LM2500

1. 1969FieldedConfirmed

   Initial operation aboard GTS Adm. Callaghan

   Manufacturer history dates initial operation to 1969 without a month or day.

   SourcesGE Aerospace

2. Dec 1970Contract awardConfirmed

   U.S. Navy awards Spruance-class engine contract

   GE received a contract for LM2500 propulsion on Spruance-class destroyers. The manufacturer’s history specifies the month.

   SourcesGE Aerospace

3. 1990MilestoneConfirmed

   1,000th LM2500 turbine delivered

   GE’s retrospective chronology dates the thousandth turbine delivery to 1990; it is a fleet delivery total rather than a first delivery.

   SourcesGE Aerospace

4. 1995UpgradeConfirmed

   LM2500+ development and testing begin

   Development and testing began for the higher-output LM2500+ variant. It remains part of the LM2500 family timeline in this dataset.

   SourcesGE Aerospace

5. 1998FieldedConfirmed

   LM2500+ enters industrial service in the Netherlands

   The first application of the LM2500+ variant was a cogeneration plant in Dordrecht. This dates variant service, not the original LM2500 introduction.

   SourcesGE Aerospace

6. Aug 2004MilestoneConfirmed

   LM2500+ receives U.S. Navy certification

   The U.S. Navy certified the LM2500+ variant for mechanical-drive applications rated at 35,000 brake horsepower.

   SourcesGE Aerospace

7. 2005UpgradeConfirmed

   LM2500+G4 variant introduced

   GE’s chronology dates introduction of the fourth-generation LM2500+G4 to 2005. The variant remains within the family record.

   SourcesGE Aerospace

8. Apr 2018MilestoneConfirmed

   Composite module completes shock testing

   An LM2500 with a new composite enclosure and updated components underwent shock testing at the HI-TEST facility in Virginia.

   SourcesGE Aerospace

9. May 6, 2019MilestoneConfirmed

   Navy qualification of composite module announced

   GE announced U.S. Navy qualification of the modernized module. The release gives an announcement date, not the precise certification date.

   SourcesGE Aerospace

10. Dec 10, 2025MilestoneConfirmed

    Orders announced for two further Flight III destroyers

    GE reported orders for eight LM2500 engines for the future USS Intrepid and USS Robert Kerrey. The release does not identify the contract execution date or establish delivery.

    SourcesGE Aerospace

Solid entries are confirmed, outlined reported, dashed estimated or still to come; dotted italic entries are speculative. Dates show only the precision the sources give.

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  Arleigh Burke-class destroyer

  General Dynamics

  FieldedVessel

  Four turbines; engine entity is owned by the aircraft research batch.

  Link Confirmed

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