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GE To Provide Gas Turbine For Constellation-class Frigate

Wednesday, December 16th, 2020

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GE To Provide Gas Turbine For Constellation-class Frigate

Fincantieri Marinette Marine’s winning offering for the U.S. Navy’s FFG(X) Future Frigate program, based on the FREMM frigate built for the French and Italian navies. (Graphic: Fincantieri Marinette Marine)

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)…

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