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 aircraft took to the air May 7 from the company’s Gostomel facility in Kiev and performed a one-hour flight under the command of flight test crew Andrii Spasibo, Sergii Troshyn and Mykola Sydorenko.
Aviation Week defense editors on the recent success of Dassault’s Rafale and Saab’s Gripen fighters and what that means for the rest of the market. Will it spell doom for the Eurofighter Typhoon? Does Boeing’s F-18 have a shot at more orders in Kuwait. And a peek at the upcoming competition for a Turkish fighter.
The Turkish government plans to issue a request for proposals (RFP) to find bidders willing to help the country’s industry develop its TF-X indigenous fighter.
