Rolls-Royce to design gas turbine system for RN Type 26

Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract to design the gas turbine system for the U.K. Royal Navy's future Type 26 Global Combat Ship, which will, subject to contract, feature the world's most powerful marine gas turbine, the Rolls-Royce MT30.

Due to arrive from 2021 onwards, the Type 26 Global Combat Ships will be the workhorses of the future Royal Navy, replacing the existing Type 23 Frigates.

Rolls-Royce will work together with prime contractor BAE Systems and Tognum (which is owned by Rolls-Royce and Daimler) to design the advanced propulsion system.

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