First Take, July 14, 2025

Robert Wall Joe Anselmo July 11, 2025
Liberty Lifter concept
Credit: Aurora Flight Sciences
DEFENSE DARPA has ended its Liberty Lifter effort to have Boeing-owned Aurora Flight Sciences build a full-scale seaplane demonstrator, deciding it was not cost-effective or feasible. Spain plans to acquire 28-30 Turkish Aerospace Industries Hurjet advanced trainers to replace its air force’s...
Robert Wall

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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