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.
Fatigue cracks discovered in the airframes of several Swiss air force Northrop F-5 Tigers have forced the Swiss defense ministry to retire 10 aircraft.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has called for greater cooperation between civil and military air traffic management agencies after a significant increase in the number of proximity incidents between what it calls “non-cooperative military traffic.”
The Eurofighter consortium says a final assembly line for the Typhoon could be set up in Indonesia if the combat aircraft is selected to replace that country’s aging fleet of F-5 Tigers.
