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The Bell-Boeing consortium that builds the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor has withdrawn from the competition to meet Canada’s Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) requirements before a request for proposals (RFP) was issued, partly because of the way the program was due to be funded.
