Defense

By Steve Trimble
Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly died in the crash of an Embraer business jet in Russia on Aug. 23.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Apurva Mahajan
India made history on Aug. 23 by becoming the first country to land a spacecraft near the lunar south pole.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s Progress MS-24 resupply mission was on course to reach the seven-person International Space Station late Aug. 24.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
The Indonesian military's agreement to acquire the Black Hawks—which Aviation Week understands could cover the purchase of 24 S-70Ms—is not set in stone.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
AeroVironment plans to buy Tomahawk Robotics, a developer of software and hardware to control multiple tactical uncrewed air and ground vehicles at once.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
Umbra wins a contract to study how its advanced space radar technologies could be used in the USAF shift to space for its moving-target indication mission.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The Mohajer-10 is also described by IRNA as having a 24-hr. endurance, an altitude ceiling of 7,000 meters and a fuel capacity of 450 liters.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Mark Carreau
Preparations continue for the planned Aug. 25 launch of NASA’s Crew-7’s three astronauts and a cosmonaut to the International Space Station.
Space

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Advanced Tactics plans to fly two multi-rotor heavylift VTOLs funded through a U. S. Air Force program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Our Aug. 17, 1953, issue featured a mammoth special report on the Air Research and Development Command (ARDC).
Defense

By Chen Chuanren
Demonstrating its commitment to procure 24 F-15EX fighters, a delegation representing the government of Indonesia visited manufacturer Boeing on Aug. 21.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have been contracted to deliver T2TL Beta satellite variants for the Space Development Agency.
Space

By Brian Everstine, Tony Osborne
A top USAF officer says aircraft will arrive in Ukraine next year but warns they will not be a silver bullet in fighting Russia.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force launched an All-Up-Round AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon in a recent test but is tight-lipped about whether objectives were met.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. State Department has given the green light for the largest potential export contract for Boeing’s AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, for Poland.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Low Altitude Stalking and Striking Ordnance (LASSO) will be the subject of a three-day “Industry Day” event.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Thierry Dubois
The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission is a joint effort by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, NASA and the European Space Agency.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s Progress MS-22 resupply mission capsule has departed the International Space Station filled with trash.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has dampened expectations over a potential transfer of Gripen fighters to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Poland is acquiring Lockheed Martin Sniper targeting pods to equip its future fleet of Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 light combat aircraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Kim Minseok
South Korea has signed off on the production plan for the RQ-105K, the country’s first medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) uncrewed air system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Australian Defense Department will spend more than $2 billion on Tomahawk, AARGM-ER, Spike, additional HIMARS and PrSM to boost its missile capabilities.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The two countries declare such a transfer only would take place once the infrastructure at Ukrainian airfields is made suitable for the aircraft’s operation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
According to a source from the Russian space industry, probe's thrusters fired longer than planned, pushing the spacecraft below its intended orbital flight path.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
The missile was fired from a base in Pingtung County, south of Taiwan, on Aug. 16 under the cover of darkness.
Missile Defense & Weapons