Rolls-Royce bags turbine contract with US Navy

Power systems giant Rolls-Royce has won another contract with the US Armed Forces, supplying power and propulsion systems for the two latest vessels in the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programme.

Power systems giant Rolls-Royce has won another contract with the US Armed Forces, supplying power and propulsion systems for the two latest vessels in the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programme.

The LCSs named Little Rock and Sioux City, designed to operate in combat zone close to the shore (littoral waters), will have two Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines powering four large Mk1 waterjets which will help the vessels to travel at around 40 knots.

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