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.
Two years after the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter failed to make its planned international debut in the U.K., the U.S. Marine Corps has pledged to get the new fighter to a pair of U.K. air shows this summer.
A Russian company is set to assemble Airbus H135 twin-engine light helicopters in the Urals to support the growth of aeromedical evacuation helicopters.