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.
With 350 orders in the bag, Bell Helicopter Textron (Chalet A434) is considering an early ramp up in production of the new generation Model 505 JetRanger X.
Lockheed Martin could offer Turkey’s Stand-Off Missile as a weapon for U.S. Air Force and Navy F-35s, after signing a deal with a Turkish manufacturer to develop the weapon.
AVIC is displaying a model of the FC-31 outside China for the first time and stated it has plans to fly a production version of the fifth-generation fighter by 2019.
