The U.S. Navy has tapped Fairbanks Morse to provide ship service diesel generator sets for an America-class vessel being built by Huntington Ingalls Industries.

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James McFadyen, formerly a vice president at Leonardo DRS' naval power systems group, has been named VP and general manager of the aftermarket business at Fairbanks Morse.

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Fairbanks Morse has received a purchase order for four main propulsion systems to power an amphibious transport dock Huntington Ingalls Industries will build for the U.S. Navy as part of a potential $1.5B contract.

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Fairbanks Morse has built and tested a pair of main propulsion diesel engines that will power the first offshore patrol cutter Eastern Shipbuilding Group is constructing for the U.S. Coast Guard.

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Fairbanks Morse has secured a purchase order of an undisclosed sum from Lockheed Martin to manufacture two main propulsion diesel engines for a U.S. Navy Freedom-class littoral combat ship.

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Fairbanks Morse has secured a contract to manufacture emergency diesel generator sets for the third and fourth aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy's Gerard Ford class.

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The U.S. Coast Guard has selected Fairbanks Morse to produce diesel propulsion engines for the military branch’s offshore patrol cutter that is scheduled for sea deployment in 2021. Fairbanks Morse said Wednesday it will build FM-MAN 16V 28/33D diesel engines for the first OPC vessel that Eastern Shipbuilding Group will build for the Coast Guard. The 360-foot-long cutter will be built to provide a capability […] More

Fairbanks Morse Defense and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop alternative fuel technologies for powering marine engines. FMD said Tuesday it will define performance and durability criteria and design testing components, while ORNL will research on combustion strategies, high-temperature materials, additive manufacturing, elastomer compatibility and corrosion. The collaboration includes conducting […] More

A Leonardo subsidiary has received a $10.7 million contract from the Eastern Shipbuilding Group to supply nine hybrid electric drive systems for integration into the U.S. Coast Guard‘s future Offshore Patrol Cutters. Leonardo DRS will provide motor-based Auxiliary Propulsion Systems that work to boost the mission duration capacity of ships as well as help vessels reduce emissions, the company said Thursday. The system is designed to also provide emergency take-home […] More

The U.S. Navy has selected a subsidiary of EnPro Indutries‘ to deliver main propulsion diesel engines for the USNS John Lewis replenishment oiler ship. EnPro’s Fairbanks Morse subsidiary said Monday it will build two FM-MAN 12V 48/60 CR engines in its Beloit, Wisconsin facility and provide propulsion control systems, auxiliary equipment and commissioning services under the Navy order. Fairbanks Morse will design the engines […] More