Gas turbines for European frigate programme

The Italian-French FREMM program marks the first marine application of the LM2500+G4 gas turbine, which has 17% more power than its LM2500+ predecessor. Through Avio, 18 LM2500+G4 gas turbines will provide propulsion for the current FREMM programme, which includes six ships for the Italian Navy, 11 ships for the French Navy, and one ship for the Royal Moroccan Navy.

The first French FREMM frigate, Aquitaine, has been delivered to by shipyard DCNS, which has five more under construction at Lorient, while Fincantieri has handed over the first Italian ship, the Bergamini was delivered to the Italian Navy by shipyard Fincantieri. Commissioning activities have commenced on two more for Italy and one for France.

GE has also announced an order for an LM2500 for the fourth German Navy F125 frigate, which will be at the heart of an MTU-supplied CODAG system.