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/