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 French, German and Spanish governments have signed a deal with Airbus Helicopters and European armaments agency Occar to begin studying a midlife update (MLU) for the Tiger attack helicopter.
The U.K. Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB), which investigated the incident at London’s Heathrow Airport on July 12, said it was caused by the uncontrolled release of stored energy from the lithium-manganese dioxide battery in the Honeywell-produced Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT).
