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.
Either Bahrain or Qatar look likely to be the first country to receive modifications to their AGM-88 HARM (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile) inventories following the announcement earlier this year by the U.S. government of a contract award to HARM supplier Raytheon.
The Czech defense ministry is looking for offsets of 30% of contract value in favor of its national industry as it prepares to sign a U.S. Foreign Military Sale for military helicopters from Bell.