WASHINGTON — The Department of the Air Force awarded an Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program to Northrop Grumman on Sept. 8.

The contract award of $13.3 billion is an investment in en…

The Swedish Defense Materiel Administration has today, with the support of the Swedish Embassy in Croatia, submitted an intergovernmental offer to the Croatian authorities regarding new combat aircraft of the type JAS 39 Gripen C / D.

In addition to aircraft, the offer also includes logistical …

Boeing on Tuesday disclosed a new manufacturing quality issue with the 787 Dreamliner, this time with assembly of the airplane’s horizontal tail in Salt Lake City. The disclosure comes after last week’s revelations of quality control problems at Boeing’s South Carolina plant affecting the 787’s aft …

PARIS — Airbus deliveries slipped in August, slowing its recovery from the coronavirus demand meltdown, but the European planemaker remained well in front of its beleaguered U.S. rival Boeing; which reported new production headaches.

Airbus said it had delivered 39 jets in August, down from 49 …

BEIJING — China’s International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, the country’s biggest airshow, scheduled for November, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the next one will take place in 2022, the organiser said on Wednesday.

The biennial event usually draws key suppliers…