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Friday, May 03, 2013

GE to Supply Austal USA with LM2500 Gas Turbines for 14th and 16th Littoral Combat Ships

USS Independence (LCS-2) |GE Marine announces it will provide Austal USA, Mobile, Alabama, with four LM2500 marine aeroderivative gas turbines to power the United States Navy's 14th and 16th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ships (LCS).

GE is providing 20 LM2500 gas turbines for the Austal USA LCS program, part of a contract for up to 10 ships over a five-year period.

The Austal-built LCSs are powered by two LM2500s arranged in a combined diesel or gas turbine configuration with two diesel engines.

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