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 — Airtanker, the consortium charged with providing the U.K. Royal Air Force’s (RAF) aerial refueling capabilities, has been cleared to refuel the C-130J Hercules from its Airbus A330 Voyager tankers.
By 2020, the Italian air force will have overhauled the way it trains pilots, with a fleet of new aircraft, a new training structure and increased use of simulation paving the way for pilots to fly types such as the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and UAVs such as the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and Piaggio Aero Hammerhead.
