Flight-control issue prompts NASA and Lockheed to move X-59 back inside for troubleshooting

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/flight-control-issue-prompts-nasa-and-lockheed-to-move-x-59-back-inside-for-troubleshooting/154719.article 

Share details reveal AMG Ventures stake in clean aviation start-up Ecojet

https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/share-details-reveal-amg-ventures-stake-in-clean-aviation-start-up-ecojet-/154739.article 

First RAF instructors begin simulator training on General Atomics’ Protector

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/first-raf-instructors-begin-simulator-training-on-general-atomics-protector/154742.article 

Australia’s Torres Strait Air to renew fleet with 10 new-build Britten-Norman Islanders

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/australias-torres-strait-air-to-renew-fleet-with-10-new-build-britten-norman-islanders/154749.article 

Airbus opens new A321XLR equipment installation hangar

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-08-airbus-opens-new-a321xlr-equipment-installation-hangar?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

Boeing Tapped For Poseidon Pallet System | Iran Conducted Electronic Warfare Exercise | Japan To Design New Air-To-Air Missile

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/boeing-tapped-for-poseidon-pallet-system-iran-conducted-electronic-warfare-exercise-japan-to-design-new-air-to-air-missile-048302/ 

Sikorsky Wins $2B US Navy Deal | US Starts F-16 Training For Ukrainian Pilots | 5 Companies Want To Produce Bulgarian Radars

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/sikorsky-wins-2b-us-navy-deal-us-starts-f-16-training-for-ukrainian-pilots-5-companies-want-to-produce-bulgarian-radars-048295/ 

UK air traffic failure set to disrupt flights for days

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2023/08/uk-air-traffic-failure-set-to-disrupt-flights-for-days/ 

B-2 “Spirit” stealth bomber for first time in European mainland

https://www.aviation24.be/military-aircraft/usaf/b-2-spirit-stealth-bomber-for-first-time-in-european-mainland/ 

Flying into the future: KLM kicks off Electric Flying Connection Tour

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air-france-klm-group/klm-royal-dutch-airlines/flying-into-the-future-klm-kicks-off-electric-flying-connection-tour/ 

Lockheed win $765m deal for ‘missile shield’ over Australia

https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/08/lockheed-win-765m-deal-for-missile-shield-over-australia/ 

U.S. will train Ukrainian F-16 pilots, ground crews

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2023/08/29/u-s-will-train-ukrainian-f-16-pilots-ground-crews/ 

DOD tackling nuclear modernization with proactive, integrated approach

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2023/08/30/dod-tackling-nuclear-modernization-with-proactive-integrated-approach/ 

AIM-9M missiles, $250 million in additional assistance headed for Ukraine

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2023/08/30/aim-9m-missiles-250-million-in-additional-assistance-headed-for-ukraine/ 

How to fly a next-gen eVTOL aircraft: We take a lesson at Lilium

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/how-to-fly-lilium-evtol/ 

Yakovlev’s prototype domesticated Superjet carries out maiden flight | News | Flight Global

https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/yakovlevs-prototype-domesticated-superjet-carries-out-maiden-flight/154724.article 

Photo gallery: Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire-Rescue helicopter crashes in Pompano Beach

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2023/08/28/bso-fire-rescue-helicopter-crashes-in-pompano-beach-photos/ 

https://twitter.com/OnDisasters/status/1696184417415233725?t=uLlk8ls9QXJ6YrbnyvfM7w&s=19

La Russie emploie ses adolescents pour construire les drones low cost utilisés contre l'Ukraine - Geo.fr

https://www.geo.fr/geopolitique/russie-emploie-adolescents-lycee-alabuga-construire-drones-low-cost-shahed-136-geran-2-utilises-contre-ukraine-216269 

U.S. sues SpaceX for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees, others

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/u-s-sues-spacex-for-alleged-hiring-discrimination-against-refugees-others/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace 

New crew for the space station launches with 4 astronauts from 4 countries

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/new-crew-for-the-space-station-launches-with-4-astronauts-from-4-countries/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace 

Indonesia Finalizes F-15EX Acquisition Deal

https://theaviationist.com/2023/08/24/indonesia-f-15ex/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=indonesia-f-15ex 

