Defense

Britain’s new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has left port in readiness for flight trials with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

Electric aircraft developer Bye Aerospace has flown the tech demonstrator for its solar-powered StratoAirNet unmanned and Solesa manned surveillance aircraft.

Russia’s Tupolev has rolled out an upgraded version of its Tu-22M ‘Backfire’ supersonic variable geometry strike aircraft.

A U.S. Air Force safety investigation board will kick off this week to probe a Northrop Grumman T-38 Talon crash on Aug. 17.

The propulsion system of China’s planned space station has passed a major test, said Casc, the main supplier to the country’s space program.

BAE Systems has received a $70.4 million U.S. Navy contract for ALE-70(V) towed decoys for the Lockheed Martin F-35.

The Israeli radar developed for South Korea’s KF-X fighter is based to a great extent on the operational experience of the Israeli Air Force.

Mali is rapidly becoming a major terrorist focus point. Alan Warnes looks at what’s being done to combat the problem.

India’s state-run defense agency has tested the Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) precision-guided bomb and Helina anti-tank guided missile.

What's the commercial viability of hybrid-electric aircraft? Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss electric propulsion and the Pentagon’s new zeal for hypersonics.

Rafael is not giving up on its goal of becoming a manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

Israel Aerospace Industries and electronics subsidiary Elta are expanding their line of special mission aircraft with two new offerings.

Russia’s Tupolev, a subsidiary of United Aircraft Corporation, rolled out the first modernized Tu-22M3M strategic bomber Aug. 16.

A Grob Egrett research aircraft has begun towing the Perlan 2 glider to higher altitudes in a quest to set a record of 90,000 ft.

Boeing is buying small satellite specialist Millennium Space Systems of El Segundo, California.

A graduate student team from the University of Maryland and Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics in China has won a competition to design a reconfigurable VTOL aircraft.

Tactical boost glide hypersonic developments accelerate as Pentagon ponders space-based surveillance and warning system.

Since USAF student and instructor pilots returned to flying the T-6 trainer in February, the service is averaging abouty 7.8 physiological events per month.

The GAO has assessed how the U.S. military collects and analyzes data for aviation mishaps and discovered gaps in the Pentagon’s approach.

Funding has been identified for a fly-off between competing armed scout rotorcraft prototypes and will not impact the budget for development of a replacement for the UH-60 Black Hawk, the U.S. Army says.

The White House says it “strongly objects” to a provision in the Senate’s fiscal 2019 defense appropriations legislation that would eliminate $209 million in launch funding for the Space Test Program-4 (STP-4) mission.

Turkey will soon sign contracts to develop the infrastructure for a satellite launch capability.

Intel Corp. debuted a “beacon” capability for identifying and tracking small drones during an Aug. 15 event hosted by the Choctaw Nation near Durant, Oklahoma.

The U.S. Army is seeking information on autonomous cargo aircraft for use in a prototyping program to investigate the operational impact of unmanned resupply on sustaining ground forces.

Israel’s navy will acquire the Barak-8 air and missile defense system, jointly developed with India to safeguard its economic zones and strategic facilities.