First Take, July 27, 2026

YFQ-44 launching missile
Credit: Anduril
DEFENSE Anduril’s YFQ-44 has become the first U.S.-developed collaborative combat aircraft to launch an air-to-air missile after firing a Raytheon AIM-120. Canada has joined the Global Combat Air Program as an observer to the UK-Italian-Japanese effort to develop a next-generation fighter for...
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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