Famous Ukrainian Pilot ‘Juice’ Dies In Mid-Air Collision

https://theaviationist.com/2023/08/27/juice-killed/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=juice-killed 

Russia Pulls Out Of The CR929 Widebody Program

The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has officially shifted its involvement in the CRAIC CR929 program from being a joint-venture partner to assuming the role of a key supplier.

https://simpleflying.com/russia-pulls-out-of-the-cr929-widebody-program/ 

How Does That Thing Fly? 5 Unorthodox-Looking Aircraft From Then & Now

https://simpleflying.com/unorthodox-looking-aircraft-list/ 

The FAA Authorizes Phoenix Air Unmanned to Operate Drones Beyond Visual Line of Sight for Certain Aerial Work

https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-authorizes-phoenix-air-unmanned-operate-drones-beyond-visual-line-sight-certain-aerial 

Russian pilot defects to Ukraine with an Mi-8 assault helicopter

https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/russian-pilot-defects-to-ukraine-with-an-mi-8-assault-helicopter/154696.article 

No evidence of surface-to-air missile kill against Wagner jet: Pentagon

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/no-evidence-of-surface-to-air-missile-kill-against-wagner-jet-pentagon/154698.article 

Pilot and crew disagreed on ejection in MiG-23 airshow crash: NTSB

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/pilot-and-crew-disagreed-on-ejection-in-mig-23-airshow-crash-ntsb/154714.article 

Norway gives F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, joining Denmark, Netherlands

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2023/08/norway-gives-f-16-fighter-jets-to-ukraine-joining-denmark-netherlands/ 

Northrop Grumman Demonstrates the Future for Deep-Sensing for the U.S. Army

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2023/08/northrop-grumman-demonstrates-the-future-for-deep-sensing-for-the-u-s-army/ 

Lockheed Martin Australia Selected As Australian Defence Force’s Strategic Partner For AIR6500

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2023/08/lockheed-martin-australia-selected-as-australian-defence-forces-strategic-partner-for-air6500/ 

Embraer and the Brazilian Army successfully complete first test of M200 Vigilante radar

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2023/08/embraer-and-the-brazilian-army-successfully-complete-first-test-of-m200-vigilante-radar/ 

All 10 bodies and the two flight recorders of Wagner boss Prigozhin’s jet recovered at crash site

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/all-10-bodies-and-the-two-flight-recorders-of-wagner-boss-prigozhins-jet-recovered-at-crash-site/ 

Swedish electric aircraft manufacturer Heart Aerospace joins North American Regional Airline Association

https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/heart-aerospace/swedish-electric-aircraft-manufacturer-heart-aerospace-joins-north-american-regional-airline-association/ 

Three US Marines have been killed and 20 others injured in a military aircraft crash near Darwin, Australia

https://www.aviation24.be/miscellaneous/accidents/three-us-marines-have-been-killed-and-20-others-injured-in-a-military-aircraft-crash-near-darwin-australia/ 

Ensayan la integración de una Caravan no tripulada en espacio aero no segregado - Sandglass Patrol

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/ensayan-la-integracion-de-una-caravan-no-tripulada-en-espacio-aero-no-segregado/ 

Swiss cabin crew in trouble after dancing on the wing of a Boeing 777

https://airlive.net/news/2023/08/27/swiss-cabin-crew-in-trouble-after-dancing-on-the-wing-of-a-boeing-777/ 

Reliable Robotics uses Cessna Caravan to prove its autonomy works with ATC | News | Flight Global

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/reliable-robotics-uses-cessna-caravan-to-prove-its-autonomy-works-with-atc/154645.article 

Varcoe: Interest grows in De Havilland's plans to build water bombers | Calgary Herald

https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/varcoe-demand-grows-for-canadian-made-water-bombers-as-de-havilland-aims-to-build-new-super-scoopers 

Boom Supersonic Advances Flight Preparations for XB-1

The world's first independently developed supersonic jet, XB-1 completes key milestones and progresses towards first flight

https://boomsupersonic.com/flyby/boom-supersonic-advances-flight-preparations-for-xb-1 

North Korea says spy satellite launch ends in failure, again

 https://www.spacewar.com/reports/North_Korea_says_spy_satellite_launch_ends_in_failure_again_999.html 

A failed lunar mission dents Russian pride and reflects deeper problems with Moscow’s space industry

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/a-failed-lunar-mission-dents-russian-pride-and-reflects-deeper-problems-with-moscows-space-industry/

Boeing finds new 737 MAX defect, threatening delivery target

The latest defect issue for Boeing's cash-cow jet isn't a safety threat. But it's another complication as Boeing speeds the pace of manufacturing 737 MAXs.

