Europeans supply propulsion for US Navy

Lockheed Martin’s proposal for the Littoral Combat Ship is powered by Rolls-Royce gas turbines and Kamewa waterjets, with Pielstick-designed diesels completing the CODAG plant (Picture: Lockheed Martin, prime contractor)

Rolls-Royce and Converteam have recently secured multi-ship high-power propulsion contracts with Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics NASSCO, writes Henrik Segercrantz.

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