The Navy recently awarded General Atomics (GA) a not-to-exceed $32.7 million contract to develop a proof-of-concept Hybrid Electric Drive (HED) system for a full-scale demonstration with an initial funding increment of $13 million, the company reported. HED will improve the operating efficiency of the engineering plant on DDG-51-class ships and is intended to provide the capability for significant fuel savings, up to 12,000 barrels of fuel per year, per ship, by incorporating advanced electric machine technology, according to GA. This…
General Atomics Gets Contract To Develop Hybrid Power For Arleigh Burke Destroyers
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