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Aviation Week & Space Technology, August 28, 2023

VOL. 185 NO. 33 August 28, 2023
JetZero blended wing body concept
Credit: JetZero

DEFENSE

blended wing body concept
article

Buildup Begins For U.S. Air Force Blended Wing Body Demonstrator

Aug 25, 2023
After three decades of studies, the BWB will finally become full-scale as JetZero and Scaled Composites ramp up for a multirole U.S. Air Force project.
blended wing body aircraft
article

Blended Wing Body Demonstrator Starts USAF Acquisition Experiment

Aug 25, 2023
The U.S. Air Force’s research and acquisition bureaucracy will play only a supporting role as the service’s energy office leads flight demonstration.
sketch of early blended wing body concept

Gallery: Three Decades of Blended Wing Body Development

Aug 16, 2023
Aviation Week looks back over three decades at the story of the BWB and its potential future roles as a tanker-transport and sustainable airliner for the 2030s.
F-16 in flight
article

Ukrainian Pilots Enter F-16 Training As U.S. Approves Jet Transfer

Aug 22, 2023
A top USAF officer says aircraft will arrive in Ukraine next year but warns they will not be a silver bullet in fighting Russia.
Airbus AW149
article

Helicopters At Heart Of Polish Modernization Effort

Aug 21, 2023
Poland’s helicopter procurement plans dwarf those of other European countries.
avangard booster

Gallery: Russia's Avangard Booster and Army Defense Forum Highlights

Aug 21, 2023
Russia's Army 2023 International Military and Technical Forum was in full swing near Moscow this month. Here are some highlights from the show.
ejection seat
article

Collins Readies For Historic U.S. Ejection Seat Ramp-Up

Aug 15, 2023
Several forward fit and retrofit programs will demand potentially thousands of ejection seats in the next few years.
sunken F-35
article

UK F-35 Accident Probe Highlights Broader Carrier Concerns

Aug 16, 2023
An aircraft carrier accident report concludes that the UK’s first F-35 squadron was not ready for its 2021 Indo-Pacific deployment.

SPACE

lunar surface
article

India Aces Lunar Landing After Russia's Mission Crashes Into The Moon

Aug 24, 2023
India trumped a Russian effort to conduct the first in situ science experiments in a water-bearing region of the Moon.
Cygnus
article

Northrop Expands Business Ventures Around Cygnus Cargo Spacecraft

Aug 15, 2023
Space freighter module forms the basis for multiple future missions.

Gallery: ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 Images The Moon

Aug 23, 2023
Here is a look at the images captured by ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 as it approaches the Moon's surface and prepares to land.

PROPULSION

Pratt & Whitney aircraft engine
article

Details Emerge About Pratt Geared Turbofan Inspections

Aug 25, 2023
The initial set of checks flags 201 engines on Airbus A320neo-family aircraft and requires pulling them from service by late September.

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

CR929
article

Russia’s Exit From CR929 JV Underlines Sanctions Impact

Aug 22, 2023
Western sanctions have impeded Russia’s participation in the widebody program, but China plans to pursue it alone.
Cathay Pacific aircraft in flight
article

Cathay Pacific Aircraft Orders Put Growth Back On Radar

Aug 24, 2023
A deal for more Airbus A320neos shows Cathay is looking to expand beyond recovery.
Delta Air Lines aircraft
article

Headwinds Impede China’s Return To Global Skies

Aug 23, 2023
Economic and geopolitical travails are weighing on China’s international passenger flight recovery.
Aircraft lined up
article

Redressing Europe’s Rail-Air Imbalance

Aug 21, 2023
Governments and nonprofits are highlighting the huge price gap between low-cost flights and more expensive rail services.

ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY

Midnight eVTOL
article

Settlement Between Wisk And Archer Joins Together Former Foes

Aug 23, 2023
The two companies’ eVTOL lawsuits have been dropped before they went to trial.

BUSINESS

spacecraft built by Ball Aerospace
article

BAE Reaches For the Stars With Ball Aerospace Unit Acquisition

Aug 24, 2023
UK-based defense contractor paid a premium for the Ball business with an eye on the fast-growing space systems segment.

AVIATION WEEK 2023 PHOTO CONTEST

Rothera Skiway

Gallery: 2023 Aviation Week Photo Contest Early Entries

Aug 17, 2023
The challenge is out to the world’s photographers to enter their best aviation and aerospace work.

TECHNOLOGY

subregional aircraft
article

The Week In Technology, Aug. 21-25, 2023

Aug 21, 2023
Liquid-hydrogen fuel systems; TCab eVTOL flies; Tiltwing UAS demo; New twin launched; Fuel-cell compressor.
contrails map
article

The Week In Technology, Aug. 14-18, 2023

Aug 14, 2023
Enabling contrail avoidance; hybrid regional demonstrator; next-generation HAPS; and quantum computing for R&D.

COLUMNS AND OPINION

former U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper at Nasdaq
article

Opinion: The Importance Of The U.S. Defense Industry’s Other Partner

Aug 25, 2023
The Pentagon and Congress must keep in mind shareholder partners and their influence on the behavior of public company management.
business pilot by aircraft
article

The Airline Hiring Binge Is Stressing Business Aviation

Aug 25, 2023
How the corporate aviation industry is responding to the challenge of competition for pilots from the scheduled airlines.