissioned to design new engines for the Admiral Gorshkov and Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates. USC forecast these new engines will be available in 2017-18, allowing ships to be commissioned from 2020. NPO Saturn announced in April 2017 that Saturn's marine turbines are now in production and undergoing sea trials prior to delivery. This is the first venture by a Russian manufacturer into the production of large marine gas turbines, aimed at completely replacing the earlier Ukrainian equivalents.