United States, May 21 -- GE Aerospace's Marine Engines & Systems has secured an official order from Austal USA to supply propulsion power for the U.S. Navy's new Explorer-class ocean surveillance ships, T-AGOS. The purchase agreement covers one LM2500+G4 marine gas turbine engine in a composite enclosure with associated generator by Brush for the lead ship, USNS Don Walsh (T-AGOS 25), currently under construction at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama.Integrated Electric Propulsion with Proven Gas Turbine PowerThe T-AGOS 25 design employs an Integrated Electric Propulsion (IEP) system featuring four electric motors powered by three diesel generators and one GE LM2500 gas turbine. This hybrid configuration provides operational flexibility, allowin...