First Take, July 28, 2025

Airbus H160M helicopter flying
Credit: Airbus
DEFENSE Airbus Helicopters began flights tests on July 21 of the H160M militarized version of the H160 medium helicopter, which it is developing for the French Armed Forces. Lockheed Martin took $1.8 billion in second-quarter charges, including $950 million on a classified “game-changing” Skunk...
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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