Erapsco, a joint venture between Sparton Corporation and Ultra Electronics Holdings (ULE), has received an $87 million contract from the United States Navy for manufacturing sonobuoys. Read more >>

GE Aviation has teamed up with Woodward in a joint venture to design and develop a new fuel system that will be used on GE’s commercial aircraft engines. This joint venture will source, supply, and service the fuel systems which include fuel inlets and fuel nozzles for the GE90, GEnx, GE9X, and other future GE commercial engines. Woodward will receive $240 million and work as the primary supplier for control systems solutions along with components. Read more >>

The federal government via the Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has conditionally approved for the oil company Shell to drill in the Arctic Chukchi Sea. Although this serves as Shell overcoming one of their biggest obstacles, the company must also get approval from other agencies. Read more >>

The Lockheed Martin-produced USS Fort Worth has finally completed its five-day preventative maintenance availability (PMAV) along with two-week long repair availability (RAV). The work was completed at the maintenance and logistics hub in Singapore and was the very first extended maintenance availability for the vessel as it journeyed on a 16-month rotational deployment to the Indo-Pacific region. These maintenance periods will allow the ship to continue its trek in theater for the bulk of its lengthy deployment which will include employing the surface warfare (SUW) mission package. Read more >>

The Daimler Truck company announced that it has recently earned a road license for its autonomous heavy duty 18 wheeler truck. The Freightliner Inspiration Truck took its first journey on Tuesday, carrying Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and Daimler AG board member Wolfgang Bernhard along U.S. Highway 15 in Las Vegas. The Inspiration truck is one of two trucks equipped with the intelligent Highway Pilot System for autonomous driving and is licensed for regular operation on public roads. Read more >>