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Surface Navy: Hybrid propulsion chosen for cutters
DRS Technologies, a Leonardo Company, has been selected to provide the hybrid-electric drive propulsion system for the US Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter.
The company received the order from Eastern Shipbuilding Group on 6 January.
Speaking at this week’s Surface Navy Association Annual Symposium, Clive Wilgress-Pipe, director of business development ...
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