LM2500 Gas Turbines for Pak Navy’s MILGEM Corvettes

GE Marine have signed a contract with STM ( Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik Ve Ticaret A. S.) of Turkey, to provide LM2500 marine gas turbines to power the Pakistan Navy’s new MILGEM multipurpose corvettes. In July 2018 the Pakistan Navy had contracted for 4 MILGEM corvettes with ASFAT ( Askeri Fabrika ve Tersane Isletme AS), two of these to be built in Turkey and the other two in Pakistan. Recent milestones for the Pakistan Navy’s MILGEM programme include keel laying of the first ship in Istanbul, and the steel cutting ceremony for the second corvette in Karachi.