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Thursday, June 05, 2008

New U.S. Navy Milestone for Rolls-Royce Gas Turbine

Rolls-Royce today celebrated a milestone as its new gas turbine went into operation on a U.S. Navy warship for the first time.

Two MT30s, the most powerful marine gas turbines currently available in the world, completed a successful 'light off' on board the U.S. Navy's first Littoral Combat Ship, Freedom (LCS 1).

The event marks another successful testing milestone for Freedom, which was designed and is being built by a Lockheed Martin-led team, as the ship prepares for sea trials.

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