MOSCOW, March 24 (RAPSI) – Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) is preparing to sue Germany-based company MTU for its failure to supply engines for Russian corvettes, Ekho Moskvy radio station reported on Tuesday, citing USC President Alexei Rakhmanov.

MTU refused to supply the power units under a valid 24-million-euro contract, Rakhmanov said.

“As if it wasn’t enough to keep the engines, they also tried to take us to court to avoid returning our advance payment,” he added.
“We’re preparing lawsuits against this now. We won’t leave it like this,” the company head emphasized adding that the German power plants will be replaced by Russian-made equipment.  The company will gradually stop using the German equipment in its corvette series opting for Russian-made engines instead.