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FMD to supply Bird-Johnson propellers for 100th DDG-51
Bird-Johnson Propellers, a Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) company, has received an order to supply propellers for the U.S. Navy’s 100th DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-Class destroyer. Bird-Johnson has been the sole provider of the