U.S. Navy Orders LM2500 Engines for Arleigh Burke DDGs

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, following a four-month deployment. The USS Gravely is powered by four LM2500 engines | Photo: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anderson W. Branch/U.S. Navy

GE Aerospace has received orders to supply eight LM2500 marine gas turbine engines for two future U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class Flight III guided-missile destroyers, the USS Intrepid (DDG 145) and the USS Robert Kerrey (DDG 146). The orders were announced on December 10, 2025. Each destroyer will be powered by four LM2500 engines, continuing the use of this propulsion system across the class.

As of January 2025, 74 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are in active service, all using LM2500 engines as their primary propulsion system. With these latest orders, GE Aerospace will have delivered engines for every active Arleigh Burke destroyer, totaling 296 LM2500 engines across the fleet. The Arleigh Burke program has been in service for more than three decades and remains a central element of the U.S. Navy’s surface combatant force.

“The LM2500 has been the engine of choice for the U.S. Navy’s destroyer fleet for decades, and we’re proud to continue that legacy as the Navy builds toward its 390-ship goal,” said Mark Musheno, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, GE Aerospace’s Marine Engines & Systems business. “GE Aerospace is committed to ramping up production capacity to meet the Navy’s expanding fleet requirements while maintaining the quality and reliability that has made the LM2500 the most trusted marine gas turbine in naval service worldwide.”

The U.S. Navy has taken delivery of more than 700 LM2500 gas turbines since the engine entered naval service in 1969. The engine family has been updated over time through variants such as the LM2500+, LM2500+G4 and others, supporting continued use across multiple ship classes. LM2500 engines power vessels of navies worldwide, including some warships of the Indian Navy.