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-finds-new-737-max-defect-delaying-some-deliveries/

Incredible Shots Show The Pilots Ejecting From The MiG-23 During Airshow In Michigan

https://theaviationist.com/2023/08/15/incredible-shots-show-the-pilots-ejecting-from-the-mig-23-during-airshow-in-michigan/

Mix Of 4th And 5th Gen Fighters Conduct Integrated Air Warfare In Northern Lightning 2023

https://theaviationist.com/2023/08/21/northern-lightning-2023/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=northern-lightning-2023 

U.S. Approves Sale Of 96 AH-64E Apache Helicopters To Poland

https://theaviationist.com/2023/08/22/sale-ah64-poland-approved/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sale-ah64-poland-approved 

The A380 Effect? Emirates Is Having One Of Its Busiest Summers Yet

https://simpleflying.com/emirates-14-million-passengers-summer-2023/ 

Qantas Orders Airbus A350s and Boeing 787s To Replace A330s and A380s

https://simpleflying.com/qantas-orders-a350s-787s-replace-a330s-a380s/ 

FAA Invests Another $121M to Reduce Chance of Close Calls at Airports

https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-invests-another-121m-reduce-chance-close-calls-airports 

Qantas nearly doubles Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet with order for 12 widebody jets

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2023-08-23-Qantas-nearly-doubles-Boeing-787-Dreamliner-fleet-with-order-for-12-widebody-jets 

South Korea to produce large surveillance UAV from 2024

https://www.flightglobal.com/military-uavs/south-korea-to-produce-large-surveillance-uav-from-2024/154653.article 

USA outlines terms for Ukraine F-16 transfer

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/usa-outlines-terms-for-ukraine-f-16-transfer/154657.article 

Maglev pitches ‘magnetic levitation’ air taxi concept and names GE as supplier

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/maglev-pitches-magnetic-levitation-air-taxi-concept-and-names-ge-as-supplier/154677.article 

NASA, Boeing and Northrop progress with studying a Mach 5 airliner

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/nasa-boeing-and-northrop-progress-with-studying-a-mach-5-airliner/154679.article 

Fire Aviation: PLEASE ground your drone. Please.

https://fireaviation.com/2023/08/23/please-ground-your-drone-please/ 

U.S. Army awards Airbus contract for helicopter modernization

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-08-us-army-awards-airbus-contract-for-helicopter-modernization?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

Boeing Tapped For Harpoon Support | UVision Tested Hero-120 In Arctic | Australian Coating Facility For F-35

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/boeing-tapped-for-harpoon-support-uvision-tested-hero-120-in-arctic-australian-coating-facility-for-f-35-048265/ 

Boeing Tapped For CH-47s | MD Helicopters To Provide Middle Eastern Country With 6 Cayuse Helos | Sweden And Ukraine To Jointly Produce CV90

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/boeing-tapped-for-ch-47s-md-helicopters-to-provide-middle-eastern-country-with-6-cayuse-helos-sweden-and-ukraine-to-jointly-produce-cv90-048276/ 

US Army Tapping Industry For Short-Wave Infrared Laser | Iran Built Mohajer-10 | Netherlands Double Its Fleet Of MQ-9As

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/us-army-tapping-industry-for-short-wave-infrared-laser-iran-built-mohajer-10-netherlands-double-its-fleet-of-mq-9as-048280/ 

Northrop Grumman’s B-2 Capabilities Enhance its Digital Communications

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2023/08/northrop-grummans-b-2-capabilities-enhance-its-digital-communications/ 

Indonesia Announces Commitment to Acquire Boeing F-15EX

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2023/08/indonesia-announces-commitment-to-acquire-boeing-f-15ex/ 

