Russia's Tekhmash launches production of hydroacoustic coating for latest submarines
The Tekhmash Corporation (a subsidiary of Rostec) has landed orders for special rubber coatings, which will keep it busy for five years. Developed by ChPO Chapayev, the hydroacoustic rubber plates mask submarines from hostile sonars, according to Tekhmash’s press office.
Anechoic tiles visible on a Russian submarine.
"We launched the advanced high-tech manufacturing lines for the special rubber plates in September 2016 and have been awarded a five-year order for the product. The coating features high noise-absorbing capability," Tekhmash Director General Sergei Rusakov said.
"The designers succeeded in reducing the noise almost to the background level. Owing to its design features, the coating effectively absorbs the noise on various frequencies and at various depths, thus reducing the submarine’s acoustic signature," ChPO Chapayev Director General Alexander Livshits said.
