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 >>

At the end of April 2015, Rheinmetall Defense announced that they have been awarded a contract to upgrade the NH90 cockpit trainers of the German Army (Bundeswehr) with its simulation technology. The contract, which was awarded by the Federal Office of Bundeswehr equipment, information technology and in-service support, calls for the company to supply their simulation and business unit to upgrade all NH90 cockpit trainers to IOC+ configuration. Read more >>

In the beginning of May 2015, the United States military announced that they have made great progress in its effort to develop a self-steering bullet. The system has been developed by DARPA's Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance program, known as EXACTO. Read more >>

In the first week of May 2015, NATO began its Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise dubbed DYNAMIC MONGOOSE 2015 (DMON 15). Read more >>