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.
Britain’s Royal Navy is postponing the sailing of the HMS Queen Elizabeth carrier for a planned training deployment so that its crew can be tested for COVID-19.
Germany’s future F/A-18 Super Hornet fleet will be a “bridge” capability for a future platform, Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has said, after finally confirming the U.S.-built aircraft will form part of a fleet that will go on to replace the Panavia Tornado.