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.
Italian air accident investigators have successfully extracted data from the combined flight data and cockpit voice recorder recovered from the wreckage of the second prototype AgustaWestland AW609 commercial tiltrotor.
An investigative team using social media and open-source intelligence has identified Russian military personnel potentially connected with the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014.
Airbus Defense and Space is hoping to deliver more than 20 A400M airlifters this year, but significant risks remain in the delivery of both the aircraft and its military capabilities.
