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 >>

In May 2015, FWD Seagrave secured a $12m contract from the US Department of Defense to rebuild 92 Crash Fire Rescue vehicles for the US Marine Corps. Under this contract, FWD Seagrave will restore the heavy equipment P-19A model trucks to their originally manufactured condition. During the project, all of the vehicles will be disassembled down to the frame rails to replace or refurbish the parts. The project is expected to take four years. Read more >>

Headquartered in Modesto, California, 5.11 Tactical, Inc. is a premier designer and manufacturer of purpose-built gear including flashlights, gun cases, range bags, pants, watches, and eyewear. The company caters to the law enforcement and fire/EMS markets. Established in 2003 as an offshoot of the Royal Robbins (established in 1968) brand of outdoor and travel clothing, 5.11 Tactical is today the number one supplier of tactical clothing to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). 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 >>