GE To Provide In-Service Support For LM2500s On RAN Frigates

GE has signed an in-service support contract to provide maintenance and logistic support services for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) GE LM2500 aeroderivative marine gas turbines that power Adelaide- and ANZAC-class frigates.

The contract is with the Australian Defence Materiel Organisation’s Maritime Cross-Platform Systems Program Office. Under the contract, GE GE will be backed by GE Marine and Air New Zealand Gas Turbines for this multi-year contract.

In addition to repair and overhaul of the RAN’s 16 LM2500s and associated accessories, the contract provides depot-level maintenance to be performed by Air New Zealand Gas Turbines, an authorized LM2500 service center.

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