Dutch and Belgian railways to double the number of trains between both countries and make them faster, at the expense of Brussels Airport

https://www.aviation24.be/railways/dutch-and-belgian-railways-to-double-the-number-of-trains-between-both-countries-and-make-them-faster/ 

Antwerp Airport blocked by climate activists and a local committee fighting for its closure

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/antwerp/antwerp-airport-blocked-by-climate-activists-and-a-local-committee-fighting-for-its-closure/ 

Air traffic interrupted at two major Moscow airports after Ukrainian drone attack

https://www.aviation24.be/miscellaneous/drones/air-traffic-interrupted-at-two-major-moscow-airports-after-ukrainian-drone-attack/ 

The Netherlands and Denmark will together supply up to 61 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/lockheed-martin/f-16/the-netherlands-and-ukraine-will-together-supply-up-to-61-f-16-fighter-jets-to-ukraine/ 

Emirates Airline Airbus A380 hit by drone (?) during approach Nice Airport, France

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/emirates-airline/airbus-a380-hit-by-drone-during-approach-nice-airport-france/ 

Armed police storm Jet2.com flight to remove passenger who claims to carry explosive device

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/jet2-com/armed-police-storms-jet2-com-flight-to-remove-passenger-who-claims-carrying-explosive-device/ 

Russian Wagner militia boss Yevgeny Prigozhin among the 10 dead in the crash of a private Embraer jet in Tver region

https://www.aviation24.be/miscellaneous/russo-ukrainian-war/russian-militia-boss-yevgeny-prigozhin-among-the-10-dead-in-the-crash-of-a-private-embraer-plane-in-the-tver-region/ 

Tropical cyclone influence: Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 suffers damage in harrowing Santa Ana Airport hard landing

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/alaska-airlines/tropical-cyclone-influence-alaska-airlines-boeing-737-suffers-damage-in-harrowing-santa-ana-airport-hard-landing/ 

XTI Seeks Inpixon Merger To Fund TriFan VTOL Aircraft

XTI needs more funding to step up the development of a VTOL aircraft it says can compete with both existing business aircraft and helicopters and eVTOL vehicles

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-08-17/xti-seeks-inpixon-merger-fund-trifan-vtol-aircraft 

European Charter Group Backs Vaeridion Electric Aircraft

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-08-18/european-charter-group-backs-vaeridion-electric-aircraft 

Charter group ASL has agreed to provide technical and market input for Vaeridion's plans to bring an all-electric sub-regional aircraft to market by 2030.

Dassault Falcon 6X Gets FAA, EASA Nods

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-08-22/dassault-falcon-6x-gets-faa-easa-nods 

BAE Systems to develop technology for next-gen sensing, imaging, and communications systems

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2023/08/18/bae-systems-to-develop-technology-for-next-gen-sensing-imaging-and-communications-systems/ 

Airplane arrives at Boeing site for X-66A modification

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2023/08/21/airplane-arrives-at-boeing-site-for-x-66a-modification/ 

Zapata's long-range, buy 'n' fly eVTOL aircraft is a turbine hybrid

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/zapata-airscooter-evtol/ 

Indeed, Zapata has partnered with ONERA, the French Aerospace Lab, and the French Defense Agency to develop its own turbine engines, so it's probably an in-house engine.

FORMIC system uses a swarm of robots to transport heavy loads

https://newatlas.com/robotics/formic-swarm-robots-transport-heavy-loads/ 

Ukrainian drone destroys Russian supersonic bomber - BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66573842 

SpaceX : une nouvelle fenêtre de lancement ouverte le 31 août pour le Starship ?

https://www.futura-sciences.com/sciences/actualites/vols-habites-spacex-nouvelle-fenetre-lancement-ouverte-31-aout-starship-107146/ 

Top Ukraine War Lessons From USAF's Commander In Europe | The Drive

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/top-ukraine-war-lessons-from-usafs-commander-in-europe 

Boeing Delivers MD90 for Conversion into NASA’s New Truss-Braced Wing configuration

