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Friday, November 09, 2012

GE to Power US Navy’s Latest Amphibious Assault Flagship—Continues to Provide Strong Defense Capabilities Worldwide

America-class amphibious assault ship |GE’s Power Conversion business has signed a contract worth more than $10 million with Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) of Pascagoula, Miss., to provide an auxiliary propulsion system (APS) for the future USS Tripoli (LHA-7), which is the U.S. Navy’s latest large-deck amphibious assault ship.

This project builds on Power Conversion’s past success with providing similar equipment for other U.S. Navy ships, including the LHD-8 and LHA-6.

“By using our hybrid propulsion technology, the USS Makin Island (LHD-8) has saved more than 4 million gallons of fuel during its seven-month maiden deployment, resulting in an estimated cost savings of $15 million,” said Paul English, marine vertical leader, GE’s Power Conversion business.

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