Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines. Tony has covered avionics, unmanned vehicles, the supply chain and cyberwarfare.
The Swedish air force has declared an initial operating capability with the MBDA Meteor air-breathing air-to-air missile on its Gripen fighters, making it the first air arm to introduce the weapon.
Aerostructures and component supplier GKN is mulling the future of the MRO businesses it inherited from its takeover of Fokker Technologies. Fokker Services was part of its EUR706 million (USD779 million) acquisition of Fokker Technologies from owners Arle Capital last July. The operation specializes in redelivery of aircraft for lessors, VIP conversions, and MRO on a number of aircraft types including the large fleets of aircraft built by the company when it was an aircraft manufacturer until the 1990s.
The British Government needs to be “relatively bold” in order to attract investment from business and stabilize the uncertainty cause by the country’s decision to “Brexit” according to UK aerospace trade organization ADS.
