
General Electric [GE] said Wednesday it won a contract to provide a gas turbine to power the new Constellation-class (FFG-62) frigate. Fincantieri Marinette Marine won a contract to build the initial 10 frigates based on the Italian FREMM design in April (Defense Daily, April 30). GE will provide a GE LM2500+G4 aeroderivative marine gas turbine to power the new frigates. The company is also going to provide the gas turbine auxiliary skids (electric start, fuel forwarding and water wash systems)…