Selected for the US Navy’s DDG 51 Flight III programme, the AG9160RF generator is a more powerful and higher voltage evolution of the highly successful AG9140RF generator set, with over 200 units installed.
The AG9160RF uses the MT5S-HE+ gas turbine: a single shaft, high pressure ratio gas turbine with a fourteen-stage axial compressor and boost compressor module. A four-stage gas turbine is supported on a roller bearing structure for optimum reliability.
It features a unique, redundant independent mechanical start system using a M250-KS4 gas turbine as a mechanical starter, enabling a black ship start from two 12V batteries.