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.
LONDON – European missile manufacturer MBDA has been awarded a £36 million ($60.5 million) contract toward the development of a new surface-to-air missile system for the British army. The long-awaited announcement of the land-based Future Local Area Air Defense System (Flaads) contract had been expected in March.
LONDON — Four U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoons have arrived in Lithuania to help reinforce the Baltic Air Policing mission in light of the ongoing Ukraine crisis. The deployment — the first for the RAF’s Typhoons, and only the second time the RAF has taken part in the air policing mission in the last decade — reinforces a Polish air force contingent of four MiG-29 Fulcrums at Siauliai air base, from where the fighters can police the airspace of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