Key modifications by Boeing to the MD-90 will include replacing its wings with a new pair that will be thinner and extra-long, stabilized by diagonal struts. The design concept, known as the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing configuration, promises to be more fuel efficient than today's best-in-class commercial aircraft. 

https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/boeing-transports-aircraft-for-conversion-into-nasa-s-new-x-plane 

La USAF selecciona a JetZero para construir un prototipo de Blended Wing Body

 https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/la-usaf-selecciona-a-jetzero-para-construir-un-prototipo-de-blended-wing-body/

Air Force Picks Startup to Build Blended-Wing Body Prototype

 https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-jetzero-blended-wing-body-prototype/

GA-ASI advances ecosystem for autonomously operational UCAV

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2023/08/14/ga-asi-advances-ecosystem-for-autonomously-operational-ucav/ 

B-2 Spirit’s capabilities enhance its digital communications

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2023/08/14/b-2-spirits-capabilities-enhance-its-digital-communications/ 

Second high-profile test flight crash rocks eVTOL industry

Leading UK eVTOL company Vertical Aerospace has suffered an expensive-looking setback just weeks into its off-tether flight test program. Its VX4 air taxi prototype reportedly hit the deck from about 20 ft up, snapping a wing and making quite a mess.

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https://newatlas.com/aircraft/vertical-aerospace-evtol-crash/ 

Archer Aviation Earns Fresh Funding from Bitter Rival Turned Ally - FLYING Magazine

https://www.flyingmag.com/archer-aviation-earns-fresh-funding-from-bitter-rival-turned-ally/ 

Keeping Our Sense of Direction: Dealing With a Dead Sensor - NASA Mars

Inclinometer is dead, so a software's patch is being released to make IMU a replacement for it

https://mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/385/keeping-our-sense-of-direction-dealing-with-a-dead-sensor/ 

MiG 23UB crashes during Thunder Over Michigan air show at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/08/13/jet-crashes-during-thunder-over-michigan-show-at-willow-run-airport-in-ypsilanti/ 

DARPA taps RTX to attune AI decisions to human values

https://www.robodaily.com/m/reports/DARPA_taps_RTX_to_attune_AI_decisions_to_human_values_999.html 

RTX's BBN division received a contract award to support DARPA's "In The Moment" program. ITM aims to develop the foundations needed for algorithms that are trusted to independently make decisions in scenarios like mass casualty triage and disaster relief, where complex and rapid decisions are needed in dynamic situations where there is often no human consensus and no clear right answer

Poland launches 4,000-member army task force near Belarus border

 https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Poland_launches_4000-member_army_task_force_near_Belarus_border_999.html 

Shooting Missiles At Aircraft: Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E)

https://theaviationist.com/2023/08/13/live-fire-test-and-evaluation/

Guns N’ Gazpacho: Spanish Military Aid To Ukraine - Oryx

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2023/05/guns-n-gazpacho-spanish-military-aid-to.html?m=1 

Boeing 737 MAX 10 proves to be a good competitor for the A321neo - Air Data News

https://www.airdatanews.com/boeing-737-max-10-proves-to-be-good-competitor-for-the-a321neo/ 

Boeing gets a good deal from Archer air taxi settlement with Wisk

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-gets-a-good-deal-from-archer-air-taxi-settlement-with-wisk/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace 

Boeing: Industry Needs 2.28 Million New Staff Over Next 20 Years

https://simpleflying.com/boeing-2-million-new-staff-20-years/ 

French Government To Raise Airline Taxes To Fund Railways

https://simpleflying.com/french-government-raise-airline-taxes-fund-railways/ 

American Eagle ERJ145 Descends 15,000 Feet In 3 Minutes Following Pressurization Issue

https://simpleflying.com/american-eagle-erj145-descends-15000-pressurization/ 

Romania moves toward $6.5 billion F-35 buy

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/romania-moves-toward-65-billion-f-35-buy/154516.article 

Virgin Galactic just flew again, but is the company going anywhere? | Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/virgin-galactic-just-flew-again-but-is-the-company-going-anywhere/ 

Una orquesta paracaidista toca misión imposible en caída libre desde 13000ft - Sandglass Patrol

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/una-orquesta-paracaidista-toca-mision-imposible-en-caida-libre-desde-13000ft/