First Take, May 19, 2025

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Credit: U.S. Defense Department
DEFENSE Costs for the U.S. Air Force-Boeing plan to replace the radars on B-52 bombers have spiked 17%, prompting a mandatory review of the program. The U.S. Army plans to cancel the Improved Turbine Engine Program and the Future Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft System program as part of a larger review...
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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Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Joe Anselmo

Joe Anselmo has been Editorial Director of the Aviation Week Network and Editor-in-Chief of Aviation Week & Space Technology since 2013. Based in Washington, D.C., he directs a team of more than two dozen aerospace journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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