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.
A commission set up to examine U.K. airports’ capacity limitations is set to report its preliminary findings tomorrow. The Airports Commission, headed by Sir Howard Davies, is expected to report on short-term changes to Britain’s airports in order to deliver improvements in airport capacity as well as reducing noise and pollution.
A project to arm the U.K.'s Joint Strike Fighter force with a new, indigenous, small-diameter, precision-guided munition is advancing and could also form the basis for a surface-launched weapon for naval vessels and land operations.
