First Take, July 13, 2026

Saab GlobalEye
Credit: Saab
DEFENSE NATO plans to buy up to 10 Saab GlobalEye systems based on the Bombardier Global 6500 business jet to replace its Boeing E-3 airborne early warning fleet. Edgewing has received a £4.6 billion ($6.1 billion) contract to complete the concept and assessment phase of the trinational Global...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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